Eric A Lewis M D

If you don’t want to end up with a horrible, disfiguring scar (he claimed he was so brilliant there would be no scar at all) go somewhere else.

I have a history of skin cancer in my family and it’s always been a concern for me. I’ve been going to Dr. Lewis for over a year now and he really makes something that seems unpredictable and scary manageable and treatable. He’s the nicest man and has great staff and an awesome practice. Could not recommend him enough!

Dr. Eric Lewis is the best dermatologist I have ever seen. He has 35 years of experience and has literally «seen it all». He has a wonderful bedside manner and I felt comfortable immediately. I started seeing rough patches on my face and became concerned it was skin cancer. I had multiple pre-​cancerous spots, which he treated with liquid nitrogen. His philosophy is to focus on prevention and begin with the least invasive treatment possible. I have returned a few times for liquid nitrogen, which worked beautifully, saving me from more invasive procedures. His front office staff is top notch — Krista and Marisol are kind, attentive, and very helpful. I give Dr. Lewis my highest recommendation.

This is a review for Dr. Eric Lewis. I am not a patient. My 84 year old employer is and I take him to see Dr. Lewis. The reception room is set up as a marketing strategy with a video loop of Dr. Lewis blasting the unfortunate waiting patients with solicitations for all of the treatments that he provides. Dr. Lewis is a poor spokesperson coming across as a magician making false promises. There are five receptionists working here doing nothing but busy computer work. But the real problem was when they coerced my elderly boss to buy a $ 250 dollar skin cream that he did not need and never used. If you go here, make sure you avoid the additional products they may try to sell you.

I trust this doctor. He explains why he works intensively as he does and I believe him.

I agree with the other negative comments. I had a plantar wart on the bottom of my foot. He froze it with liquid nitrogen and it didn’t help. So three weeks later he had me back to cut on of the dead tissue no numbing agent was used he cut into live tissue and it was not pretty. Then froze it again. I could not walk related to the pain for a few weeks as my job has me on my feet all day. Then went back three more times. This cost me close to a thousand dollars $ 1000.
And it did not do the trick — I went to a VA MD that my brother in law works with and he said the freezing does get deep enough to kill the root. So he had a tank with with liquid nitrogen that is pressurized and one zap of that cured it.
So lots of money and time wasted. He does not use the current technology and practice is performed in the dark ages. I believe he is a nice crook. DONT GO!

He’s by far the most knowledgeable dermatologist around. My whole family has relied on him for years to keep our genetic predisposition to Melanoma at bay, and more recently he’s been helping me with Alopecia on a spot in my beard. He and his staff are very helpful and friendly.

The first and only dermatologist in a long list who saved me from horrible skin. In my late 30’s I developed truly bad acne. Every Dr. I saw refused to prescribe Accutane. It was ridiculous. They told me Accutane would not work for me. Instead they gave me steroids, antibiotics, and so many topical meds my face burned. My skin got worse from all the meds.
Dr. Lewis is friendly, kind, and listens to his patients. Dr. Lewis was the first Dr. who trusted my opinion to try Accutane. It worked. I am so happy and I love Dr. Lewis for truly listening. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. For me he really came though after years of frustration and tears trying every new medication under the Sun prescribed by all the other dermatologists in town that get perks for handing out scripts for overpriced and expensive brand name drugs even my excellent insurance would not cover.
Dr. Lewis is my hero for truly respecting my desire to try a very serious drug to fix a serious problem. I am so happy with the results and the constant care and attention from the Doctor and his helpful staff.
Another thing to add is they always managed to fit me in for an appointment. What a blessing!

I have been seeing Dr. Eric Lewis for over 20 years. Up to now I haven’t reviewed anyone I see medically because I think that is a private matter. Restaurants, shoe repair, that is no issue. However, I just happened to notice the very inappropriate rating on this account and had to add my opinion.
Obviously, no one continues to visit the same doctor for 20+ years unless they trust them and I do completely trust Dr. Eric Lewis’s medical treatments. I have cancer in my family, including skin cancer. Like most people my age, I spent many years in the sun without sunscreen.
I am currently based on Kauai and I have been based in Japan and NYC during some of the years that I have seen Dr. Lewis but I always waited to get dermatological treatments for when I visited LA so that I could be treated by Dr. Eric Lewis.
I find Dr. Lewis to be very thorough in keeping an eye on pre-​cancerous growths and I appreciate that he is willing to use liquid nitrogen to treat them.
Dr. Lewis has a very nice personality and I am completely mystified by some of the statements in the reviews here.
I think it is very unfortunate that three 5 star reviews are filtered from sight and not calculated on this account. One of them pointed out that: «You’ll note that there are several low ratings and harshly worded reviews. After several decades of living or working in Beverly Hills, believe me that’s normal, especially for hair stylists, nails, dermatologists, boob jobs, just about everything professional or service.»

I’m not sure what to make of the last review before me. Ex-​girls friends shouldn’t do reviews of their ex-​boyfriends professionally after a breakup. I’ve been going to Dr Lewis off and on for 18 years. The «off’s» are only when I’m not living in LA. I met him from one of my best friends who was another excellent BH physician who always used him. I’m just a regular guy, I don’t go to a skin doctor unless I need one.
A couple of years later I met my uncle’s wife in there. She was a VP and personal assistant to one of Hollywood’s top international stars known worldwide as well as famous for his skin advice. I expect you can guess. She could have gone anywhere, God knows she would have been well received. But, unknown to me, she chose Dr. Lewis. Luckily I just relocated back to Los Angeles with a bad, annoying and unattractive skin condition that was bothering me for years. I’d all but given up on it being reversed, just wanted no more damage. I was truly amazed with the incredible results I received, I didn’t think it was possible. Several people mentioned that he was old fashioned, well, only when that’s the best treatment. He’s more than capable in the new. This recent problem he used an old fashioned but highly superior treatment most new dermatologists won’t do. Let’s be honest, the new Beverly Hills skin-​docs want high tech, very expensive procedures that require repeat visits. Mine was incredible inexpensive, simple and will last for years. I can’t recommend him more highly. You’ll note that there are several low ratings and harshly worded reviews. After several decades of living or working in Beverly Hills, believe me that’s normal, especially for hair stylists, nails, dermatologists, boob jobs, just about everything professional or service. I think they send the wine back in their own houses, they’re not in touch with reality. So, I’m not suprised when they are unhappy when the don’t get what they think they should have. I gave the doctor 5 stars, he’s earned every one of them. And I’m no push over believe me…

I also was a patient (years ago while living in L.A.).
From years of sun damage, I had and continue to have a lot of pre-​cancer and
some first stage skin cancers. He is aggressive in treating and I was a frequent visitor to his office. He even performed lipo on my chin area, which still looks good. However
his chemical peel ruined my face. I have skin discoloration and cannot go without make-​up to even it out. Nice guy, nice office, but I would not go back.

I saw Lewis for about ten years, and it didn’t take long before he convinced me I needed to see him once a month or I could die of one of the lesions — «pre-​cancers,» he told me. Each visit he would «freeze» (using liquid nitrogen) a couple dozen things off me, and I went around constantly with scabs from this. He made a ton of money off me, though I did not think that was his motivation. Then a couple years ago I saw another dermatologist recommended by a friend, and that derm actually said I did not need all these visits and treatments. He told me the vast majority of these so-​called «pre-​cancers» would HEAL THEMSELVES. Well that turned out to be true. So Lewis was using me and a lot of other patients to remodel his large estate or something. He also pressures his patients to invest in another company, which has not made a profit in all the years he’s been hawking it to me. At least I did not get sucked into that mess.

I feel compelled to write because Dr. Lewis is a remarkable doctor in my eyes. I like the fact that he cuts first and asks questions later. Most derms wait for the size or color to change, which already reduces your chances of survival. I can take the stitch out myself (I don’t have to pay him to do that). He can’t make up what the lab reports come back with either. It’s either benign or abnormal. I think you may misheard Lewis because he wouldn’t still be in business if he was lying to people about have «stage 2 or 3 precancerous growths» randomly as a scare tactic and the lab reports never matched up.
He does take more off than you may be prepared for, it’s true. In my case, he gets one bad one to four healthy ones. I would prefer that to a doctor that cuts only when he knows it is abnormal, which means my odds of survival have just taken a dive from the get go. The cost of getting moles cut off is much cheaper than treating cancer. AND, I want to never get skin cancer to begin with, so I am happy for him to cut away.
I have lots of moles and a family history of melanoma. I think the fanaticism of Dr. Lewis will keep me alive longer than the photo matching process most other doctors use.
And he does take insurance. I’m on a United PPO and it covers everything but the co-​pay.

Dr Lewis treated me for skin cancer years ago and did such a fine job stitching that the 45 stitches three layers deep above my lips was not even visible. As opposed to other doctors who removed tiny growths and did not even use a stitch to close– leaving me with a permanent scar– Dr Lewis always closes with stitches so there is no scar.
I have had three cases of skin cancer on my face and noone would know. Check out his page and the testimonials– my entire family has gone to him and he is good-​but he no longer takes any insurance. So ask and get it cleared up first.
If I need work on my face again I would go to him first even without insurance.
H-​Malibu, Ca 04÷25÷11

If I could give negative stars, I would — this guy is a complete SOCIOPATH who does everything for $ or control or some sick twisted reason we may never know. He told me I had stage 3 or 4 (it kept changing) melanoma and that only HE has the ability to see it because of his SPECIAL EYES (!) before it turns into cancer! And then always changes his story/​diagnosis/​keeps you coming in each week saying that it already IS cancer under the ‘old’ grading system and how he saved your life. His assistant JUAN is in on the entire thing and these two con artists should be behind bars. Look, bottom line, STAY AWAY if you care about your body. I learned my lesson the hard way after going to a real doctor and finding out everything he said was total BS. This guy is NOT A REAL DOCTOR and is GROSS AND CREEPY… trust me, run as fast and far away as you can from this evil f**k.
UPDATE***
Please do me a favor, report your experience to the California Medical Board… we are only doing society a favor!!! It is an easy process, document everything you experienced, from the 1^st appointment to the very last, including the insurance issue, mole removal procedure, receipts etc. And DO NOT give this sicko one more penny of your $$. Only through people like us, will justice be served. AND IT WILL MY FRIEND, I GUARANTEE! ONE WORD —– KARMA!

Along with reviewer «s.h», if I could give negative stars to «Dr.» Lewis, I would. Dr. Lewis is a complete creepy scam artist who likes to use fear tactics to make money from his patients. Please do yourself a favor and do not go to this doctor! He was removing moles from me he said were «Stage 2 and 3» pre cancer – essentially, he told me that other skin doctors were not cautious enough, and could cost me my life. I have hundreds of moles on my body, so essentially, I was a gold mine to this man. To top that off, he «stitches» every mole he removes, no matter how small (I’m talking moles that may have been 2 millimeters here). When I told him that every other skin doctor I had been to had simply shaved off the top of a questionable mole to test it first to see if they needed to take out more, he said these doctors were wrong, and that he was going deeper into the skin to make sure he «removed everything” – this is BEFORE any of the moles were tested for cancer, by the way (all of the moles he removed were completely benign, I might add, which I’m sure Scam Artist Lewis knew before he even dug into my skin). By stitching me up, it made it a necessity to come back for «stitch removal» appointments which he charged me hundreds of dollars. The healing of my moles that were removed was awful. I had an infection in my leg from one of his stitches, and other moles that he «removed» are still there, it just looks like a chunk has been taken out of them.
That entire office is in on his scam. Before I ever started any treatments, I asked the reception if they took Blue Cross insurance, to which I was told, «yes». They took AT LEAST 5 months to bill my insurance, which is when I found out that they did «technically» take Blue Cross, they just weren’t CONTRACTED with them – or any other insurance company, I might add. By this time, I had already had 5 – 6 appointments with Dr. Lewis, and my bills were THOUSANDS of dollars. Attempting to straighten this out with them was a nightmare, and they began charging me thousands of dollars in late fees because I wasn’t paying my bills due to the dispute over the fact that they were atrociously shady about the fact that they were contracted with NO INSURANCE COMPANIES. I threatened to report Dr. Lewis to the American Medical Board which woke them up, and they «only» made me pay about $ 500 of the thousands of dollars I had been charged. Needless to say, I will never EVER be going back to this scam artist again. I have never in my life had a worse experience with a doctor.

I have been seeing Dr. Lewis for several years. I have sent about 6 friends to him and they have sent their friends. We all like him. He is a sweet man and makes me feel so comfortable while I am there. He and his assistant always find a way to fit me in even when I call last minute. Finally, because visits are quick and to the point, and because they open so early in the morning, I can go before work!
**I don’t usually write reviews but I use Unilocal a lot and rely on it. Because of the first reviewers comments, I felt it necessary to share my experience. I think it’s best to just give factual opinions in the reviews and not assume we know what others motives are.