- Public records checked — earned
- Kindness — earned
Cosmetic Dermatology of Orange County
What I’ve seen about Cosmetic Dermatology of Orange County.
Cosmetic Dermatology of Orange cleared all three website checks — a website that holds up, details that agree, and advertising that stays legal. Their domain, their identity, the way they talk about their work — it all holds up under inspection. Every record I read to decide that is listed further down this page, with where it came from and when.
How they passed my screen.
Cleared on August 26, 2026. Their phone and address match across Google and their site at 100% similarity. Their website uses zero phrases the Medical Board acts on.
Website last read on September 11, 2026. It was up and looked like their site.
- 5★19
- 4★0
- 3★0
- 2★1
- 1★0
From the 20 reviews Aura sampled
2025
1 year of public review history
0 / 20
Owner hasn't responded to any of the recent reviews
Details that agree
- Phone matches — +1 714-974-3272
- Address 100% similar
- Site reachable
Live · secure · stable
- SSL valid
- Online since 2004
- HTTPS returns 200
None found phrases the Medical Board acts on
- Zero red-flag phrases
- No 'guaranteed' or 'risk-free'
- No FDA-approved-procedure claims
Themes Aura found across their Google reviews. Not cherry-picked — just what appears most often.
- dermatologist
- dermatology
- thoroughness
- biopsy
- bedside manner
- wait time
- laser treatment
- kind staff
- efficient office
- listening to concerns
Top 5from this spa’s Google reviews — the newest 4-and-5 star ones with text. That is a filter, so take it as one: reviews below 4 stars are not shown here.
- ★★★★★·Feb 2026
“i went to this dermatology and yes it was very good i loved the results and the staff was very sweet and helpful im forever grateful”
— Carina Rosales
- ★★★★★·Dec 2025
“Always a pleasure to see Dr Effron And Ashley was so nice my favorite nurse . The waiting room was way too hot turn the heat off please !!!!”
— Betty Tuck
- ★★★★★·Dec 2025
“We have been patients of Dr. Cheryl Effron and Cosmetic Dermatology of Orange County for many years, and our entire family has trusted her with our care. Dr. Effron isn’t just our dermatologist, she’s a close family friend who has always gone above and beyond to make sure we stay healthy. She is thorough, compassionate, and genuinely invested in her patients…”
— Jackie Wiggins
- ★★★★★·Dec 2025
“Been going for years. Thorough and friendly service. I usually see PA Lindsay who does a great job.”
— Steve Kiernan
- ★★★★★·Dec 2025
“Always a pleasure to see Dr Effron”
— rose basurto
Screened means the public record holds up: their identity matches, their site is real, their copy doesn’t lie.
GlowRanked Verified is a separate service, and a different question. It reads what the public record cannot see: who the medical director is, whether malpractice insurance is current, who’s actually holding the syringe, and whether the spa has written protocols for emergencies. The owner submits those documents and a person reads them. It is not part of what I checked on this page and it does not change it.
So — this is a records check, and it can be withdrawn when a record changes. It is not a judgement about the care in the room. Ask the questions below before you book.
What to ask before you book.
- 01
Who’s the medical director?
California requires every med spa to have a licensed MD or DO supervising. If the front desk can’t name them, that’s your answer.
- 02
Who is actually injecting me?
RN, NP, PA, or MD — get the credentials in writing. Estheticians cannot legally inject. Ask before you sit in the chair.
- 03
What product brand and concentration?
Real Botox / Dysport / Juvederm with a lot number. If it’s vague ("a similar neurotoxin"), walk out.
None of these three is part of my screen — I have no way to see a licence from the public record. All three are on you to ask, and if they fumble any of them, that’s your sign.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair restroom
- Appointment required
- Wheelchair parking
- Appointments recommended
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Warm reviews· 60%
Soft signals · not badges · hover for how Aura found them
- Monday8:30AM-5PM
- Tuesday8:30AM-5PM
- Wednesday8:30AM-5PM
- Thursday8:30AM-5PM
- Friday8:30AM-5PM
- Saturday9AM-2PM
- SundayClosed
Listed by Google as: Skin care clinic
- Operational on Google — passed
- 20+ Google reviews — passed
- 4.0+ star rating — passed
- Phone number listed — passed
- Website listed — passed
- Hours published — passed
- California address confirmed — passed
Three public records agreed about this spa: Google shows it open; the state ties a current licence here with no public Medical Board record against it; and two independent public records place a licensed provider at this address. Each of those is a record, not a rating — the lines below say where every one of them came from. The website checks below are reported too, and they are not one of the three: they read this spa’s own site, which is not a public record.
This spa cleared all three website checks: a website that holds up, details that agree, and advertising that stays legal. I report them here; since 2026-09-01 they do not decide the mark, because a spa's own website is not a public record.
This spa names a provider on its own website, the state shows a current physician assistant licence in that name as of 2026-09-04, and the state does not place that licence at this address. Read 2026-09-04.
A licensed provider is placed at this address. no record found
California state licence records · read 2026-09-04 · look it up ↗
A California licensing board holds a public record of discipline. not checked
California licensing boards · look it up ↗
The spa's website names a licensed provider. no record found
The spa's own website · read 2026-08-28
A permit for this location is on file. record found
State permit records · read 2026-09-04
Open, per Google. record found
Google
Business records on file (1)
This location holds a current state cosmetology establishment licence.
California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology · read 2026-09-04
I checked the state's licence file, the federal provider registry, the Medical Board's public record, this spa's own website and Google's listing — the lines above say which came back with a record, which came back empty and which I have not read — and I do not rate this spa or recommend it.
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