# Dermatology Associates of Melrose, Melrose: a dermatologist in Melrose (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/melrose/dermatology-associates-of-melrose-ma. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 9 sources. Updated 2026-10-22. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/melrose/dermatology-associates-of-melrose-ma ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmt8obj6w02xlyev7vy7o8bfc%2F0.jpg) ## In short Dermatology Associates of Melrose is a dermatologist. Its AI Score is 57 of 100, which is fair. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Dermatologist | | Address | 833 Main St, Melrose, MA 02176, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (781) 729-4878 | | Medical director | Nothing found | | Rating | 3.8 across 10 reviews on Google | | Known for | Nothing found | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | September 19, 2026, 10:56 AM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 833 Main St, Melrose, MA 02176, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Location info | Description | 833 Main St, Melrose, MA 02176 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Dermatology Associates of Melrose | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (781) 729-4878 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | | Services | Service | Chemical peels | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Fillers for wrinkles | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Fillers wrinkles | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Laser hair removal | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Microdermabrasion | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Pigment removal | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Sclerotherapy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Services | Service | Tattoo removal | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 | | Links | Website | https://www.dermatology-assoc.com/contact/dermatology-associates-melrose-ma/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 25, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 7 services Dermatology offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fillers wrinkles | | | | Confirmed | | Microdermabrasion | | | | Confirmed | | Tattoo removal | | | | Confirmed | | Pigment removal | | | | Confirmed | | Sclerotherapy | | | | Confirmed | | Laser hair removal | | | | Confirmed | | Chemical peels | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Dermatology Address: 833 Main St, Melrose, MA 02176, USA. Phone: (781) 729-4878. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 25, 2026 at 9:01 AM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Dermatology on its Google Business Profile: "833 Main St, Melrose, MA 02176" ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Main St @ Short St | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Main St @ Melrose St | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Nouria | Convenience store | 2 min walk | | Dunkin' | Coffee shop | 2 min walk | | Main St @ Linden Rd | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Wholefoods Market Sandwich | Sandwich shop | 3 min walk | ## Reputation 3.8 average across 10 reviews: Google 10. (Confirmed, read August 25, 2026.) While skilled dermatologists like Amy Ackland are highly recommended, inconsistent front desk service detracts from the overall experience. (AI guess, from 10 reviews.) ### What people like Nothing found ### What people do not like - Rude and unprofessional front desk staff - Long waits for lab results and prescriptions - Inconsistent customer service experiences ### Press No press story about Dermatology found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from Dermatology Dermatology hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### best dermatologist in Melrose No answer yet ### does it hurt, and can you ask for numbing No answer yet ### Calling this place, or is there a better way? No answer yet ### is there a socials account worth following No answer yet ### parking at Dermatology, where does everyone put the car? No answer yet ### Why do people rate Dermatology? No answer yet ### going rate for dermatologists locally, any idea No answer yet ### do regulars get anything here No answer yet ### picking between the two, is Advanced Dermatology the safer bet? No answer yet ### anywhere cheaper than this place in Melrose that is still good? No answer yet ### anything people actually moan about here? No answer yet ### what time does Dermatology in Melrose actually open? No answer yet ### Booking here, how does it work? No answer yet ### are the injectors here nurses or doctors No answer yet ### killing time on Main, any ideas No answer yet ### Saturdays at Dermatology, are they open? No answer yet ### people keep recommending Dermatology, what for? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Dermatology We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Dermatology. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 5, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 25, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 57 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Dermatologists on the registry run 13 to 76. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Dermatology scores 57. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Dermatology | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 100 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 1 of 2 answers that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 38 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Poor | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 57 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 58 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 74 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a dermatologist When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a dermatologist in Massachusetts, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice. - Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the Massachusetts medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free. - Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license. - Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area. - Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Dermatology if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Dermatology | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dermatology Associates of Melrose | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.dermatology-assoc.com/contact/dermatology-associates-melrose-ma/ | Subject of this page | | Laser hair removal | MedicalProcedure | #service-laser-hair-removal | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_hair_removal | Service offered | | Sclerotherapy | MedicalProcedure | #service-sclerotherapy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerotherapy | Service offered | | Tattoo removal | MedicalProcedure | #service-tattoo-removal | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_removal | Service offered | | Melrose, Massachusetts | City | #city | Nothing found | City Dermatology is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the dermatologists in Melrose, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best dermatologists in Melrose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/melrose/dermatologist ### Nearby - /boston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/boston - /cambridge: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/cambridge - /newton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/newton - /somerville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/somerville - /brookline: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/brookline - /waltham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/waltham ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Massachusetts: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Dermatology Associates of Melrose. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJBzLqHaZz44kRr-m_LkiteOg (accessed Aug 25, 2026) - [2] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/tattoo-removal/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [3] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/sclerotherapy/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [4] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/chemical-peels/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [5] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/fillers-wrinkle-treatment/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [6] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/laser-hair-removal/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [7] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/microdermabrasion/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [8] dermatology-assoc.com, https://dermatology-assoc.com/laser-and-cosmetic-services/pigment-laser-treatment/ (accessed Sep 19, 2026) - [9] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 5, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 25, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)