Dr Joseph H. Chang, MD

Name: Joseph H. Chang, MD
Last name: Chang
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2000
Years experience: 23
Primary Specialty: Ophthalmologist
Business: Empire Eye and Laser Center
Address: 4101 Empire Drive
Address suite: Suite 120
City: Bakersfield
State: California
Zip Code: 93309
Country: US
Consulting Fees: 100$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Cottage Hospital
  • Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • Medical: MD, Emory University
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
GPS coordinates on map: 35.3739731,-119.0468564
Primary location: 
Location name: Bakersfield
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 35.3734,-119.0189972

Joseph H. Chang, MD

Treatments: 
  • Botox
  • Dysport
  • Juvederm
  • Latisse
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • RHA Collection Fillers

RealSelf Info

Rating: 3.7
Profile views: 1392
Answer count: 1
Review count: 3
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Jun 26, 2013
Profile modified: Aug 28, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Ophthalmologist
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Mar 25, 2014
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Bakersfield, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 35.3734,-119.0189972
  • Valencia, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.442,-118.6080017

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Eyelid Surgery (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Sculptra Aesthetic (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Sculptra Aesthetic (Jun 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Sculptra Aesthetic (Jun 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Eyelid Surgery (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Eyelid Surgery (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Turner Medical Arts – Santa Barbara, https://www.turnermedicalarts.com/
Address
737 Garden St.Presidio Neighborhood, Santa Barbara, California, US, 93101 (GPS coordinates: 34.4225168,-119.6958604)
Phone
(805) 618-2885
Working Hours
Mon: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sat: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Created / Modified
Apr 18, 2017 / Jul 13, 2023

Special Offers

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Start Time / End Time
Detail
Treatments
Galderma Offer
Nov 1, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2023
Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
One year of Botox treatments and I still have lines with relaxed expression, possibly developing mo
Refractory Botox
Mar 25, 2014
First of all, don’t lose faith! I believe to the core that Botox helps everyone, but it may take a little more work for some than others.

This is an important topic. Physicians use the word “refractory” to refer to cases where the initial treatment hasn’t achieved adequate results. To properly answer all of your related questions related to Refractory Botox, it will take a bit of explanation. For clarity, please allow me to organize the concepts in outline form:

Botox...

Last updated on 12/19/2023