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Dr. Sarah Sawyer, MD

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Dermatology & Laser of Alabama

Birmingham, AL

Med Spa

  • Since 2007
  • Financing available
10 results4 procedures
  • 4.9TOP RATED1,124 Google reviews4.9 from 1,124 Google reviews: weighted by how many reviews it has, in the top quarter of practices on Afters.

Dr. Sarah Sawyer is a board-certified, fellowship-trained dermatologist who founded Dermatology & Laser of Alabama in 2007. Her work centers on cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on Botox, dermal fillers and laser treatments.

She earned her medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, then completed an internship in internal medicine and a dermatology residency at University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, finishing in 2002. A fellowship in San Diego followed, with training in dermatologic surgery, laser surgery, skin cancer surgery, leg vein treatments, Botox and soft tissue fillers. In 2003 she returned to Birmingham as an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at UAB.

Dr. Sawyer is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is a co-author of a 2024 paper in Dermatologic Surgery on anaphylaxis after an injection of poly-L-lactic acid with lidocaine.

Credentials & affiliations

  • American Board of Dermatology
  • Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
  • Fellowship in dermatologic surgery and laser surgery, San Diego

Publications & press

The team

  • PA-C · Physician Assistant · 20+ years

    Sylvia Eldridge is a certified physician assistant at Dermatology & Laser of Alabama and the practice’s sclerotherapy specialist. She has 20 years of experience with lasers and with vein and vascular treatments.

  • RN · Laser Treatments

    Virginia Taylor is a registered nurse and laser technician at Dermatology & Laser of Alabama. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Samford University.