Overview

• Victoria Nelson alleges an April 2021 peel at Sonya Dakar’s Beverly Hills clinic caused immediate burning and visible skin damage.
• She says she underwent 18 sessions in 2021 and 12 in 2022, including microneedling, before a dermatologist recommended six laser treatments costing about $8,000.
• Nelson estimates spending roughly $60,000 with Dakar and another $30,000 elsewhere seeking remediation, and she says marks remain.
• She reports filing a complaint with the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, which says such complaints are confidential, and Dakar has not responded to media requests for comment.
• Public records show Dakar’s license was revoked in 2011 with three years’ probation, and Nelson’s viral TikTok drew millions of views as questions about scope of practice for peels and microneedling resurfaced.