You've Tried:

• antibiotic from the dermatologist ​

• proactive

• even considered or tried Accutane

Typically we charge about $150-$200 for the set of products you initially take home. Most of the products last you quite a long time. The real active ones are purposefully put in smaller containers as these will be strengthened at different points in your treatment plan. The treatments are $100-$$165. It typically takes about six treatments over a 3-month period of time to see results. If you come in for a consultation only, the cost is $50. If you come in for a treatment and consultation, which is what most people do, you pay for the treatment which is $100-$165 and the consultation fee is waived.

The first appt is scheduled for about an 1 ½ hour and subsequent appointments for an hour. When you start to get clearer and there are less extractions to do, treatments will take less and less time.

It depends on whether you get just a consultation with us OR you get a consultation and treatment with us. The consultation by itself is $50. If you, however, come in for a treatment, which if $100-$165 the consultation is free. This is what to expect from your first appointment: We consult with you regarding your experience and your prior treatments analyze your acne give you mounds of useful information regarding products and diet, medications etc., take some preliminary pictures, test your skin for sensitivities, make product recommendations and show you exactly how to use the products (and, if you are getting a treatment), do the treatment, which includes exfoliation and extractions.

We either do a very mild chemical peel on your skin or we do an gentle enzyme with steam. Generally speaking, neither of these are uncomfortable or will make your skin visibly peel or there might be very mild peeling. We then do extractions of your acne.

Yes. There are too many brands in the marketplace that have pore-clogging ingredients in them. Acne is tricky enough to treat – we do not want to take any chances with comedogenic products.

Our system works by taking into account the type of acne you have, the type of skin you have and how fast your skin adapts to products. We keep pushing the skin to clear with products that penetrate the pore where acne starts. We don’t push it past its tolerance however, because we don’t want your skin dry and irritated. The products prevent the new acne lesions from forming; we extract the existing acne lesions out and in about three months your acne is under control.

The esthetician can explain more about that in your appointment. Our high quality blended corrective peels have multiple purposes including thorough exfoliation, softening of comedones and they lighten dark spots. They also prepare the skin for maximum absorption of our homecare products. They can actually help with signs of aging, as well.

We require you to stop your prescription products. We have found that they make the skin much too sensitive to use our system. Therefore we generally do not recommend the use of any of them with our regimen.

Acne is challenging enough to get under control. In order to eliminate the variables, we require that you use only our products. We don’t want to have to wonder if an outside product is causing a problem.

If you do your homecare exactly like we tell you to and come in every two weeks for a treatment you will most likely be clear in about three to four months. Some people might take a little longer depending on the nature of their acne.

You will need to use products to control your acne until you outgrow acne; and no one knows when that is. Many people do outgrow acne, but we are unable to predict when, so you may have to use them for a while to manage your acne, but not forever.

We will take clients at whatever age they are breaking out. Acne does not discriminate – neither do we.

We can still treat you for acne, but first you will have to get a list from your doctor as to what ingredients they want you to avoid.