Reading
Notes from the treatment room.

When relaxers wear off
Three to four months for most people, and why yours may be different.

The week after a peel
Day by day, what a medium peel looks and feels like, and what helps.

Sunscreen you will wear
The right sunscreen is the one you reach for every morning.

Before your filler consult
Seven questions that reveal more than any gallery of photos.
Why we write
Most questions we answer at the consult deserve a longer reply than the appointment allows. These articles are where we write those replies down.
In numbers
4
Private treatment rooms
3
Licensed providers
40
Minutes for every first consult
14
Day check-in after injectables
Illustrative figures for a fictional practice.
Client words
“I came in about my frown lines and left with a plan for the whole year. Nobody has ever asked me that many questions.”
Fictional clients. Illustrative demo. Individual results vary. Pricing shown is illustrative.
34.42° N · 119.70° WThe studio
Two blocks from the water.
A restored 1920s house on a quiet lane near the harbor, with a garden, four treatment rooms and a porch for the ten minutes after. Close enough to walk from State Street; quiet enough to hear the gulls.
Arriving
Free parking behind the garden gate · Ten minutes from the 101 · Step-free entry through the side garden