We are pleased to add an aesthetician to our staff:

Julie Smith
has years of experience as a dermatology medical assistant, due to her love of skin care she pursued a degree in aesthetics. She has joined our practice in the beginning of 2008 and will be offering the following services:

Our aesthetic services include:

Consultation— $40
Meet with Julie Smith, our aesthetician, regarding skin treatments which are personalized for your skin needs. This is an ideal opportunity for those who are curious about their skin care routine.

Microdermabrasion— $165 per treatment (or $825 for a package of 6)
The Dermasweep® device is a unique microdermabrasion system which lightly abrades the skin and vacuums off the dead skin cells. Brownstone Dermatology’s system is the most advanced in Central Pennsylvania offering an exclusive liquid treatment step secondary step out performing older devices. We offer infusions for skin lightening, acne treatments, moisturization, and vitamin C delivery. Ideal for treating acne, clogged pores, uneven skin tone, early age lines, photo damage, and surgical scars. This treatment is a 45 minute procedure.

Facials:

Walton Manor Facial— $150
Our facial revives dull skin, helping to achieve a more luminous skin appearance. We will assess your skin’s needs and then custom blend an organic facial treatment for your specific needs. Deep cleansing, exfoliation, heat treatments and extraction are included. This treatment is 90 minutes.
Brownstone Facial— $150
This facial uses both warm and cool stones to provide massage of the face as well as pressure points on the limbs and torso. This treatment is 75 minutes.
Gentleman of the Manor Facial— $120
This is a facial which focuses on smoothing and softening coarse skin. Specifically features deep cleansing and moisturizing treatments. Includes a facial, neck and shoulder massage. This treatment is 60 minutes.
Rosacea Facial— $120
Designed to address the concerns of the sensitive skin or rosacea patient,this facial utilizes products which ease blotchiness and redness. This treatment is 60 minutes.
Mini Facial— $85
Utilizing organic products, this short treatment will cleanse the skin and feature a fragrant mask and finishing moisturizer. This treatment is 35 minutes.
Eye or Lip Treatment— $35 per area
In order to treat eye and lip puffiness, these are facial treatments for the eye or lip area. The individual treatment per area is 35 minutes.

Peels— $75-125
We offer a range of peels from ultra gentle for sensitive skin types to more dramatic, exfoliative peels. These are meant to exfoliate and hydrate, and brighten the skin.

Lasergenesis— $275 per treatment
This treatment utilizes the NdYAG at fractions of a millisecond, for rapid quick pulses which heat collagen as well as hemoglobin in the small vessels of the face. This works well for patients with large pores and diffuse red patches on the face—perfect for rosacea. This is our most popular treatment and has almost no discomfort. Patients can be treated and return to work with only a pink appearance to the skin.

Laser Hair Removal— Hair removal lasers utilize the dark color of the hair to heat the melanin in the hair and hair bulb and cause permanent damage to the follicle. They are only effective for dark hairs There are many places which offer laser hair removal but many of these places are not staffed with a physician on the premises and do not have medical staff performing the procedure. Many facilities only have one hair removal device.

Our office has the technology to treat all pigment types safely. As you can imagine, darker skin types have more risk due to the skin’s pigment being a target for light based devices or superficial lasers. We offer treatment at 770 nm for lighter skinned patients, but this is inappropriate for darker skin types so we also offer the 1064 NdYAG for hair removal which has deeper penetration and simultaneous skin cooling with a gold tipped cooling device. We do not utilize a cryogen cooled device which sprays coolant on the skin—this has a risk of lightening darker skin and causing melanin damage.
We have the 770 Prowave by Cutera which treats a large area of skin at a time—1x3cm, which works well for back hair or leg hair. We use the 1064 NdYAG for the upper lip, cheeks, nipples, and in darker skinned patients. Safety is our number one concern and we will choose the appropriate laser for your skin type and the settings are all set at each appointment by the physician to ensure the absolute safety of the treatments.
Prices for laser hair removal are specific for the area to be treated and inquiries may be made for this specific procedure.

Waxing—For patients with light hairs, or areas they prefer non permanent hair removal, waxing is a treatment which is best performed in medical conditions. Time and price are based on the site of the waxing and pricing inquiries may be made for specific locations.

Anti-Aging Skincare
We offer an exclusive line of medical grade skin care products designed to address a wide range of skin types and concerns. We will listen to your concerns and assess your skin for the best combination of products to address your needs. Dr. Mackley has reviewed studies from the following companies and believes that at this time, they offer the most scientifically proven, high quality skin care available.

Product lines:
Skinceuticals®— leading the industry as one of the first companies to provide scientific evidence to support product benefits -- publishing clinical studies in respected medical journals usually reserved for pharmaceutical research. Products with proven results.
Eminence®—a 100% organic product line which we utilize for our facials, there are no added preservatives—just active ingredients for a concentrated, pure product. A European secret for the past five decades, come and see why everyone is raving!
Dermadoctor®—designed by Audrey Kunin, MD, in order to address problems for which products were lacking. An excellent source of products for keratosis pilaris and large pores.
Topix pharmaceuticals®— Topix utilizes a state of the art, FDA-approved facility designed for research, testing and production of a broad array of topical skin applications.
Donell®—
California Baby®—Provides a resource for natural skin care with organic based shampoos, soaps, bubble baths for babies, kids and adults with sensitive skin.

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