LUXURIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS

Tania Garay knows how it feels to be stressed out.

“I have two children,” the Inverness wife, mother, and successful business owner says with a smile. “My daughter is in first grade and my son is in third grade, so I’m always looking for ways to create a balance between my personal life and my professional life.” And when this balance is off, Garay can both feel it and see it.

“Stress creates inflammation in our body and when you create inflammation, it can lead to a whole bunch of health problems,” she explains. “And certainly, it can play havoc with one’s skin.”

As the owner of The Skin Concierge, Garay strives to calm this relentless havoc so her clients can look great and feel confident.

After spending over 15 years working alongside noted plastic surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Fenner of Fenner Plastic Surgery, Garay opened the doors to The Skin Concierge in May of this year. Not only a medical spa where clients can receive proven treatments to address skin concerns like aging, acne, melasma, and more, Garay gives personal and individualized care to each of her clients. She doesn’t limit seeing her clients during their appointment time, Garay builds a relationship with each client, creating customized treatment plans for each individual concern, and follows up with her clients—developing trusting relationships that sets her apart from the competition.

“I like to tell people to treat everything from the inside out,” explains Garay. “Try to eat healthier foods, drink lots of water, get some regular exercise, and ample sleep. Doing all these things will help you achieve healthier, brighter, and glowing skin.”

Helping her clients achieve this healthy and bright glow via individualized and specialized treatments is a deeply personal mission for Garay, who also experienced a time when she struggled with skin issues.

“As a young teen, I was always struggling with my skin,” she admits. “I was a very visual person as a child, and I would find myself staring at people. I was just really interested in the way people looked and the appearance of their skin. And so, as an adult, with my own skin struggles, I am constantly trying to figure out different strategies to improve my own skin.”

And it’s these strategies that Garay and her accomplished team at The Skin Concierge now provide to their clients.

“Throughout my career, I built very close relationships with my clients and their family members, and now, with the opening of The Skin Concierge, I’m able to give a better, more personalized service to them,” explains Garay. “Skin reflects people’s moods too. If someone is feeling unhappy about their skin, I work with them to find a customized plan to address their concerns.”

Certainly, there is a wide array of treatments available at The Skin Concierge, and some Garay suggests specifically to her clients this time of the year.

“Most people coming out of summer have some sun damage, brown spots, maybe even a few broken blood vessels,” explains the accomplished aesthetician. “One of my all-time favorite treatments as an esthetician is called BBL, in which the broadband light attracts to the reds and browns in the skin and lifts them out to the surface. Then, as one’s skin exfoliates, those damaged cells come off and change the skin on a cellular level. You can reverse years of damage on the skin with this treatment.”

Garay also suggests a collagen stimulation treatment with a microneedling radio frequency device. “SYLFIRM is a great technology that creates micro injuries to the skin, as it’s heating up deeper layers of your skin with radio frequency to create a deeper injury,” she explains. “And as those injuries underneath heal, it gives your skin a tightening, lifting, and plumping effect.” This particular treatment “works really well for my clients since it’s minimally invasive and requires very little downtime.”

Garay often encourages her clients to schedule monthly treatments to ensure they keep their skincare a priority.

“Our cell turnover slows down as we age, so technically, if people can get facials four to six weeks apart, that would be ideal,” she remarks. “Then, incorporating corrective and preventative treatments such as BBL and SYLFIRM maximize the effect. The treatments are customized depending on if one needs more tightening or if they’re wanting to focus more on discoloration and sun damage.”

No matter what, it requires a commitment.

“Once you start this journey, you want to protect your investment and maintain these results by keeping your skin the healthiest it can be and protecting your skin with sunscreen,” Garay explains.

Perhaps the best part of Garay’s job is witnessing the change in her clients, both physically and mentally. “That’s the most rewarding part,” she exclaims. “It’s so fun to see these transformations and how they impact my clients’ confidence. They feel happier and have huge, glowing smiles.”

For more information, and to book your appointment, visit theskinconcierge.glossgenius.com.