Joelle O’Connor, L.E.

After successfully battling stage 2 breast cancer in 2021, Joelle decided to take her passion for helping patients achieve beautiful skin to the next level by training at the prestigious Parisian Beauty Academy, a Paul Mitchell Partner School, to obtain her aesthetician certification. She is performing various skin care treatments in the Hackensack office, including custom facials, anti-aging facial treatments, and nanoneedling facial infusion. Joelle has completed training in Oncology skin care, ensuring that patients with the most compromised skin can feel beautiful with safe treatments. Joelle also has expertise in acne treatments, especially with transgender patients. She offers a safe and healing treatment space for everyone!

In her spare time, Joelle loves to spend time with her husband, their Golden Retriever, family, and friends. She is an avid road cyclist, often participating in various charity bike rides, especially for Cystic Fibrosis. When not attending advanced training programs and classes, she loves to read thriller novels, political non-fiction, and books on spiritual enlightenment.

What made you decide to become an Esthetician?

“After experiencing the damaging effects of chemotherapy in my skin, I was at a very low point with how I felt about my appearance. I was extremely self-conscious and very depressed. I could not use any of my skincare products, and I couldn’t do any of my usual in-office treatments because my skin was so compromised. I felt like there was no hope. After I fully recovered and my skin returned to what I call “a new normal”, I knew that I did not want other people, whether they were oncology patients or not, to feel the way I did about my skin. I want to help heal people and help them restore their confidence and feel beautiful!”

Why do Estheticians recommend skin care products?

After any in-office service, whether cosmetic or medical, it’s important to use the right products on your skin. The choices are overwhelming, and it’s easy to get wrapped up in what’s trending on social media and what is being pushed by influencers. Just because something worked well for someone else doesn’t mean it’s the best choice for you. I spend a lot of my time researching the most technologically advanced products with the most potent ingredients to help you achieve beautiful, healthier skin. Has your provider prescribed you topical medications? No problem! I ensure that my recommendations do not interact with or counteract their effectiveness. I work together with your provider to ensure you have the best outcome. That’s the best part about being a provider at Schweiger Dermatology Group! I always use everything I recommend, and often use my fellow teammates with different skin types and tones to try products to ensure what I recommend at SDG is the best of the best. The one thing to remember on your journey to healthy skin is that 80% of the heavy lifting in terms of improvement is done by what you are using at home!

What can a custom medical grade facial do for your skin?

“All facials are not alike. Medical grade facials use physician-designed products that clinically improve the quality of your skin over time. Because of their high potency, pharmaceutical grade ingredients, they will create profound changes in your skin health. I can customize each facial treatment to address your specific skin concerns and conditions. They are the perfect prescription for beautiful, healthy skin!”

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