ABOUT THE OFFICE

Welcome to Image Dermatology by Dr. Jeanine Downie

Hi, I am Dr. Jeanine Downie from Image Dermatology, Montclair, New Jersey. I started my practice 21 years ago. The vision of my practice was to create a space and a safe place for people to come and talk about their image.

Anyone worried about their acne, eczema, frown lines, skin complexion, skin sagging, creasing of their neck/chest, body fat, etc., can visit us.

As ‘Image Dermatology,’ we go over the patient’s entire self-image. We are a space where men and women alike, Black, White, Latino, Asian, Native American, can come in and talk about improving their self-image.

In terms of introducing the team, I am the Director of Image Dermatology in Montclair, New Jersey, since January 2000.

Megan Kera is a physician assistant and has been with me for five years now. She is board certified and trained extensively in the fields of Dermatology.

I have an office manager/study coordinator because we do a lot of clinical trials. Finally, I have a team of mostly women helping pick up the phones, get you your appointments, your products, your prescriptions, etc.

80% of the work I do is cosmetic dermatology, and about 20% is general/medical dermatology. I practice with one physician assistant, and we help people determine what putting your best foot forward is.

In terms of some of the special equipment, I use that differs from other doctors in my area are, being an African American female, I use lasers that are safe and good for my skin type.

Therefore, I have lasers that are colorblind in my practice. When you come in, I evaluate you and decide what lasers to use. I have laser hair removal for all skin types, broken blood vessel removal, keloid reduction, and scar reduction for all skin types.

I use the Excel-V often for brown skin patients for laser hair removal and Gentle-Lase for lighter skin patients. I do a lot of injectables and Kybella in my practice as well.

I do what I call bouncy Botox. I can frown, raise my eyebrows but not look stilted at all. I make you look natural where you can still move.