Last December, Marria Pooya, Founder and CEO at Greenwich Medical Spa, suffered a shock when the spa’s primary location at Riverside Commons became the scene of a tragic accident. Devon Dalio, 42, perished at the wheel of a 2016 Audi that crashed into the Verizon store next door.
The Verizon store was engulfed in flames, and firefighters worked for hours to extinguish the flames. Though the tragedy claimed Dalio’s life, there were no other injuries. And due to a snowstorm that day, Greenwich Medical Spa was closed, so their space was mercifully empty at the time of the crash. Still, the tragedy has had a lasting impact.
“Our place was completely destroyed,” Pooya recalls. “There was a lot of structural damage and smoke damage to the building.” It soon became clear that, after fifteen years in Greenwich, the spa would have to move.
Pooya soon found a suitable temporary location in Cos Cob, at 40 East Putnam Ave. Now, just a few months later, the spa is expanding in that space, offering new treatments, new treatment rooms, as well as more space to facilitate greater distancing and accommodate more visits safely.
An area leader in cosmetic dermatology, Greenwich Medical Spa offers a broad range of non-invasive cosmetic treatments for the face and body, from remediation for scars, dark spots, and acne, to body and skin toning products and procedures. The spa’s clinicians have built a reputation in the area as expert providers of a variety of specialized treatments, such as BOTOX; injectable fillers such as Juvéderm; peels; and laser-based treatments including the Fraxel laser.
The spa also offers complete evaluations and individualized treatment regimens for acne, in both teens and adults. During the past year, when disposable surgical masks and cloth face coverings were commonplace due to COVID-19 restrictions, Greenwich Medical Spa’s clinicians became experts in the treatment of what has come to be known as “Maskne”—breakouts as a result of skin stressed by wearing a mask.
Fat-burning and body-sculpting treatments such as CoolSculpt have long been local favorites, and Pooya says a new treatment adds another weapon to the Greenwich MedSpa arsenal:
“We just introduced an amazing body contouring treatment. It’s called Emscuplt Neo, and it’s a technology that builds muscle while it burns and destroys fat. So it’s a permanent solution for fat loss. With a series of treatments, you could lose up to thirty percent of fat in the targeted area while building muscle.”
The new technology emits both radio frequency and high intensity electromagnetic pulses. Pooya says a course of treatments usually involves four to eight sessions, and that each treatment is equivalent to doing twenty thousand crunches or squats, depending on the target area.
“It’s an amazing treatment, and we’re super excited about it. You can do a series of treatments one week apart, anywhere from four to eight treatments should get you where you need to be.”
