Core Dermatology

08/28/2026

🚨Protect Access to Skin Cancer Care

Proposed Medicare cuts could have a serious impact on access to dermatology care for millions of older Americans.

These cuts are expected to put significant financial pressure on dermatology practices, potentially leading to clinic closures, longer wait times, longer drives for care, and delays in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer.

Our patients deserve timely access to the care they need, especially when it comes to detecting and treating skin cancer. 🩺

We’re asking our community to take a moment to make your voice heard. A pre-written letter makes it quick and easy to urge Congress to push back against these proposed cuts. It takes less than a minute to send, and you can send it as written or personalize it with your own message.

👉 Please click the link below or scan the QR code to send your letter directly to Congress and help advocate for continued access to quality skin cancer care.

Every voice matters. ❤️

🔗 - https://www.votervoice.net/AAD/Campaigns/138934/Respond

08/17/2026

🏆 Best of the Front Range Voting! 🏆

We have some exciting news! 🎉 Core Dermatology and Dr. Stephanie Frankel have both been nominated for the Best of the Front Range!
✨ Core Dermatology is nominated in the Dermatology category
✨ Dr. Stephanie Frankel is nominated in the Doctors category

Here’s how you can help us vote:
1 Click the link below and select “Click to Vote.”
2 Find the Dermatology category and scroll until you see CORE DERMATOLOGY.
3 Then, head to the Doctors category and scroll until you find Dr. Stephanie Frankel.
4 Cast your vote for both!

🗳️ You can vote once every day through August 28th!

Thank you so much for your support and for helping us spread the word! ❤️ Every vote makes a difference!

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08/05/2026

✏️📚 Ready. Set. Glow! ✨

Back-to-school isn’t just for the kids...it’s the perfect time to hit reset for your skin too! 🍎🍂

Treat yourself with our Ready. Set. Glow! specials from our Licensed Aesthetician, Francheska:

✨ Signature SilkPeel Dermalinfusion – $200 (Regularly $250)
Deeply exfoliates, removes impurities, and infuses customized serums for hydrated, radiant skin.

💙 Core Clear Facial – $125 (Regularly $150)
Perfect for post-summer breakouts! Includes extractions and high-frequency therapy.
➕ Add a Salicylic Acid Peel for $175 when booked together (Regularly $250).

✨ Multifrax – $700 (Regularly $750)
Boost collagen, improve skin texture, soften fine lines, and reveal a smoother complexion.

🌟 Hollywood Laser Facial – $200 (Regularly $300)
A no-downtime laser treatment that refines pores, smooths texture, and leaves your skin glowing.

📦 Package pricing is available on select treatments!

📅 Appointments are filling quickly—book now and head into fall with your healthiest, brightest skin yet! 🍁✨

📞 303.355.3000

07/29/2026

✨ Meet your new hair care obsession: Xtressé™! ✨

Healthy, fuller-looking hair starts at the source. We’re excited to offer Xtressé™, a dermatologist-developed hair growth supplement designed to support hair growth at the cellular level.

💛 Why we love it:
✨ Science-backed formula
✨ Proprietary blend of powerful ingredients
✨ Sugar-free & biotin-free
✨ Delicious gummies you’ll actually look forward to taking

Powered by regenerative ingredients like NAD+, Pumpkin Seed, Taurine, and Pea Sprout Extract, Xtressé™ helps nourish your hair from within for healthier, stronger-looking growth.

💁‍♀️ Stop by our office and pick up your Xtressé™ today! Your healthiest hair starts from within.

07/02/2026

💋 Beautiful lips are about balance—not just volume.

Lip filler is a precision treatment, where artistry and expertise make all the difference. The right injector doesn't just add filler—they carefully assess your unique facial features to create natural, balanced results that enhance you.

Whether you're looking to:
✨ Restore youthful volume
✨ Smooth fine lines around the lips
✨ Define your lip border
✨ Enhance your Cupid's bow
Dr. Contreras will customize your treatment to help you achieve beautiful, natural-looking lips that fit your goals.

A few things to know before your appointment:
💉 Swelling is normal after treatment, and some bruising may occur.
⏳ Your final results are typically visible in about 2 weeks.
🩺 Lip filler should always be performed by an experienced injector. While complications are uncommon, treatments require advanced knowledge of facial anatomy to help prevent, recognize, and manage rare but serious issues.

Ready for lips that look refreshed—not overfilled? Schedule your consultation with Dr. Contreras today! 💕

Send a message to learn more

07/01/2026

✨ Radiance is never out of style. ✨

Beautiful skin isn’t created overnight—it’s cultivated with expert care, advanced technology, and treatments designed to reveal your skin at its very best.

This July, indulge in exclusive treatment packages with our Licensed Aesthetician, Francheska, and experience personalized skin rejuvenation with results you’ll love.

✨ Microneedling
Stimulate your skin’s natural collagen production to soften fine lines, refine texture, and restore a smoother, more youthful complexion.

✨ Hollywood Laser Facial
Your instant glow-up. This no-downtime laser facial gently refines pores, smooths skin, and leaves your complexion luminous, refreshed, and camera-ready.

✨ Multifrax Laser Facial
An advanced, non-ablative laser treatment that rebuilds collagen from within to improve tone, texture, and fine lines—for beautifully refreshed skin with minimal downtime.

✨ July Exclusive Packages ✨
• 3 Microneedling Treatments — $1,100 (a $1,200 value)
• 3 Hollywood Laser Facials — $630 (a $750 value)
• 2 Multifrax Laser Facials — $1,200 (a $1,400 value)

Because healthy, radiant skin is the ultimate luxury.
Reserve your July package today and let Francheska create a customized treatment plan to help you achieve your healthiest, most luminous complexion.

✨ Your glow begins here.

📞 (303) 355-3000 - Call our office today to schedule your consultation and reserve your July package before these exclusive offers are gone.

06/29/2026

👃 Restoring More Than a Nose—Restoring Confidence ✨

Rhinophyma is a progressive condition that causes the nose to become enlarged, thickened, and misshapen over time. While it is often associated with rosacea, not everyone with rosacea develops rhinophyma.

📸 Swipe to see this remarkable transformation!

The good news? Rhinophyma is treatable.
In its early stages, medical therapy may help slow progression. However, once the tissue becomes significantly thickened, the most effective treatment is often surgical reshaping and/or laser resurfacing.

At Core Dermatology, both Dr. Contreras and Dr. Renee Pride, our Mayo Clinic-trained Mohs surgeon, perform rhinophyma surgery. Depending on the severity of the condition, treatment may include surgical debulking, laser resurfacing, or a combination of techniques to restore the nose's natural appearance.

✨ Treating rhinophyma is both a science and an art. The goal isn't simply to remove excess tissue—it's to carefully reshape and remodel the nose, restoring smoother contours while preserving its natural character. Every procedure is individualized to achieve the best possible functional and cosmetic outcome.

🔑 Benefits of Rhinophyma Treatment
✅ Removes excess thickened tissue
✅ Restores natural nasal contours
✅ Improves skin texture and appearance
✅ Can improve breathing if tissue causes obstruction
✅ Helps patients regain confidence in their appearance

Every case is unique. During your consultation, Dr. Contreras or Dr. Pride will evaluate the severity of your rhinophyma, discuss your goals, and develop a personalized treatment plan based on your individual needs. If you've noticed your nose becoming progressively thicker or changing shape over the years, don't assume you have to live with it. Effective treatment options are available, and early evaluation can help determine the best approach.

📅 Schedule a consultation with Dr. Contreras or Dr. Pride to learn more about rhinophyma treatment and whether surgery, laser resurfacing, or a combination of both is right for you.

📞 (303) 355-3000

06/25/2026

✨ Exceptional Surgery. Exceptional Healing. ✨

Skin cancer removal on cosmetically sensitive areas like the nose can leave behind surprisingly large surgical wounds. Achieving the best possible outcome requires not only complete cancer removal, but also meticulous reconstruction to preserve both function and appearance.

📸 Swipe to see this incredible result.

At Core Dermatology, Dr. Contreras frequently refers patients to Dr. Renee Pride, the practice's Mayo Clinic-trained Mohs surgeon, for skin cancer treatment. Her combination of technical precision, artistry, and reconstructive expertise consistently produces outstanding outcomes.

In fact, when Dr. Contreras' own father required skin cancer surgery, he entrusted his care to Dr. Pride. The result shown here reflects the exceptional quality of her work.

Following successful skin cancer removal and reconstruction, Dr. Contreras performed laser scar revision to further improve the cosmetic outcome. Laser treatments can help soften scar tissue, blend scar edges with surrounding skin, improve texture, and reduce redness, making scars significantly less noticeable over time.

🔑 Benefits of Laser Scar Revision:
✅ Softens and smooths scar tissue
✅ Improves texture and skin blending
✅ Reduces redness and discoloration
✅ Helps scars become less noticeable
✅ Enhances an already excellent surgical result

The photos shown here highlight the power of combining expert Mohs surgery with advanced laser technology. The skin cancer was successfully treated by Dr. Pride, and the final cosmetic result was further refined through laser scar revision performed by Dr. Contreras.

This case is particularly meaningful because the patient is Dr. Contreras' father. Seeing such an excellent outcome as both a dermatologist and a family member reinforces the confidence he has in Dr. Pride's surgical expertise. His father is one very satisfied patient—and the entire team at Core Dermatology couldn't be happier with the result.

At Core Dermatology, the goal is not only to cure skin cancer but also to help patients achieve the best functional and cosmetic outcome possible.

📆 If you've been diagnosed with skin cancer or would like to learn more about scar revision treatments, schedule a consultation with the Core Dermatology team.

📞 (303) 355-3000

06/22/2026

✨ When a Facelift Isn’t the Whole Story... ✨

A facelift can do an excellent job restoring facial contours and tightening loose skin, but it doesn’t always address etched wrinkles and skin texture changes, especially around the mouth.

📸 Swipe to see this remarkable transformation!

This patient, in her 70s, had undergone a facelift 10 years earlier and was still bothered by the deep, etched lines around her mouth. While her facial contours remained improved, the texture changes and wrinkles around the lips continued to age her appearance.

🔥 Enter Sciton Contour TRL®, a fully ablative laser resurfacing treatment designed to dramatically improve deep wrinkles, sun damage, and textural changes. With just one treatment, this patient achieved a significant improvement in the appearance of her perioral wrinkles and skin texture.

⏳ These photos were taken only 3 months after treatment.

🔑 Why We Love Sciton Contour TRL
✨ Effectively treats deep, etched wrinkles
✨ Improves skin texture and smoothness
✨ Stimulates collagen remodeling
✨ Softens years of accumulated sun damage
✨ Can achieve results that topical products simply cannot

💡 The Takeaway: Facial aging isn’t caused by just one thing, and often requires more than one solution. Surgery can address sagging and laxity, while laser resurfacing can target the skin’s surface, texture, and fine lines. When combined thoughtfully, the results can be truly transformative.

👨‍⚕️ Dr. Contreras takes a personalized approach to rejuvenation, recommending only the treatments that will meaningfully address your concerns—not unnecessary procedures.

📅 Schedule a consultation to learn whether laser resurfacing may be right for you.

📞 (303) 355-3000