JoAnn M. Romeo Aesthetics

There is a quiet rhythm to the work of an aesthetician. Day after day, we focus on restoration—smoothing fine lines, soothing inflammation, and caring for the canvas people present to the world. We treat the surface, but anyone in this field knows skin deep is just the beginning. Real transformation happens from the inside out. I learned that truth not through a textbook or a certification, but through my own body. Over the past few years, life required me to stop simply practicing restoration and actually live it. The Battle You Don't Plan For When I received my breast cancer diagnosis, the world slowed to a stark, terrifying crawl. Cancer strip away control; it demands everything you have and offers zero guarantees in return. In the middle of treatments, surgeries, and endless uncertainty, my identity as a caregiver and skin health expert felt distant. I was no longer the one bringing comfort—I was the one fighting to survive. Surviving cancer changes your baseline. It leaves phy...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women today. Today, when you look around, you will see the unique things people are doing to help promote awareness of this disease and the efforts to find a cure. You cannot help be touched by all the different ways professional athletes and coaches are showing their support. From pink shoes, pink sweatbands, and pink ribbon stickers on helmets, it is great to see then all get involved. If you or someone you know is undergoing treatments, GlyMed Plus, the skincare line that I use and carry in my studio, has a program called "Maria's Gift".  Maria's Gift helps breast cancer survivors by donating GlyMed Plus professional pr...

If you follow Angelina Jolie, and have read her mother and her story, you will appreciate this information and the importance of getting testing. A test to detect if you are at risk with breast cancer is the BRCA Test. When you are tested positive, you have a much higher risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. Even if you practice a healthy lifestyle through nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle choices, this outcome is almost unavoidable.