
Dianne York-Goldman is a beauty to behold — if you can catch her. In town, she moves between her upstairs La Jolla Spa MD office at 7630 Fay Ave. to evening galas, like the private fund-raiser to open the Old Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theater; but then she must hurry back to the spa for another engagement: the first Mommy Monday open house, a complimentary evening for women. Most recently, York-Goldman’s been traveling back and forth between San Diego and Los Angeles, where she partnered with Sonya Dakar Skincare in Beverly Hills, a clinic that caters to Hollywood stars including Madonna and Gwenyth Paltrow. La Jolla Spa MD agreed to send its physicians to the Hollywood spa to perform treatments like Botox and laser hair removal in exchange for carrying Sonya Dakar’s Skincare latest product line. “[Sonya Dakar] chose Spa MD because Dianne is very glamorous and she is a celebrity herself,” said Roma Cannizzaro, a publicist for York-Goldman. “Sonya wants to be surrounded by people who can mimic her and bring more to her product.” York-Goldman previously lived in Beverly Hills, where she acted and modeled, and she said her clients were asking for Sonya Dakar’s products. York-Goldman handpicks her products, as well as her physicians. She recently brought on the acclaimed plastic surgeon Richard Chaffoo, and she plans to expand her medical treatments to offer cosmetic dentistry, anti-aging hormonal treatment, vascular treatment and a physician focused on weight loss. York-Goldman has a long-range vision of opening La Jolla Spa MD branches in New York, Dallas and Chicago and then moving into the spa market in Tokyo and Dubai. In her charity work, she is planning a trip to South Africa to distribute Unovus sanitary napkins to young girls who are prevented from going to school while having their periods. La Jolla Spa MD’s massages and skin, hair and nail products rejuvenate, but creating beauty is not just a walk in the park. “Not all treatments are enjoyable; it’s not just about being pampered,” York-Goldman said. “Our clients are driven by results and visible results and that’s what we’re known for.” Spa MD’s newest treatments Recently, La Jolla Spa MD introduced three new services in the areas of detecting breast cancer, alleviating insomnia and anxiety and targeting migraines, digestive problems and arthritis. La Jolla Spa MD offers thermal imaging which clinicians say can help detect early-onset breast cancer, periodontal disease, TMJ and fibromyalgia. Thermal imaging costs $250 for the breast; $375 for the pelvis; and $550 for a full-body imaging. La Jolla Spa MD welcomes Dennis Maness, who has developed Neuro Stimulation Sound Therapy that he said helps re-train or re-wire people’s brains using sound waves to alleviate insomnia, low self-esteem, weight management, migraines and pain. Maness holds a Ph.D. in education and a master’s degree in neuro-biology. Each session costs $150. “People see more clearly,” Maness said. “Their cognitive reaction is faster. They sleep better. I’ll teach you how to teach yourself.” Hydrating is the key to life, but La Jolla Spa MD aims to step it up a notch by selling alkaline water, converted via a machine, which clinicians say helps the body fight off disease. The spa sells Athena Ionic Water systems, which produce four different levels of alkaline water, as well as acidic water for plants. The water converters cost $1,500 or $4 per gallon at Spa MD. For more information, call (858) 459-6868 or visit www.spa-md.com.
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