Dr. Richard G. Asarch, MD, PC

When he’s not with patients, chances are that Dr. Richard Asarch is in the middle of his research. But that doesn’t mean that he’s stuck in a science lab somewhere. Instead, he tends to look at any and everything as his next great experiment, more likely than not to result in a topical skin care preparation or a new cooking adventure for the doctor who’s been practicing in Englewood for 25 of his 30 years. His interest in photography has helped fine tune his visualization of skin changes and what is necessary to improve the appearance of our skin.

His research uncovered the fact that many of the over-the-counter cosmetic products said to stop or rectify the aging process of the skin didn’t do much at all. But cost a lot. The next setting for his research was Europe where he uncovered the chemistry behind products that really did work their anti-aging powers. Then he went to work making his own line of anti-aging, restorative skin care products and calling them the dermaSpa Skin Nutrition line.

An innovator in skin health, Dr. Asarch published his first book, “Turn Back The Face Years” after studying the aging process of patients’ skin over decades. His theories on how skin ages and how that process could be remedied included dietary aspects in his second book, “Beautiful Skin Diet Book” containing recipes with ingredients that promote healthier skin.

The two pieces, the skin care product line and the diet, are two facets of what Dr. Asarch calls the four spheres in a complete skin care regime, the other two spheres being prevention and procedures. He practices his four-sphere theory out of his offices at S. Clarkson St. and Hampden Ave. where he was the first medical spa in the state which he opened nine years ago.

His credentials start with earning his undergrad and medical school degrees at the University Iowa. After, he completed his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Oregon, he served as a General Medical Office at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington. He studied for a year in the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Iowa followed by another year of general surgery residency at the same institution. In addition to his private practice, he is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the Department of Dermatology.

Dr. Asarch introduced Mohs Micrographic surgery, the procedure that has the highest cure rate for all skin cancers, to the State of Colorado in 1977 after he had studied with Dr. Frederic Mohs in Madison, Wisconsin. Another Colorado first is that beginning in 1983 Dr. Asarch incorporated lasers in his procedures to correct skin issues. His current practice now houses seven state of the art lasers.

The reason Dr. Asarch set up his dermatology and medical spa practices across the front hall from each other, is the instant access it provides for patients when medical and cosmetic dermatological issues intertwine. Here, you’ll find lasers and pulsed light devices to clear unwanted facial discolorations and blood vessels, radio frequency units that tighten loose skin, sunless spray tanning, laser hair removal, a machine to reduce cellulite, salt macrodermabrasion plus any number of individualized treatments which Dr. Asarch has approved.

Dr. Asarch is married and has four sons and one daughter.