The practice is also looking to expand, both within the Coachella Valley and outside. Having navigated the rough waters of early 2020, Contour Dermatology continues to chart its course toward a bright future as it celebrates a major milestone in 2021 – 20 years of service to the Coachella Valley.
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The rest returned with renewed enthusiasm for Contour Dermatology’s mission of helping people look beautiful and cure skin disease. We only lost one or two to other practices,” he said. One person decided to go back to school to become a teacher, and another moved to another country. “A few decided to stay home with their kids.
As happened in several industries, some people used the slow down to reevaluate their life. “Almost everyone who was furloughed came back,” said Jochen. “The team was really good at keeping all the staff engaged in the practice during this time, so they knew we cared.” He also noted that the staff who weren’t furloughed worked extra hours to deal with HR issues and obtain PPP and other COVID-relief programs.īefore the pandemic, Contour had a staff of 75 and is now at 60. “We had to furlough the majority of the practice for several months and kept a core team. “When the numbers came out for the end of the year, what happened was we had a better year in 2020 than we did the year before,” said Dr. They were really invested in making sure the business thrived.” It was amazing having a great team that worked even harder. “I had a fear of turning a ship into a sailboat,” said Contour Dermatology founder Timothy Jochen, MD, “but what I found was we had to jump into a life raft for a while. With a large staff and three valley locations, the practice has an overhead of three offices to maintain, including mortgages for its Rancho Mirage and La Quinta offices and rent at the El Mirador Medical Plaza location in Palm Springs. Then it boomed as people were spending more time on Zoom and wanted to improve their on-camera appearance. But as about 40 percent of the practice is focused on cosmetic dermatology and cosmetic surgery, that lagged for a while. Timothy Jochen speaks about the growth of his practice over 20 years.As an essential medical office, Contour Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Center stayed open throughout the pandemic, initially seeing only urgent dermatology patients in person and others by telemedicine. “It’s gorgeous here and we have a quality of life that’s unparalleled.” When he’s not working, he hikes, rides his bike, and plays golf as a member of Tamarisk Country Club. “I chose to move to the Coachella Valley to because it’s the most stunning, spectacular place to live in the world,” he says, citing the friendly people, culture of philanthropy, and proximity to major cities. Jochen, who hails from Michigan, attended medical school in New York, and lived all over the country, says Southern California was his destiny. “It’s great,” he says, “because I can be an artist as well as a doctor,” and witness patients’ joy from their quick transformation. He specializes in Mohs surgery for skin cancer removal and also offers facial rejuvenation (laser technology, Botox, and fillers), soft tissue augmentation, vein treatment, tumescent liposuction, and hair restoration and transplants.ĭuring the pandemic, he’s seen a “boom” in facial fillers to replace invasive procedures. The practice focuses on medical and surgical dermatology, as well as invasive and noninvasive cosmetic procedures. “We’re on top of the latest in research and treatments.” Timothy Jochen, a dermatologist who started his practice 20 years ago in a one-room office and grew it into Contour Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery Center, which has three locations - Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and La Quinta - including a medical spa. “We’re on a mission to cure skin disease and make people look and feel beautiful,” says Dr.
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