Dr. Julia B. Sabetta, MD

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Get to know Dermatologist Dr. Julia B. Sabetta, who serves patients in Connecticut. 

Dr. Sabetta is a skilled cosmetic dermatologist & laser and skin cancer surgeon who specializes in laser light treatments and ultherapy. She is in private practice with offices in Greenwich and Westport, Connecticut. 

Achieving and maintaining the skin’s health and beauty, some of the conditions that she treats / treatments that she provides include: acne, biopsies, Botox treatment, brown sports, collagen injections, cosmetic dermatology, facial skin rejuvenation, hair removal, leg vein treatment, Mohs surgery, mole and wart removal, moles, restylane, scar revision, sclerotherapy, skin cancer, skin growth removal, spider veins, varicose veins, and wrinkles. 

“My artistic sense, judgment, passion and desire to help people are as important as my medical expertise in producing the best experience and outcome for my patients. I am proud of the added value that I provide to the experience of my patients. I am a board certified expert with nine years of medical education after college and decades of experience and continued learning after that. My patients feel secure in the knowledge that the depth and breadth of my medical expertise means that I have their comfort and safety covered” expressed Dr. Sabetta.

Her fascination with symmetry, shape and the relationship of structure to function began early in life. She grew up in a family devoted to the arts and service to family and the community. She spent much of her youth studying ballet and watercolor. Ballet was her first education in the human form, while watercolor honed her manual dexterity and her understanding of how she could use it to create beauty. Community service took the form of church related volunteering, and tutoring at-risk North Philadelphia children on Saturday mornings. These culminated in being awarded the Girl Scout Marian Award.

At the same time, Dr. Sabetta developed a strong interest in science and medicine. During high school, she spent two summers and her senior year studying at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. She went on to attain her medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, where she found herself drawn to both surgery and dermatology; the importance of the tactile and visual in these specialties made them a natural fit for her. As a result, she completed a year of specialty training as a general surgeon at Temple before doing her residency in dermatology and chief residency at Yale School of Medicine-New Haven Hospital.

During her years at Yale, Dr. Sabetta developed a particular interest in collagen regeneration and anti-aging procedures and products. At the same time, she was enthralled by a then-new surgical method for excising difficult basal and squamous cell skin cancers, the Mohs technique. While more time-consuming for the surgeon, the elegant and precise Mohs method preserves more of a patient’s healthy tissue than conventional surgical procedures, reducing scarring while offering the highest cure rate.

After Yale, she earned her board certification in dermatology while she completed the prestigious fellowship in Mohs, cosmetic, laser and dermatologic surgery & cutaneous oncology at the University of Pittsburgh.

“I believe that my extra years of surgical training, which are notable in dermatology, not only broadened and deepened my surgical skills and knowledge, but also my respect for the human body. My subsequent decades of skin and skin surgery experience has further developed my understanding of the body and honed my aesthetic sensibilities” stated the doctor. 

Recognizing the importance of the prevention of sun damage and melanoma in young people, Dr. Sabetta has been outspoken in TV, online, and print media warning of the dangers of tanning beds, and has supported legislation to limit their use by minors. She has continued her community service commitment as a volunteer attending at the Greenwich Hospital Dermatology Clinic. In this capacity, she also teaches dermatology to doctors in training.

Maintaining professional competence, she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (FAAD).

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, the largest organ of the body; a specialty with medical, surgical and cosmetic aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist doctor who manages skin diseases due to both internal and external causes and is trained to address cosmetic concerns involving the skin. Dermatological duties include diagnosis and management of a variety of skin disorders, rashes, birthmarks, skin cancer screening and treatment, skin infections, cutaneous surgery and the use of injectables and lasers for skin rejuvenation.  

On a more personal note, Dr. Sabetta is the proud mother of a teenager. She loves outdoor activities, particularly paddle boarding, and her new passion, kitesurfing. 

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