Maximizing Natural Beauty

Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: July 2024 | Photograph By: Mary Gilian

Dr. Anita Dormer

Dr. Anita, a leading physician in medical aesthetics and regenerative medicine, has journeyed back to her North Carolina roots after a distinguished career.

After 20 years as a triple boarded critical care pulmonary physician treating hundreds of burn victims, Dr. Anita became interested in the impact of human attractiveness on the mental and social well-being as well as overall physical health of the individual.

In recognition of her expertise in ARDS, ventilator associated pneumonia, and laser bronchoscopy of tumors, she was recruited to New York to serve as chairman of the pulmonary critical care department. After surveying the changing landscape of health care in university and hospital settings, she decided to start one of the first medical spas and has been recognized as “top doctor” in NY Magazine since 2001.

Originally from the Tar Heel State and after years working in bustling urban environments, Dr. Anita felt drawn back to the tranquility of her childhood camping grounds in North Carolina. She returned to the area in the ‘90s but found the timing wasn’t right. Now, however, she’s making her permanent home in Western North Carolina, fulfilling a dream she had since she was eight years old.

“I used to come here to camp as a little girl and at eight told my mother I was going to live there,” she recalls. Having opened one of the first medical spas in the United States in 2000, Dr. Anita has been a trailblazer in the field. Her practice focuses on emphasizing a balanced ratio and symmetry in facial features.

One of her primary tools for accomplishing this symmetry is using fillers that stimulate collagen growth as well as Botox, Dysport, and other neuromodulators. “Beauty is in the millimeters, not in the yardstick,” she says, highlighting her meticulous attention to detail. “My method is to improve your appearance by maximizing your natural beauty using mathematics and by emphasizing your best features – not correcting every line and wrinkle. That is the magic!”

Dr. Anita’s passion for aesthetics goes beyond mere injections; she is an artist sculpting natural beauty rather than erasing lines. Her medical approach is deeply artistic yet scientific and mathematical, eschewing the superficial glamour often associated with aesthetic procedures. “I don’t follow wrinkles,” she explains. “I find your natural beauty and try to enhance it rather than make you look like someone else.”

In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Anita is deeply committed to community engagement. She believes in working with local businesses and supporting the community that welcomes her. “I want to work with the community and their businesses,” she affirms. “We all help each other out.” With her expertise, commitment to natural beauty, and dedication to community, Dr. Anita is not only enhancing appearances but also building relationships and enriching the lives of those around her.