Over the past year, we have continued to learn, grow, and evolve. We have expanded our services, introduced new treatment and skincare options, welcomed new members to our team, and cared for patients from Rolesville and communities throughout the surrounding area.

Through all of that growth, the goal has remained the same: to provide thoughtful, high-quality dermatologic care while treating every patient as an individual.The most meaningful part of this first year has been the trust our patients have placed in us.

Thank you to every person who scheduled an appointment when we were a brand-new practice.

Thank you to those who told a friend or family member about us, left a kind review, followed us on social media, purchased a skincare product, returned for another visit, or simply offered an encouraging word.

Every appointment and every referral has helped a small, independent medical practice grow.

I am especially grateful to the Rolesville community for welcoming Essential Dermatology so warmly. It has been incredibly rewarding to build a practice in this community and to care for patients from Rolesville, Wake Forest, Raleigh, Knightdale, Youngsville, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and beyond.

Essential Dermatology would not be what it is today without the people who help make the practice run each day. Building a new practice requires flexibility, patience, teamwork, and a willingness to figure things out as you grow. I am incredibly appreciative of our team and the care they show our patients.

They have helped turn what began as an idea into a real practice and community.

Looking Ahead to Year Two

While this anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate how far we have come, I am even more excited about where we are going.

We will continue expanding the services and treatment options available to our patients, investing in the practice thoughtfully, and finding ways to make the patient experience even better.

There is still so much I want to build.

As Essential Dermatology enters its second year, my commitment remains the same: to provide excellent dermatologic care, to continue learning and growing, and to build a practice that our patients and community can trust for years to come.

To everyone who has been part of our first year: thank you.

Thank you for trusting us with your skin. Thank you for supporting a local, independent medical practice. And thank you for allowing a vision I had for many years to become something much bigger than an idea.

Happy First Anniversary, Essential Dermatology.

Here’s to year two and many more years of caring for this community.

Austin Newsome, MD, FAAD
Board-Certified Dermatologist
Founder, Essential Dermatolog