Not a med-spa. A naturopathic aesthetic practice.
A physician-led clinic in Scottsdale where aesthetic medicine is practiced like medicine — assessment first, evidence over trends, and a doctor who tells you when the answer is “not yet.”
The founder
Dr. Natalya Borakowski founded Desert Bloom in 2007 as a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD). She earned her undergraduate degree in Cell Biology and Genetics from Arizona State University and her naturopathic doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine — and has spent more than 16 years in practice.
She built Desert Bloom because she was tired of watching aesthetics drift away from medicine — toward upsells, package quotas, and treatments sold before anyone asked what the patient actually needed.
Her approach is individualized and whole-person: alongside in-clinic treatment, she looks at your home skincare regimen, nutrition, and sleep, because lasting skin health doesn’t come from a single procedure. The products she uses are clean and organic — free of phthalates and parabens. And every visit starts as a screening: if a filler isn’t the right tool, she’ll say so; if your skin barrier needs six weeks before a laser, you’ll wait six weeks. That restraint is the practice.
How we practice
Sterile technique, real medical histories, and a physician on site. Aesthetics is medicine, and we run it that way.
No quotas, no package pressure. We plan around your goal and your anatomy — not this month’s promotion.
We recommend what the literature supports and skip what it doesn’t — even when the trend is loud.
The team
You’ll see the same two people every visit — the physician who treats you and the operations lead who keeps the practice (and your plan) on track.
Founder & medical director
Naturopathic physician and the clinician behind every injectable, thread, and laser plan at Desert Bloom. Known for conservative dosing and for turning patients away from procedures they don’t need.
Full bio
Exercise physiologist · nutritionist · operations
A licensed exercise physiologist and nutritionist, and the brain behind all Desert Bloom operations. Brian graduated from ASU with a degree in nutrition and runs the clinic alongside his wife, Dr. Natalya. Ask him anything about nutrition, healthy lifestyle, or marketing.
Get in touchThe distinction
“Med-spa” usually means a spa that added injectables. We’re the opposite: a medical practice that happens to make you look rested. The difference shows up in who treats you, how decisions get made, and what we’re willing to say no to.
Read the full explanationTypical med-spa
Treatment by a rotating roster of injectors
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Every plan by the same NMD
Typical med-spa
Packages & membership quotas
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One plan, written for you
Typical med-spa
“Magic” results in the ad copy
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Evidence, dosing, and honest limits
Credentials & training
Address
10752 N 89th Place,
Ste 122B · Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 567-8180
E-mail: info@desertbloomskincare.com
Get directionsLocation & directions
Conveniently located in the Shea Corridor of North Scottsdale, within Edwards Professional Park I — minutes from HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea and the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Campus.
From the North / South: Take Loop 101 and exit at E Shea Blvd, just East of the freeway.
Parking: Ample free parking directly in front of Suite 122B.
Areas we serve
Scottsdale
North Scottsdale · McCormick Ranch · Gainey Ranch
Paradise Valley
Cave Creek & Carefree