Best of 2003: Best Place To Recover Your Face

Amy Steinmetz, International Skin Care Centre

3518 Union Street, South Mission Hills

619-299-0543

Steinmetz offers her services to burn victims and those suffering facial disfigurement. She also caters to less extreme conditions, ranging from acne to wrinkles to scarring to ethnic skin sensitivities. A series of three microdermabrasion sessions costs $300. Beyond colors and shades for liner, lips, brows, and lashes, she carries custom-crafted cosmetics from Beverly Hills (a year's supply of foundation, $45; blush, $25), and her prices for permanent makeup begin around $300.