Meet the people behind your care.
Every injection, every consultation, every aftercare call at The Beauty Spot happens with a medical provider. Here's who you're trusting.
Maria Liuzzi
MSN · APRN · FNP-BC
Clinical precision. An artistic eye. Your face, thoughtfully considered.
Maria is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a clinical background in women's health. She founded The Beauty Spot to build the medspa she wanted for herself — clinically honest, quietly luxurious, and never rushed.
With more than a dozen advanced aesthetics certifications and a teaching role at one of the leading aesthetic training institutions, Maria stays at the front edge of injectable technique while training the next generation of injectors. Every consultation starts with her looking at the whole face, not the line you came in asking about.
Patients travel from across the Greater New Haven area for her work — including from New Haven, Hamden, Wallingford, Branford, East Haven, and Cheshire.
- Advanced injectables — Botox, Dysport, Xeomin
- Dermal fillers (Juvéderm, Restylane)
- Biostimulators (Skinfill Bacio)
- Regenerative aesthetics (PRF, SkinVive)
- Weight management protocols
Joseph Russo
MD
Harvard-trained. Thirty years at the cutting edge of aesthetic medicine.
Dr. Russo is The Beauty Spot's Medical Director — a Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He's widely recognized as a pioneer and educator in aesthetic medicine.
As Medical Director, Dr. Russo oversees clinical protocols and provides guidance on complex cases and patient safety, ensuring every treatment delivered at The Beauty Spot meets the standard of a full plastic surgery practice.
- Clinical oversight
- Advanced case consultation
- Provider training and education
Spencer Deros
MSPAS · PA-C
Cosmetic medicine meets an artist's hand.
Spencer is a board-certified Physician Assistant who brings a lifelong love of art into his work as an injector. He focuses on neurotoxins and dermal fillers, with a careful, measured technique that keeps results natural and true to the patient in front of him.
Patients consistently remark on how at-ease they feel in his chair — and how much his finished work looks like them, only a little more rested.
- Neurotoxins (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin)
- Dermal fillers
- Facial balancing and proportion
Every visit, every treatment, every provider — one standard of care.
The Beauty Spot also hosts independent beauty professionals in private suites on the same floor. Different businesses, different providers — all under one beautiful roof.
Ready when you are.
Book a complimentary consultation with Maria — or call us directly. We'll help you decide what's actually worth doing.