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Alexa Herzig

Training

Master of Health Services- Physician Assistant

The University of California, Davis

Bachelors of Science- Neuroscience

The University of California, Santa Cruz

Skin care philosophy

The health and appearance of skin stems from working with your body instead of controlling it.

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