► 1651 Independence Court in Homewood
Jennifer Bares, a board-certified dermatologist at Renew Dermatology, may have studied dermatology under world-renowned doctors in New York, but when it came time to set her roots, she knew she would re-turn to Trussville with her husband.
“We just wanted to be closer to family when we started having kids, and we decided to move back because both my parents and my husband’s family are here in town,” Bares said.
Bares, a native of Trussville, moved back to her hometown and joined Kristy Curl, another Trussville native, at Renew Dermatology, which has offices in Homewood and Greystone.
Renew Dermatology, established in 2018, recently expanded to Greystone in August 2025 to meet increasing demand. In addition to Bares and co-owner Curl, nurse practitioners Caroline Wilson and Taylor Holsombeck serve the Grey-stone office.
“Greystone was an obvious choice for us because I had already seen patients in that area for seven years prior to opening Renew,” Curl said.
“After a brief hiatus while establish-ing the Homewood office, I wanted to be able to move closer for those established patients who had been making the trek down 280 for me.”
The Greystone clinic focuses on a mix of medical and cosmetic dermatology.
“We do all types of medical dermatology from run-of-the-mill acne, warts, and pediatric eczema in addition to mole and skin cancer checks,” Bares said. “On the cosmetic side, we take pride in our expertise with the injectables including botulinum toxins and dermal fillers.”
Bares also emphasized accessibili-ty at Renew Dermatology. “Sometimes dermatology gets a bad rap, because it can take months and months to get an appointment,” Bares said.
“You hear people say ‘I need to see a dermatologist, but they couldn’t see me until next year.’ That’s not actually the case with us. Because we brought two new providers on last fall, myself and Taylor, our nurse practitioner, we are actually able to get even new patients in usually within a couple weeks.
If there are people out there that feel like they need a dermatologist and need one sooner rather than later, we’re available.”
