Faces of South Tampa

Our Story

Located inside Bayshore Boulevard’s glamorous Bigelow-Helms Mansion, Faces of South Tampa has been the area’s most dependable name in aesthetics and skin care since opening in 2009.

But before Faces moved in, the mansion had lived a number of lives. First built by city council member Silas Leland Bigelow in 1908, the house was sold to Dr. John Sullivan Helms in 1917 and functioned as the first private hospital on Florida’s West Coast. Bayside Hospital welcomed babies and cared for patients until 1927, when Tampa General Hospital opened on nearby Davis Islands. Helms’ widow lived there until her death in 1974. In 1990, the mansion was lifted and moved closer to Bayshore to allow for the construction of apartments behind it. The current first floor and additional external stairs were added to the mansion at the same time, and the smaller building, the Carriage House, was left intact.

Ten years ago, Faces owners Mike and Jen Puleo, APRN, elevated the modern medical aesthetics concept by infusing the upscale facility’s historic South Tampa charm with New York City’s urban energy. The result: Faces of South Tampa.

Faces debuted in the Carriage House, where staff still provides clients with cutting-edge facials, eyelash extensions, prescription-grade peels and industry-leading aesthetic services like dermaplaning, HydraFacial® and microneedling in one of three treatment rooms. In 2012, Faces expanded into the stunningly-restored three-story Bigelow Mansion, featuring nine spacious, elegant and relaxing treatment rooms, multiple retail centers, and an abundance of space for patients to unwind. By 2013, Faces of South Tampa quickly became one of the nation’s top providers of Allergan products (such as BOTOX® and JUVÉDERM®). Faces now owns and occupies all 12,000 square feet of the combined facilities, making it one of the largest med spas in the nation.

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