Our Story
Born from pharmaceutical precision.
Trilogy Laboratories was co-founded in 2014 by Dr. Kristen Flaharty, PharmD, and Dr. Patrick M. Flaharty, MD, FAACS, on a premise that ran counter to most of the private label skincare industry: that the standards of pharmaceutical product development — concentration, delivery, stability, documentation — belonged in cosmetic manufacturing, not just prescription drug development. The company is named after the Flahartys' three daughters and is based in Fort Myers, Florida, where it operates a GMP ISO 22716-certified manufacturing facility serving licensed professionals, established beauty brands, and brand creators across the United States.
The founding combined two careers that rarely overlap. Dr. Kristen Flaharty spent more than two decades in ethical pharmaceutical product development before co-founding Trilogy. Dr. Patrick M. Flaharty is a board-certified facial cosmetic surgeon who has performed more than 20,000 aesthetic procedures over nearly 30 years in practice. That combination — formulation science from one founder, surgical and clinical perspective on facial aging from the other — is the foundation Trilogy was built on and the reason its product library is structured the way it is.
Beginning
The Founding
What followed was a rebuild rather than a continuation. Over the next two years, Trilogy constructed a new FDA-registered manufacturing facility in Fort Myers, applied pharmaceutical-grade formulation standards to the existing product lines, and began expanding the formulation library. In 2018, Trilogy was named a finalist for the Florida Sterling Council Manufacturing Business Excellence Award. By 2022, the company had outgrown its original 2,500-square-foot space and completed a buildout to 7,800 square feet — offices, storage, laboratory, and production all under one roof. Today, Trilogy's formulation library includes 554+ formulations and serves brands ranging from solo esthetician launches to national physician-branded retail lines.
The Origin
A gap no one else was filling.
Dr. Kristen Flaharty, PharmD
Co-Founder and Formulation Authority
Dr. Kristen Flaharty is a Doctor of Pharmacy with more than 20 years of experience in ethical pharmaceutical product development. Her career before Trilogy focused on prescription drug development — the area of pharmaceutical practice where active ingredient concentration, stability, delivery system design, and regulatory documentation are treated as non-negotiable foundations rather than marketing considerations.
That background shapes everything Trilogy manufactures. Dr. Kristen leads the formulation library, oversees the in-house chemistry team, and applies the same product development standards to private label and custom skincare that prescription drug development requires. From a formulation standpoint, not all active ingredients are created equal — concentration, delivery, and formulation chemistry determine whether a product performs as labeled or simply appears to. That is the standard governing every product in the Trilogy library.
Credentials and Recognition
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- 20+ years of ethical pharmaceutical product development experience
- Co-Founder and Owner, Trilogy Laboratories — Fort Myers, Florida
- Florida Sterling Council Manufacturing Business Excellence Award Finalist (2018)
Dr. Patrick M. Flaharty, MD, FAACS
Co-Founder and Clinical Authority
Dr. Patrick Flaharty is a board-certified ophthalmologist and dual fellowship-trained facial cosmetic surgeon whose practice has focused exclusively on procedures of the face, neck, and delicate eye tissue for nearly three decades. He has performed more than 20,000 facial plastic and cosmetic procedures, authored more than 40 medical publications, and written two books for the public on facial aging and rejuvenation — Look Younger Now and Young Again, with a third book forthcoming.
Dr. Patrick earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, one of the nation's most prestigious ophthalmology training programs. He then completed two separate fellowships: Oculo-Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Utah and Facial Cosmetic Surgery in Orlando — a dual fellowship combination that is rare in the field. He holds board certification from both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (FAACS).
From a surgical perspective, two decades of facial aesthetic work make clear what skincare can and cannot do. Volume loss, collagen breakdown, fat pad shifting, and changes to underlying facial support structures are not problems a topical resolves. But the right formulation — built around clinically meaningful concentrations and supported by clinical protocols — does meaningful work at the skin and surface layer. That clinical lens informs how Trilogy's specialty and post-procedure formulations are developed.
Credentials and Recognition
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Michigan Medical School
- Ophthalmology Residency, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia
- Fellowship Trained in Oculo-Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Utah
- Fellowship Trained in Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Orlando, Florida
- Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Board Certified, American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (FAACS)
- 20,000+ facial aesthetic procedures performed
- Founder and Medical Director, Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa
- Author of 40+ medical publications and two books on facial aging, with a third forthcoming
Standards
Our Standards
- GMP ISO 22716 Certified International Good Manufacturing Practice standard for cosmetics.
- MoCRA Compliant Aligned with current federal cosmetic safety and registration requirements.
- FDA-Registered Facility Fort Myers production facility registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- USA Manufacturing Single-facility production in Fort Myers, Florida.
- In-House Team Cosmetic chemists, a Doctor of Pharmacy, licensed estheticians, and brand consultants under one roof.
- Documentation Standards Certificate of Analysis, INCI labeling, stability and microbial testing, and batch records on every order.
Who We Serve
Who We Serve
- Estheticians Clinical-grade professional lines that match the standard licensed estheticians deliver in treatment.
- Med Spas Branded retail skincare that extends treatment outcomes and drives between-visit revenue.
- Dermatologists Physician-branded formulations developed to clinical formulation standards.
- Plastic Surgeons Post-procedure and recovery skincare formulated with surgical outcomes in mind.
- Hospitality Branded amenity skincare for boutique hotels, resorts, and destination spas.
- Brand Creators Low-minimum, scalable manufacturing for entrepreneurs and influencer-led brands.
What Trilogy Is Today
What Trilogy Is Today
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