We hear you loud and clear! You love the age-defying benefits of Botox® and dermal fillers, but you’re nervous about the possibility of side effects. We perform thousands of successful injectable treatments every year, and our team offers more than 30 years of combined injectable experience.
To help calm your concerns, the AVIE! Team has provided answers to some of your most pressing questions, along with our expert tips for getting the most out of your treatments.
1. Should I avoid alcohol the day of my treatment?
Definitely, but we recommend skipping alcohol for more than just the day of treatment. Alcohol dilates your blood vessels, increasing your risk of bleeding and bruising. To minimize your risk, it’s a good idea to avoid alcohol at least a few days before and after your injectable treatment.
2. Is exercise a no-no after treatment?
It’s a good idea to avoid vigorous exercise the day of your injectable session. This gives the injectable time to settle into your facial contours, preventing any unwanted migration to unintended areas of the face. Immediately following your injectables session, it’s also important to avoid anything having to do with extreme temperatures, such as saunas or skiing, which can diminish the effectiveness of your treatment.
3. Are injectables painful?
Botox and dermal fillers are well tolerated by millions of people every year. Dermal fillers contain lidocaine, which greatly minimizes potential discomfort. We will also apply a topical numbing cream to your skin before your session.
4. Will I have severe bruising and swelling?
Your risk of bruising depends on your body. Every person is different. If you tend to bruise easily, you are more likely to experience bruising from your injectable treatment. That said, there are ways to decrease your risk of bruising and swelling, including applying ice before and after your treatment, taking Arnica, an anti-bruising supplement, a few days before and after your treatment, and avoiding alcohol and NSAID pain relievers, which thin the blood.
Rest assured, my expert injectables team and I have proudly performed well over 200,000 safe and highly effective injectable treatments since 2009. We are ready to help you achieve your best! Call 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule your free consultation today.
–Kim
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All-Star Treatment Combos for Amazing Skin Leesburg, VA
I get it. You are too busy to even be reading this blog. So let’s cut to the chase and let you in on a genius medspa secret—combination treatments! Strategically pairing your treatments not only saves time but also provides incredible synergistic benefits, enhancing your results for your most gorgeous skin ever.
I love that word, synergy. It refers to the magic that happens when two treatments combine for more awesome results than if you were to undergo the treatments separately. In other words, two is often better than one in the cosmetic world!
For a luminous, head-turning complexion, here are three of our favorite synergistic pairings:
Dermal Fillers & Botox
It’s hard to beat the all-star combination of Botox® and dermal fillers. These two injectables treat different areas of the face, so they pair perfectly to reveal an overall revitalized, younger-looking appearance with minimal downtime. Botox smooths lines on the upper areas of the face, including persistent forehead lines and crow’s feet, while dermal fillers replenish lost volume and diminish lines and wrinkles around the mouth, cheeks, nose, and chin. Together, these two injectables can reveal months of radiant rejuvenation.
Forever Young BBL & SkinTyte II
Forever Young BBL™ photofacials bathe the skin in intense light to improve a bevy of pigmentation concerns, including age spots, freckles, sun spots, redness, and more for a more evenly-toned, radiant complexion. SkinTyte II™ treats skin with advanced infrared energy to tighten and smooth targeted areas on any area of the body with no downtime. Combined, these two non-invasive skin rejuvenation treatments are a perfect pair for revealing brighter and tighter skin!
Microneedling & Chemical Peels or PRP
I love microneedling because it’s such an easy treatment for refreshing your skin with minimal downtime. Microneedling creates tiny channels in the skin, spurring new collagen to grow and fill in those tiny holes, improving the health and appearance of skin. Having a chemical peel prior to microneedling intensifies this renewing effect, revealing deeper revitalization. PRP (platelet-rich plasma) also pairs well with microneedling. PRP is a concentrated portion of your own blood that is bursting with growth factors and healing properties for intensely revitalized, stunning skin. When applied topically following a microneedling session, the PRP benefits increase due to enhanced absorption.
Ready to combine and conquer your cosmetic treatments? Call 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule your free consultation today.
–Kim
Go for the Glow At-Home Skin Care Tips Leesburg, VA
We are obsessed with luminous, healthy-looking skin, and offer all the leading treatments to help you achieve nothing short of that. In case you missed it, the beginning of this month marked the start of our annual Exercise Your Skin 90-Day Challenge, which helps women and men attain their best skin and reverse years of sun damage with a bevy of skin-renewing products and treatments. Even if you aren’t enrolled in the challenge, skin revitalization is ideal for everyone, and we are here to help you pursue your complexion goals.
Medical-grade skin care
While skin treatments like photofacials and laser skin resurfacing provide amazing improvements, it’s vital to adopt professional-grade skin care at home to maintain your glow in between treatments. Problem is, how do you know which products are right for you? At AVIE!, we’ve done all the hard work for you by selecting only results-based, clinically-proven products. We can help you devise your optimal at-home skin care regimen during your consultation and/or post-treatment care.
Our skin care selection includes Alastin™ Skincare, Image® Skincare, NutraLuxe MD®, Elta MD®, SkinMedica®, and Topix, all of which are based on years of research and results for younger-looking, radiant skin at every age. We also offer professional makeup, including Grande Lips Lip Gloss, a NewBeauty award-winner for a perfectly pumped pout.
We are your partner for luminous, age-defying skin care! To discover your best treatment plan, call 703.870.3844 or click here to request a complimentary consultation today.
–Kim
CoolSculpting 101 Your Important Questions Answered Leesburg, VA
Unretouched Before and After photos of a client’s abdomen 16 weeks after 1 CoolSculpting treatment at AVIE! Medspa.
I’m not just the owner, I’m a client at AVIE!, and I stand by every treatment we provide. In addition to undergoing a high level of training so we can expertly administer our leading treatments and services, I also make a point of experiencing as many treatments as I can for myself so that I have a thorough understanding of the benefits and side effects. CoolSculpting® non-invasive fat reduction is one such example.
While I love my CoolSculpting results and regularly administer treatments to hundreds of satisfied clients, I realize that some people remain nervous about this treatment. Here’s a look at some of the most frequently asked questions I hear about CoolSculpting, along with some answers.
I’ve heard that CoolSculpting hurts, but I’ve also been told that you can nap during treatment. Which is true?
While CoolSculpting is non-invasive and well tolerated, it may involve some level of discomfort, particularly in the beginning of your session as your skin cools down. Your comfort also depends on the location and size of the treatment area and your personal level of sensitivity. Generally speaking, a large amount of pinchable fat around your belly is more easily and comfortably treated than a smaller pinch of fat under your chin.
Can I actually read the paper during treatment?
This depends on the location of your treatment. For example, if you are treating your chin, the CoolSculpting panel will be fitted under your chin while you are laying back in a chair, rendering reading extremely difficult. If you are treating your muffin top, on the other hand, you will be fully upright and able to read during your session, if you so desire.
Are there any side effects?
It’s not uncommon to experience a tingly, numbing sensation as your targeted area cools in the beginning of your session, as well as numbness following your session. Because CoolSculpting literally freezes your fat cells, you may experience a numbing sensation that will gradually subside in the weeks following treatment. You may also experience some redness at the treatment site, which should quickly fade in the hours after treatment.
Can I get away with one treatment?
This is a tricky question to answer because every body is different, and many patients do see benefits after just one treatment. For your best results, we recommend a series of treatments because CoolSculpting works gradually, targeting about 20 to 25 percent of fat cells at a time. To target the most cells, it can take multiple treatments. Ultimately, it depends on the amount of fat you want to lose to see your desired results.
How long does it take to see results?
Once your fat cells are frozen, they are gradually flushed out by your body in the months following treatment. While some patients see results after a few weeks, it often takes up to 3 months to notice improvement.
Last, but certainly not least, AVIE! is a CoolSculpting Certified practice, which means we’ve received advanced training and have performed well over 2,000 CoolSculpting treatments, offering you the skill and experience needed to achieve your best results.
We can’t wait for you to discover CoolSculpting for yourself! For more information, call 703.870.3844 or click here to request a free consultation today.
–Kim
Christie Brinkley’s Age-Defying Secret Ultherapy in Leesburg, VA
Did you know that Christie Brinkley treats her skin to regular, professional revitalizing treatments, much like the way she treats her coiff to seasonal haircuts? We all know that nothing compares to the renewed feeling you get after a fresh haircut and sleek blow dry from your favorite hairstylist. And skin is no different after undergoing a professional rejuvenating treatment.
One of Christie’s favorite skin-renewing treatments is Ultherapy®, the non-invasive facelift alternative. Christie is Ultherapy’s new spokesperson, and we couldn’t be more excited.
The world is finally catching on to the fact that skin deserves regular “maintenance” treatments for stimulating new collagen growth, tightening muscle and maintaining its youthful elasticity. Thanks to Ultherapy, we can age better—and more easily—than ever before, smoothing wrinkles, firming up and tightening skin and muscle without a lick of surgery.
Here are 3 more reasons to love Ultherapy:
No recovery is needed.
Ultherapy harnesses ultrasound energy to penetrate the deep layers of tissue under your skin, which means it works without affecting the surface of your skin.
It’s all-natural.
While we adore the rejuvenating benefits of injectables like dermal fillers, they are still injections. The appeal of a treatment like Ultherapy is that nothing foreign is added to your skin. Ultherapy provides the stimulating energy of ultrasound to trigger your own body’s natural healing response, spurring new collagen and elastin growth while tightening muscle.
It’s a gift that keeps on giving.
Ultherapy works from deep within, stimulating your body to reveal younger-looking skin over the weeks and months following treatment. Because new collagen and elastin take time to grow, the benefits of Ultherapy are not instantaneous and fleeting, but gradual and long-lasting.
In addition to Ultherapy, we offer SkinTyte II™, a laser that tightens skin on almost any area of the body. We also offer numerous primping treatments that afford immediate benefits, such as injectables or HydraFacial®. To discover your ideal “skin maintenance” routine, call 703.870.3844 or click here to request a free consultation today.
–Kim
Glowing Skin for Valentine’s Day! Leesburg, VA
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we’ve got a gift idea that’s better than chocolates or roses. It’s a gift that keeps on giving long after Valentine’s Day, and leaves you with positively luminous skin.
Did you guess a skin renewing treatment at AVIE! Medspa? Nothing says “I love you” like the gift of radiant skin. The hardest part is deciding which treatment to get, which is where our expertise (and gift cards) come in handy. At AVIE!, we are passionate about skin care, and we offer a leading selection of treatments to meet your every concern, from decreasing large pore size and clearing breakouts to diminishing wrinkles and dullness. Here are a few revitalizing treatments to consider:
Photofacials
This non-invasive treatment penetrates stimulating energy deep below the skin to diminish age spots, freckles, pore size, dullness, and more with no downtime. For a healthy glow year-round, many of our clients opt for seasonal photofacials to keep sun damage at bay and trigger new collagen production for long-lasting, younger-looking skin.
Laser Skin Resurfacing
Halo and ProFractional™ laser skin renewal are two amazing skin treatments that work by stimulating your skin’s natural healing response. These treatments safely penetrate skin to ultimately reveal tighter, brighter, younger-looking skin with diminished wrinkles, pore size, age spots, and much more.
Microneedling and PRP
These two treatments are amazing on their own but provide outstanding benefits to the skin when combined. Microneedling creates tiny holes in the skin with micro-needles, stimulating your skin’s natural healing response to reveal age-defying benefits, including tighter, more evenly toned skin. PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is a concentrated portion of your very own blood containing growth factors, which have potent healing properties to reveal younger-looking skin. Microneedling essentially primes your skin to soak up every last drop of PRP, and bolsters your skin’s natural healing process.
It’s worth mentioning that this time of year is ideal for skin renewal. Results-driven skin care leaves skin vulnerable and in need of constant sun protection, which is much easier to do when you’re inside more often and covered under layers of clothing.
At AVIE!, our goal is to arm you with the facts so you can be smart about your skin. We’ll partner with you to select the optimal brands for your unique needs, and we’ll help you every step of the way to ensure that proper application and benefits are achieved.
We can’t wait to help you find your optimal selection of skin treatments! For more information, call 703.870.3844 or click here to request a free consultation today.
–Kim