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
A Facelift in Minutes? The Liquid Facelift in Leesburg, VA
Imagine revitalizing your appearance and turning back years of aging during your lunch hour. Without surgery, you can replenish lost volume, smooth away lines and wrinkles, enhance your skin’s elasticity and radiance, and much, much more. What you’re envisioning is entirely within your reach at AVIE! with a liquid facelift.
Liquid facelift
I love talking about the liquid facelift because it’s such a fresh and easy alternative to an invasive surgical procedure. A liquid facelift is simply a carefully selected combination of injectables, including Botox®, Juvéderm®, and other dermal fillers, that is administered in one efficient treatment in the comfort of our office.
Each liquid facelift is unique because it’s tailor-made to your unique features and contours. I consider a liquid facelift to be “liquid gold” because it’s sort of like magic, the way it can transform your appearance and rejuvenate your entire face without the downtime of surgery. My dedicated staff and I will take the time to understand your contours and goals and select the optimal combination of injectables for your needs. With the utmost care and skill, we will then gently administer the most precise application for achieving your very best results.
Start 2018 off with a revitalized complexion! To learn more about a liquid facelift, call 703.870.3844 or click here today to schedule a consultation.
–Kim
Save Money While Slimming Down! Leesburg, VA
We have great news! Now you can earn points at AVIE! every time you undergo a CoolSculpting® session to tame your “trouble” zones. CoolSculpting has officially joined Brilliant Distinctions®, the popular rewards program by Allergan®!
Other points-earning treatments
As you may already know, Brilliant Distinctions offers points for many other aesthetic treatments, including Botox®, Juvéderm®, Volbella®, Latisse®, and Kybella®. Now FDA-cleared CoolSculpting is joining the ranks, and you can earn up to 200 points per treatment area for a maximum of 1,600 points per year!
As the premier CoolSculpting location in northern Virginia with more than 2,500 CoolSculpting treatments performed at AVIE! and counting, we’re thrilled that CoolSculpting has joined the rewards program. It means you can save money while enjoying self-care treatments to bring out your very best in mind and body. What’s better than that?
If you’re not already a member, sign up for Brilliant Distinctions today!
Ready to save and slim? Call 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule your complimentary consultation today.
–Kim
Instant Gratification and Gorgeous Results! Dermal Fillers in Leesburg, VA
One of the things I love most about my line of work is making you happy! Every time you leave AVIE! Medspa feeling more confident and beautiful, I know I’ve accomplished my goal. While some of the treatments we offer can take weeks or even months to reveal their full benefits, certain sessions at AVIE! offer immediate gratification, like dermal fillers!
Did you know that dermal fillers were the second most popular non-surgical cosmetic treatment last year? (Botox® snagged the number one spot, in case you’re curious.) We love dermal fillers at AVIE!, and have performed more than 100,000 successful injectable treatments since 2009.
Benefits of dermal fillers
Dermal fillers such as Juvéderm®, Vollure™, Volbella®, Voluma®, and Restylane® use a hyaluronic acid-based gel to plump up skin and smooth away lines and wrinkles. One of the reasons dermal fillers are so popular is that they’re versatile and can help rejuvenate many different areas of the face. They can add volume to the cheeks, diminish fine lines around the mouth, and plump lips, as well as eradicate smile lines, fill in scars, and restore lost volume to hollow areas.
Perhaps what I love most about dermal fillers is that they are instant confidence boosters without the hassle of lengthy treatments or downtime! One easy session with me or one of our other injectors can help bring out your very best for months at a time.
We can’t wait for you to discover the joy of injectables! Call us today at 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule a consultation.
–Kim
AVIE! Offers 8 Award-Winning Treatments! Leesburg, VA
I’m not one to brag, but I can’t resist sharing that we offer the latest and greatest in skin and body rejuvenation services—eight award-winning treatments, to be exact!
Our award-worthy treatments
Earlier this month, we mentioned CoolSculpting’s recent NewBeauty accolade as Best All-Over Fat Fighter. But did you know that our newest skin rejuvenation treatment, Halo™ Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing, was also named a winner for Best Anti-Aging Treatment? Botox®, Restylane® Silk, and Juvederm® XC also snagged honors, along with three other AVIE! Medspa favorites: HydraFacial® (Best Go-to Facial for a Healthy Glow), Kybella® (Best Under-the-Chin Fat Eliminator), and Ultherapy® (Best Over-All Skin Tightener). That makes eight amazing treatments under one medspa roof!
I feel so lucky and privileged to serve you, my amazing clients, each and every day. My passion is to consistently provide you with a leading selection of the most effective and accessible treatments, combined with attentive and highly-skilled care by our experts, and I’m thrilled to see such praise for the services we offer!
I can’t wait for AVIE! Medspa to bring out your personal best! To request a complimentary consultation, call us at 703.870.3844 or fill out our online form.
–Kim