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Happy New Year! Thank You for Your Support! Leesburg, VA

January 7, 2021

We couldn’t have made it through 2020 without you, and we mean that literally! As a local business, we can’t tell you enough just how grateful we are to be able to stay in business and continue serving you. Thank you for entrusting AVIE! with all your aesthetic and wellness needs!

thank you

To be honest, we can’t believe it’s been 12 years since we first opened our doors, in March 2009. Did you know that AVIE! is a female-owned business, owned and operated by Kim Marinetto, RN and Master Aesthetician? “I’m so proud to be a local business owner,” says Kim. “I am honored to serve Leesburg and Northern Virginia!” Another fun fact is that Kim selected the name “AVIE!” because it means “to life!” Kim felt and still feels that this word perfectly embodies her philosophy and passion for improving the quality of life for her clients and community by providing life-changing services.

Kim’s aesthetic philosophy

“Everyone deserves to look and feel their absolute best,” says Kim. “I am constantly researching technologies and skin care products so I can provide you with the absolute best results possible. You deserve it!” To this end, Kim has carefully curated a menu of award-winning services, including Botox^®, dermal fillers, HydraFacial^®, Vivace^™ Microneedle RF, CoolSculpting^®, EMSCULPT^®, BBL^™ photofacial, Halo^™ laser skin resurfacing, Ultherapy^®, laser hair removal, medical-grade skin care products, platelet-rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) and much more!

Kim, along with the rest of the AVIE! team, work closely together to help clients strike a balance between correction and prevention. “It’s easier to prevent than to correct,” says Kim. For this reason, Kim and her staff work hard to educate clients so they can become active participants in caring for their skin. “It’s a two-way street,” says Kim, “and it’s also a long-term commitment if you want your best results. We have the latest and greatest tools, but you also need to do your part. We can help you learn all the skills you need! Our favorite part of the job is watching you love your results for the long term!”

As the aesthetic world continues to advance, Kim and her team are strongly committed to advancing their skills and knowledge, undergoing regular training to stay up to speed on the latest techniques and safety precautions so that clients can expect the highest level of care and benefits. “We can’t wait to help you look and feel amazing this year!” says Kim. “AVIE! is about self-care in every way, and you deserve some serious YOU time!”

To learn more about AVIE! and our life-changing services, please call 703.870.3844, go online or request a consultation today. See you soon!

It’s the Perfect Time to Tame Your Double Chin, Get Halo and More! Leesburg, VA

December 17, 2020

If you’re laying low this season by staying close to home, kudos for keeping yourself and those around you safe. Since our job is helping you look and feel your best, we wanted to suggest a strategic way for you to spend your nesting time this winter: While you are hunkering down, why not turn your home time into scheduled downtime from that aesthetic treatment you’ve been wanting for ages? Here’s a look at just a few aesthetic treatments that reveal marvelous results but do entail some downtime.

Woman outside with great skin thanks to Halo laser treatment

Kybella^®

While watching that entire documentary, you could be recovering from Kybella, the world’s first FDA-approved injectable for submental fat reduction! Kybella treatments involve a series of tiny pricks under your chin. These pricks administer a modified form of deoxycholic acid, a natural fat-busting molecule in the body, to your target area. The treatment is relatively quick and simple but results in significant swelling. Swelling is actually a great sign because it means your Kybella treatment is working! But it’s nice to be able to lay low at home until this swelling subsides.

Halo^™

While you’re cuddling up during those long winter nights, you might try serious skin renewal with the world-famous Halo laser skin treatment! The Halo glow is a real thing! This treatment stimulates renewal at multiple levels within your skin, resulting in a wide range of complexion improvements, including smoother, brighter and more evenly toned skin. Depending on the intensity of your treatment, you could experience a week of redness and peeling.

Blepharoplasty

Have you been thinking about blepharoplasty? This may be your time to finally do it! An eyelid lift at AVIE! is an outpatient procedure performed under local anesthesia and can help correct skin that droops over the eyelids, improve bags or puffiness under the eyes and reduce wrinkles around the eyes. To learn more about blepharoplasty, please don’t hesitate to call us for a personal consultation!

During this busy holiday season amid a pandemic, please be assured that we are taking every precaution to ensure your health and safety. Please call us with any questions you may have on treatments or products. You can also secure any discounts simply by calling us to pre-purchase your products and/or treatments over the phone on the day of the sale. We can also arrange for curbside pickup of products. Simply call us at 703.870.3844, go online or request a consultation today.

Grateful for Gorgeous Skin | Leesburg, VA

November 5, 2020

There was a time, not that long ago, when a gorgeous, glowing complexion was not attainable for everyone. You were either born with it or you spent fruitless years applying products that promised the world but did squat!

Woman that is excited because of her smooth skin

Today, we have our pick of clinically proven lasers, medical-grade skin care products and skin tightening devices! We can literally renew your skin, clearing away dark spots, smoothing away wrinkles and revealing a lit-from-within glow without surgery or significant downtime. It’s truly amazing when you think about it, isn’t it? Anyone can enjoy a radiant, youthful glow at ANY age! And that means you!

Inspired by this month of Thanksgiving, we’d like to highlight a few glow-getters we are truly thankful for. Best of all, these treatments will be on sale for our Black Friday Event so you can save while getting your glow on!

Halo^™ Laser Skin Renewal & BBL^™ Photofacial Package: Save $750

If you’re looking for smoother skin with smaller pores and a complexion that looks brighter, younger and more evenly toned, you’ll love the combination treatment of Halo and BBL! Halo is a hybrid laser that stimulates your skin with two types of laser energy, removing old skin and clearing the way for vibrant new skin. BBL is a non-invasive intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment that breaks up dark spots, sunspots and other imperfections in tone to leave you with clearer, brighter, more evenly toned skin without downtime. The combination of these two treatments is unbeatable for dramatic complexion benefits with only a few days of social downtime depending on the intensity of your treatment.

Vivace^™ for the face & neck: 25% off with a series of three

Did you say tighter, smoother skin? We’ve got you covered with our advanced Vivace RF Microneedling treatment. Vivace is not your average microneedling treatment because it’s able to penetrate without any drag, resulting in clean, precise treatment channels. No matter what you call it, Vivace is removing old skin and generating the growth of vibrant new skin, thanks to new collagen and elastin production that is taking place behind the scenes. Vivace kicks up microneedling by adding radiofrequency (RF) energy to the mix, resulting in a tightening effect where you need it. But there’s more: you can also add red or blue LED light to the mix. Red is for collagen growth and blue is for killing acne-causing bacteria.

Platinum HydraFacial^® (face, neck & chest): 20% off with a package of three

If any little bit of downtime isn’t your thing, even a day of redness, then HydraFacial is your jam. HydraFacial is a patented three-step treatment that exfoliates, extracts and infuses skin for a wide range of complexion improvements with zero downtime or irritation. HydraFacial can be tailored to your skin’s exact needs, offering a variety of serums for clearing blemishes, fighting signs of aging, brightening dark spots and more.

To learn more about any of these treatments or discover others on our menu, please call 703.870.3844 or request a consultation today.

Have You Had Your Halo Yet? Leesburg, VA

October 8, 2020

Summer’s long been over, but your skin didn’t get the memo! That’s the problem with sun damage — it doesn’t just fall away with the dropping leaves of autumn. It hangs on for dear life, causing dark spots, wrinkles and dullness. If you’re sick and tired of having a complexion that looks sick and tired, you need to get a Halo^™ pronto! In fact, now is the perfect time to schedule your Halo because we’re offering a special — $250 off — so you can save while treating your skin to this amazing laser technology.

Woman with smooth skin after halo laser treatment

We’ll say it again: You couldn’t find a better time for a Halo, and here’s why…

Halo spells Renewal with a capital “R.”

We’re being silly because Halo doesn’t really spell “renewal,” but you get our point. If you’re serious about your skin, you are already well aware that skin renewal is the key to big complexion benefits. And how do you get this renewal? Skin rejuvenation treatments like Halo, of course! Skin renewal means vibrant new collagen and elastin growth. Skin renewal means the clearing away of damaged, dull skin cells and debris, and the revealing of fresh, radiant new skin.

Laser skin rejuvenation season is here!

You can undergo Halo any time of year, but we love Halo for the fall and winter months, when we find ourselves cozied up indoors in our cardigans. Laser skin treatments literally renew your skin, creating “controlled damage” that needs to be protected from the harsh sun as your skin heals and renews itself. Getting your Halo now makes perfect sense, when the sun is weaker and you’re more likely to be indoors anyway.

Speaking of spending time indoors, Halo involves a few days of social downtime as your skin forms a crust-like patina before sloughing off. Since you’re inside social distancing right now, it’s the perfect excuse to give your skin a Halo! You’ll be keeping yourself and those around you safe while renewing your skin! What’s better than that?

You will love the benefits!

Getting a Halo is like giving your skin a second chance, a new lease on life. We know this sounds corny, but it’s the truth! Halo literally removes years of sun-damaged skin, revealing intensely refreshed, vibrant new skin that’s smoother, brighter and more evenly toned. You deserve a renewed complexion, and you have it with a Halo at AVIE!

To learn more about Halo or any of our other skin renewing treatments, please call 703.870.3844 or request a consultation online today!

— Kim

4 Collagen Boosters You Can Do Now! Leesburg, VA

July 9, 2020

Collagen is the building block of skin, the secret sauce that keeps your complexion looking plumped up and youthful. And even though collagen levels naturally decline with age, there are plenty of ways to amp up collagen growth to keep your skin looking its best. Here’s a look at proven collagen boosters that anyone can do!

Woman smiling after botox

Start using retinoids/retinol.

What’s in your beauty bag? If you don’t have some form of retinoid/retinol, you need to rethink your skin care regimen pronto. A retinoid is a vitamin A-based drug that was originally invented for acne in the 1960s under the brand name Retin A (generic name trentinoin). Retinol is simply a fat-soluble formulation of a retinoid. Retinoid and retinol are clinically proven to stimulate new collagen growth in skin. Retinol/retinoids also speed cellular turnover and help reveal a smoother, clearer, more evenly toned appearance to your skin. We carry several medical-grade skin care formulations featuring retinol and other results-driven ingredients to help reveal noticeable improvements in your skin. Don’t worry if you’re confused by our large selection — we personally use and believe in the products we sell (and we are honestly obsessed with them because they work so well!). Our favorites are SkinMedica^® retinols and Alastin^® Skincare retinols, all clinically proven to fight wrinkles and stimulate collagen. Depending on your skin type and goals, we can help you choose the ideal products for you.

Reduce sugar intake.

How much sugar do you eat? We hate to say it, but sugar is a major complexion wrecker according to diabetes research. For starters, sugar creates an inflammatory response in your body, spiking your skin’s sebum production and encouraging acne. But there’s a lot more to it than just blemishes. Sugar binds to molecules, a process called glycation, which contributes to the formation of free radicals, your skin’s major enemy. Free radicals weaken your skin, resulting in fine lines and wrinkles, sagging, age spots and other signs of damage. To help maintain your skin’s collagen levels, your best bet is eating a colorful, varied diet rich in antioxidants, which halt free radicals in their tracks. Antioxidant-rich foods include leafy greens like kale and spinach, green and white teas, dark chocolate, red cabbage, beans, artichokes, avocados, garlic, berries, tree nuts and so much more!

Renew your skin with us!

To help boost collagen growth, we highly recommend scheduling a periodic skin renewing treatment with us. Skin renewal refers to any treatment that literally renews your skin by creating “controlled damage” and triggering your skin’s natural healing response. There are so many amazing treatments to choose from, such as Vivace^™ Microneedle RF, Halo^™ and BBL^™, chemical peels, MicroLaserPeel^® and ProFractional^™ skin resurfacing…Honestly, we offer a lot of skin renewing treatments because they work so well! We can help you choose the right skin treatment for you during your personal consultation.
This month is the perfect time to treat your complexion to our medical-grade skin care products, while we’re offering 10% off when you buy one product, 15% off when you buy two, and 20% off plus a FREE SkinMedica^® travel bag when you buy three!
Product Special:
Purchase SkinMedica^® TNS Serum and Lytera 2.0, HA5 or Lumavive, and one additional SkinMedica product, for a total of 3 SkinMedica products and receive 20% off PLUS $40 rebate and SkinMedica travel bag valued at $125 (while supplies last).

Your lifestyle matters.

● Do you still “tan” or “catch rays” in the name of getting vitamin D? Believe us, you can get your vitamin D elsewhere. There’s absolutely no good reason for exposing your skin to the sun, your skin’s #1 collagen destructor. You can protect your skin by wearing a physical sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 every day of the year.
● Another major collagen killer is smoking. It actually accelerates your skin’s aging process, so don’t smoke!
● Do you exercise? Exercise helps your skin stay young by boosting blood flow and encouraging your skin’s healthy cellular processes.
We certainly covered a lot of collagen boosting tips, and we truly do follow them all here at AVIE!, because we know they work! But if you can do only one thing right now, wear sunscreen! Your #1 collagen boosting tool is sun damage prevention. For even better results, of course, we recommend doing more than one thing, like applying daily sunscreen and using a retinol at night. Or better yet, applying sunscreen, retinol and other results-driven skin care products and undergoing periodic skin rejuvenation treatments with us. No matter what, we’ve got you covered here at AVIE! Call us with any questions at 703.870.3844 or request a personal consultation online today. We can’t wait to help you achieve your best complexion!
— Kim

Summer Prepping Treatment Tips Leesburg, VA

May 28, 2020

We are truly humbled this year to be named a 2020 Winner for Best Med Spa by Northern Virginia Magazine. But do you know what? We couldn’t have done it without you, our dear clients, and we feel truly privileged to serve you!
2020 Best Med Spas Banner
Now that June is almost here (can you believe it?), you may be starting to think about your summer prepping needs. If getting your body and skin in shape feels impossible right now, don’t you worry, because it’s our job at AVIE! to make your swimsuit-season prepping as easy as possible. With a little bit of strategic planning, prepping for summer can actually be fun and rewarding. Here’s a closer look at treatments that can save you time and stress for summer and beyond.
2020 Best Med Spas Plaque

Laser Hair Removal

It’s not too late to schedule a series of laser hair removal treatments with us. As long as you aren’t tanning – and that includes spray tanning, self-tanning lotions and natural sun exposure – you can safely get treated. We’ve been performing advanced laser hair removal treatments here at AVIE! for decades and take laser hair removal very seriously. Our laser technicians are fully licensed and offer years of experience to deliver the most effective treatments for you. We’ll work with you during your consultation to determine the number of treatments you need to achieve your goals.

Vein Treatments

Spider veins, broken capillaries and other vein concerns on your legs are another reason why so many women have a hard time getting excited about wearing shorts or swimsuits. We think it’s time you felt good about your legs! We offer two types of vein treatments here at AVIE!: sclerotherapy and laser vein treatment. Sclerotherapy injects veins with a special solution, causing the concerned veins to collapse and gradually fade away in the weeks following your treatment. For smaller veins and facial veins, we can also use non-invasive BBL^™ photofacials. We can help you figure out which treatment is best for you during your consultation.

Body Contouring

If you’re bothered by pinchable fat, we offer CoolSculpting^® non-invasive fat reduction which freezes fat away anywhere you need it. CoolSculpting works extremely well for people who are close to their ideal weight, within 20 pounds or so, and who have bulges of fat like a muffin top or double chin. Once you’ve trimmed down a “problem” spot, you may enjoy even more contouring help with EMSCULPT^®, a non-invasive muscle toning treatment. EMSCULPT induces thousands of muscle contractions in targeted areas, helping tone and firm up flab without having to spend hours at the gym. EMSCULPT and CoolSculpting are definitely not substitutes for a healthy lifestyle, but they can help you achieve your body contouring goals much faster and more easily than you would otherwise.
We also offer a wide range of skin rejuvenation treatments, including skin tightening with Vivace^™ Microneedling RF, SkinTyte^™ II, Halo^™ laser skin renewal, ProFractional^™ laser skin resurfacing…the list goes on! We can’t wait to help you look and feel your best. To learn more about our summer prepping treatments, call 703.870.3844 or request a consultation online today.

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