Aesthetic treatments
We assess and diagnose volume loss, laxity, uneven tone and pigment, texture, and the underlying structural changes affecting how your face is aging. Based on those clinical findings, we create a treatment plan designed to correct what is contributing to the changes you are seeing. The goal is to reduce unwanted shadows, improve how light reflects across your features, and help you look refreshed, rested, and like yourself, just better.
Choose your side
Six things we want you to know before we talk treatment.
- 01We assess and diagnose how the aging process is affecting your skin, volume, structure, and facial features, then create a treatment plan based on those findings.
- 02Your treatment plan is designed for appropriate correction based on your clinical findings, with a natural result that still looks like you.
- 03Just like a well-built home needs a strong foundation, structure, and finishing details, the best aesthetic outcomes often come from combining different treatment modalities. Each treatment has a different job, and together they create a more complete, natural result.
- 04Not every treatment is appropriate for every concern. We recommend what is clinically appropriate for you, including when the best recommendation is not to treat.
- 05Your safety is part of every treatment decision. We review your health history, anatomy, medications, and treatment risks before proceeding, and we will tell you when a treatment is not appropriate.
- 06Aesthetic treatments are not one-and-done. Just as exercise is needed to maintain muscle tone, your results require maintenance too. Your treatment plan will include regular follow-up and recommended maintenance treatments to protect your investment and help preserve your results over time.
What would you change
Fine lines and wrinkles
Soften lines and movement that can make you look tired, tense, or older than you feel.
Volume and skin laxity loss
Restore support where aging has changed facial structure, created shadows, or softened definition.
Texture and skin laxity
Improve crepey skin, enlarged pores, fine lines, and laxity while stimulating healthier collagen.
Pigment and texture
Address sun damage, brown spots, uneven pigment, redness, and rough or dull skin.
Overall skin quality
Brighter, smoother, healthier-looking skin with treatments designed to improve and maintain skin health.
Body shape and tone
Improve areas of stubborn fat, skin laxity, and muscle tone when weight loss alone does not address the concern.
One plan. Five skin goals.
Your skin does not change in just one way. You may be noticing dullness, uneven pigment, redness, larger pores, crepey texture, or skin that simply does not look as healthy as it used to. That is why we do not rely on one treatment to do everything.
Brighten targets brown spots, sun damage, uneven pigment, and dullness. Clear targets redness, spider veins, blotchiness, and uneven tone. Smooth targets rough texture, visible pores, and surface irregularities. Rebuild supports collagen loss, fine lines, crepey texture, and laxity. Protect supports recovery, helps defend against ongoing environmental damage, and helps maintain the results you have already achieved.
Your treatment plan may combine biostimulatory treatments, microneedling, RF microneedling, laser and light-based treatments, facials, and medical-grade skincare based on your skin assessment and what we are trying to correct.
Chrysalis is one option we may use as part of that plan. It works on the surface and within the skin and can be paired with the laser or device best suited to your skin, whether we are treating redness, stubborn pigment, pores, fine lines, texture, laxity, or deeper sun damage.
The goal is skin that looks brighter, smoother, clearer, firmer, and healthier, so when you look in the mirror, your skin looks as good as you feel.
What happens between visits matters
Your treatment does not end when you leave the office. What you use at home supports healing, protects your skin, and helps maintain your investment.
Your home-care plan is selected based on your skin, your treatment plan, and the procedures you are receiving. We use medical-grade skincare to support recovery, improve skin quality, and help extend your results between visits.
You should never leave wondering what to put on your skin next. Treatment, recovery, and home care are planned together.
Elizabeth Bagan, APRN — actual results
This result was accomplished using combination therapy to address pigment, sun damage, uneven tone, and overall skin quality using Ourself Regenerative Brightening Serum, Chrysalis Medium Depth Peel, and a series of four IPL treatments. Photographed in our office and shared with the patient’s written consent. Individual results vary.
Chosen for the result, not the device
We use a range of energy-based technologies including Secret PRO, XEO+, truBody with truSculpt and truFlex, AquaFirme, DERIVE, and NOUVADerm, along with injectable treatments.
We choose your treatment based on your clinical findings, skin, anatomy, and treatment goals, not simply because we own a particular device.
Before treatment, we explain exactly what product or technology we are recommending, why it is part of your treatment plan, and what you can realistically expect from it.
After dermal filler, know when to act
Serious complications from dermal filler are uncommon, but they can happen. Rare complications can include blocked blood flow to the skin or eye, tissue injury, vision changes, or stroke.
Contact us immediately and seek urgent medical care if you develop severe or increasing pain, skin that becomes unusually pale, mottled, dusky, or blue, new vision changes, facial drooping, weakness, difficulty speaking, or other sudden neurologic symptoms.
For sudden vision changes or symptoms of a stroke, call 911 or go directly to the emergency department.
We review these warning signs before treatment because knowing what to watch for matters before you ever need that information.
Benefits, risks, alternatives and candidacy
We want you to understand the potential benefits, risks, and alternatives before deciding whether treatment is right for you.
What it may do
- Injectable and energy-based treatments can soften lines, restore facial contour, improve skin laxity, and improve skin texture, tone, and overall quality.
- Results vary by treatment, area, and individual. Many treatments work best as part of a planned combination approach.
- Our goal is a natural, refreshed result that still looks like you, just better.
Risks and side effects
- Bruising, swelling, redness, tenderness, and short-lived discomfort are common with many aesthetic treatments and usually improve within hours to several days.
- Dermal filler has rare but serious risks, including vascular occlusion, tissue injury, vision changes, and stroke. Know the warning signs and when to seek urgent medical care.
- Wrinkle-relaxing injectables can occasionally cause temporary asymmetry, headache, or drooping of the eyelid or brow.
- Laser, light, RF, and other energy-based treatments can cause burns, blistering, prolonged redness, or changes in pigmentation. Risk varies by treatment, skin type, and recent sun exposure.
- Results are not permanent. We discuss expected longevity, follow-up, and maintenance before you begin.
Alternatives, including doing nothing
- Prescriptive, medical-grade skincare and consistent sun protection may improve some concerns without a procedure.
- A less intensive treatment or a more conservative treatment plan may be appropriate depending on your goals and clinical findings.
- Addressing factors such as hormonal changes, sun exposure, smoking, sleep, and overall skin health can also affect how your skin looks and responds to treatment.
- If surgery is more likely to give you the result you want, we will tell you and discuss referral options.
- Choosing not to treat is always an option.
Who may not be a candidate
Not every treatment is appropriate for every patient. Active skin infection, certain medical conditions or medications, recent sun exposure, a history of abnormal scarring, implanted medical devices, and other factors may affect which treatments are appropriate for you. We review these during your consultation before recommending a plan.
Answered before you ask
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on what we are treating and the correction needed. Some treatments may be completed in one visit, while laser, microneedling, skin treatments, and collagen-building procedures often work best as a series. Your treatment plan will outline what we recommend before you begin.
How much downtime should I expect?
It depends on the treatment. Some have little to no downtime, while others may cause temporary redness, swelling, peeling, bruising, or visible treatment marks for several days.
Tell us about vacations, weddings, photos, or important events so we can plan your treatment appropriately.
What is your aesthetic approach?
Natural, refreshed, and still you. We assess and diagnose how aging is affecting your skin, volume, structure, and facial features, then create a treatment plan based on those findings.
The goal is appropriate correction without making you look overdone or like someone else.
Is there an age requirement?
Injectables and most aesthetic treatments in our practice are reserved for patients age 21 and older. Select skin services may be available beginning at age 14 with a parent or guardian's consent.
Will I look like I had work done?
That is not the goal.
We want you to look refreshed, rested, and like yourself, just better. Good aesthetic treatment should improve what you see without making the treatment itself the first thing people notice.
How do I know which treatment I need?
You do not need to know.
We assess your skin, volume, laxity, facial structure, anatomy, and the changes you are seeing. From there, we recommend the treatment or combination of treatments appropriate for your clinical findings.
You do not need to come in asking for a device, filler, or specific procedure. That is our job.
How soon will I see results?
It depends on the treatment. Some injectable results begin within days, while laser, skin, and collagen-building treatments may continue improving over several weeks or months.
We will explain what you should expect and when before treatment begins.
How long will my results last?
Longevity depends on the treatment, product, area treated, your biology, lifestyle, and the natural aging process.
Aesthetic treatment is not one-and-done. Your treatment plan will include regular follow-up and recommended maintenance treatments to protect your investment and help preserve your results over time.
Can I combine treatments?
Absolutely. In fact, that is often how we achieve the most complete result.
Volume loss, laxity, pigment, texture, fine lines, and skin quality are different problems. Each treatment has a different job, so your plan may combine injectables, biostimulatory treatments, laser, microneedling, energy-based treatments, and medical-grade skincare.
Do aesthetic treatments hurt?
Because these are elective treatments, your comfort matters.
Depending on the procedure, we may use topical numbing, local anesthetic, cooling, or other comfort measures. Most treatments are very manageable, and we will explain what the treatment feels like before we begin.
Can I go back to work afterward?
Often, yes.
Many treatments have little or no social downtime. Others may cause temporary redness, swelling, bruising, peeling, or visible treatment marks.
If you have an important meeting, trip, wedding, photographs, or special event coming up, tell us so we can plan around it.
Should I avoid the sun before treatment?
Yes. Recent sun exposure or tanning can increase the risk of irritation, burns, and pigment changes with certain laser and light-based treatments.
We may also ask you to temporarily stop retinoids, exfoliating acids, or other active skincare before treatment. We will tell you exactly what to stop, what to continue, and when to restart it.
Do I need medical-grade skincare too?
Your treatment does not end when you leave the office.
Medical-grade skincare supports skin health, recovery, and the correction we are working to maintain. Your home-care plan should complement your in-office treatments and help protect the investment you are making in your skin.
You do not need a shelf full of products. We recommend what makes sense for your skin and treatment plan.
What if I only want one small thing done?
We do not treat individual features in isolation.
What you are seeing in one area may be related to changes somewhere else in the face. Treating one feature without considering the surrounding structure can create imbalance or give you a result that does not look natural.
We assess the entire face before making a recommendation because your face should look like it is all in the same decade.
What if you think I do not need treatment?
We will tell you.
Sometimes the right recommendation is to do less, choose a different treatment, wait, or not treat at all. And if surgery is more likely to give you the result you want, we will tell you that too.
Our job is to recommend what is appropriate, not simply perform a treatment because you asked for one.
Where this information comes from
Primary sources only: regulator publications, specialty society patient guidance and manufacturer information. Not marketing pages.
- 01U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers)
- 02Federal Trade Commission, Health Products Compliance Guidance
Start with a conversation
You do not need to know exactly what you need before you come in. Tell us what has changed and what you would like help with. Your first appointment is where we listen, evaluate the full picture, and talk through what may be contributing and what your options are.