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June 11, 2019
Part One: Injections + Skincare for Men
You know how one minute you’re talking to your friend about, oh, say getting a new gym bag, and the next minute you’re scrolling through Instagram and up pops an ad for the newest Under Armour gym bag…
June 9, 2019
I Am a Cautionary Tale: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
If you’ve been a Body Tonic RX client for awhile, you probably know that microneedling is a staff favorite, and you’ve likely experienced this treatment yourself. For several years the microneedling d…
June 7, 2019
Microblading and My Search for Perfect Brows
I’ve always had such strange brows. I mean of all the things to be strange on a body, why that?!! They’re super thick, and they grow any way they want to: straight out, up, down. Here’s a few stories…
May 31, 2019
Antioxidants are Skincare Super Heroes
I think it may have taken me a few years of being at Body Tonic RX to really GET why we need antioxidants, and to understand what they really do. Antioxidants and free radicals are mentioned all the t…
May 18, 2019
5 Tips to Perfect Lips
Our schedule is always packed with lip enhancements! I’d have to say it’s one of the most common enhancements people come in for. Some of our younger clients come in wanting just a little extra plump,…
May 10, 2019
Study Finds Sunscreens May Enter the Bloodstream: Here’s What You Need to Know
CNBC recently published an article (pasted below) about a study that is looking into potentially dangerous chemicals in certain types of sunscreens. The chemicals in question are in chemical sunscreen…
April 25, 2019
Trending Treatment: Radiesse for Jawline Definition
Before and after treatment photos at the bottom of this blog. I’ve noticed that sometimes certain treatments are trending and the schedule is full of them. Lately it’s been Radiesse for jawline defini…
March 19, 2019
Five Options for Treating Your Dark Spots and Pigmentation
When people find out I work at a medical spa, one of the questions I get asked the most is, “What can I do about these,” as they point to dark spots on their face. There are so many options! I’ll take…
March 11, 2019
Best Treatments for When You Go Makeup Free
The other day I said to Karen: I feel pretty until I get to work. She said something like: Well that’s because the industry we’re in. Beauty and anti-aging is everything. I said no, it’s not that. I j…
February 25, 2019
New Ways to Treat Saggy Knees, Crepey Neck, and Cellulite
We had an advanced injection training this past Friday on different ways to use Radiesse dermal filler to correct crepey areas of skin, improve skin tone, texture, and replace volume loss, on body are…
January 25, 2019
My 4 and a Half Year Picture: Aging in Reverse
The ten year before and after picture trend got me thinking about what we all looked like when we started Body Tonic RX. I thought I sort of looked the same, but when I put my pictures together, it ap…
December 7, 2018
No Downtime Treatments for When There’s No Time Left!
Well we’ve reached that time in December where many people have lots of events and parties to go to, or at the very least work holiday dinners. In medical spa land, that means people don’t really want…
December 2, 2018
Filler Up! 44th Birthday Blog
I’m turning 44 on the 27th and I wanted a little refresh of my face before the big day. We all tend to do that here: make sure we’ve got fillers and Botox on board before a birthday. I had/have a dece…
November 5, 2018
It’s Laser Season! Which One Do You Need?
The sun is finally less intense and beach time is over. Our schedule has been filling up with Halos, BBLs and Nano Peels. We get a lot of questions about which treatment does what. So here’s just a qu…
October 12, 2018
Kardashians, Crack Dip, and Changing Up the Anti-Aging Plan
Last night my boyfriend was gone and I enjoyed a very “girly” evening (albeit a very early evening too)! I watched three episodes of the Kardashians. I started watching the show years ago with my daug…
September 23, 2018
Fountain of Youth: Forever Young BBL
I’ve been in the aesthetic industry for about four and a half years now, and I’ve done a lot of reading and heard a lot of research on the efficacy of treatments. But the Forever Young BBL is truly a…
July 18, 2018
Even Up: Products for Pigment Issues
This week’s special is the Pigment Balancing Peel, a very effective peel for evening skin tone without much downtime. Our products that focus on treating pigment issues are 20% off this week as well.…
July 1, 2018
Sober Life is Good for the Skin
So as of today, I am 81 days sober. It’s been a wonderful, terribly challenging, roller coaster of a ride. The peaks and valleys have started to turn to rolling hills as of late…thank goodness. Sober…
June 15, 2018
Forever Young BBL: Proven to Reverse the Signs of Aging
Courtesy of Dermatology Center Blog Tick tock, stop the clock!! Have fine lines, wrinkles and sun damage aged your skin? Have you lost your glow and youthful radiance? The Forever Young BBL will chang…
June 8, 2018
Don’t Despair, Skin Tyte is Here!
I visited my daughter in college about two months ago for mom’s weekend. We had dinner plans so I was in the bathroom getting ready to shower. I looked down and saw the familiar stretch marks on my hi…
May 8, 2018
My Five-Day Experience With the Halo
My concerns: Large pores, uneven texture, acne scars, pigmentation (sun damage), fine lines and wrinkles, collagen depletion, and overall skin tone (I have some redness and broken capillaries). My pri…
May 6, 2018
Shedding Skin: The Micro Laser Peel
Our much awaited advanced training on the new JOULE laser system was this past week and it did not disappoint! Sooo many great treatments available! I had the Micro Laser Peel, which is a skin resurfa…
April 27, 2018
I Had the Halo Laser Treatment, Here’s What Happened
Originally published on Beauty Junkies Unite I know we’ve already talked about it, but I’m noticing all of those little unpleasant things you start to notice as you reach another birthday. Don’t get m…
April 5, 2018
SkinTyte is Coming This Month! Tighten Everything From Your Eyes to Your Knees!
Our new laser is arriving this week! It’s called the JOULE and has multiple treatment modalities, including broad band light therapy, laser skin resurfacing and skin tightening. Here is a video, befor…
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