Avie Medspa

Let’s start with the similarities: All of these laser skin treatments are manufactured by Sciton®, a pioneer in the aesthetic laser industry. They all help to improve the appearance of your skin, remove sun damage and strengthen your skin for long-lasting complexion benefits. Got all that? Now let’s dig into the nuances of each skin treatment.

• BBL HERO
  If you’re looking to brighten dullness, fade darks spots or get rid of small veins/broken capillaries without any downtime, a BBL HERO photofacial is your best bet. BBL HERO is the most advanced type of IPL treatment on the market. It’s entirely non-invasive, which means it doesn’t break the skin, but is able penetrate deep into the skin with intense pulses of light to break up pigmentation and veins and stimulate new collagen growth. Over time, new collagen growth leads to stronger, more elastic skin. That’s why you really can’t overdo photofacial treatments! We recommend incorporating them into your seasonal skin care regimen for long term skin health and radiance.
  
  
• Halo
  If you love the idea of having smoother skin texture, smaller pore size, more radiance and even skin tone, a Halo may be perfect for you. Unlike BBL HERO, which doesn’t break the skin, Halo is a fractional laser skin resurfacing treatment that creates “controlled damage” in your skin to trigger its natural healing response. A fractionated laser, Halo uses laser energy to treat a perfectly measured fraction of your skin, leaving some of your skin untouched. This untreated skin helps speed your skin’s healing process. You can expect about a week of social downtime with Halo as your skin gradually renews itself. But you’ll love your results! What’s not to love about glowing skin?
  
  

• MOXI
  We like to call MOXI a “Baby Halo!” This is because MOXI is a lighter skin resurfacing treatment, but it’s not light on the benefits! MOXI is a state-of-the-art roller device that gently glides across your skin, sparking skin renewal as it rolls. Similar to Halo in its versatility, MOXI can be administered as a mild, medium or intense treatment, depending on your needs and goals. The great part about MOXI is that it has even less social downtime than Halo. Your treated skin will develop a slight crust before sloughing off and revealing a smoother, more radiant look.

At AVIE!, we offer two main skin tightening treatments so that we can address the widest range of needs possible. Generally speaking, if you are looking to smooth scars or other textural irregularities like stretch marks and acne scars, you may achieve impressive improvements with advanced VirtueRF microneedling. VirtueRF microneedling combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy and LED light to stimulate new collagen growth and reveal smoother texture and brighter tone. VirtueRF can also help tighten crepey skin texture and other types of mild skin laxity. We recommend a series of treatments to achieve your best results.

FDA-cleared Ultherapy is another amazing skin tightening technology, but it works differently than RF microneedling. (By the way, did you know that New Beauty Magazine recognized AVIE! as one of the top Ultherapy providers in the Southeast region? We are recognized as an Ultherapy Ultra Treatment provider.) Ultherapy is the only non-invasive procedure FDA-cleared to lift skin on the face, neck and chest with ultrasound energy. It’s able to stimulate deep down into the structural layers of your skin and muscle. Unlike microneedling, which creates “controlled wounds” on your skin to stimulate healing, Ultherapy is non-invasive and doesn’t break the skin. However, Ultherapy still stimulates the skin’s natural healing response, it’s just at a level you can’t see. As Ultherapy stimulates healing, it triggers a tightening effect from within. This tightening creates a subtle lifting and smoothing effect in targeted areas over a period of months. Both RF microneedling and Ultherapy provide gradual improvements as your skin generates new collagen growth. But if you’re looking to improve specific textural concerns, RF microneedling is probably a better bet. In general, we love Ultherapy for providing an overall uplift and tightening effect. We sometimes refer to an Ultherapy treatment as hitting the pause button on aging!

To be honest, many people benefit from both technologies! The fact is that CoolSculpting and EMSCULPT NEO work extremely well at what they do! Now, to answer your question, “Which treatment is right for you,” let’s start by examining your goals: Do you want to reduce pinchable fat like a muffin top or spare tire? Do you wish for more definition in your abdomen/belly? Are you looking for both fat reduction and muscle toning? What about skin tightening? All these questions are key to determining the ideal body contouring regimen for you.

Here are few general pointers:

• If you are close to your ideal weight and wish to reduce pinchable fat… we often recommend CoolSculpting.
  
  

  CoolSculpting uses clinically proven cooling technology, cryolipolysis, to reduce subcutaneous “pinch-an-inch” fat under the chin, under the arms, on the back, in the abdomen, on the buttocks, above the knees or on the inner and outer thighs with little to no downtime. CoolSculpting provides natural-looking, gradual results by freezing away up to 20% of targeted fat cells which are then naturally flushed away by the body in the weeks and months following your treatment. If you are close to your ideal weight but have “pinchable” fat or “problem” areas on your body that are resistant to diet and exercise, CoolSculpting may be an ideal treatment for you!

• If you are looking to reduce fat and tone/build muscle…EMSCULPT NEO is a wonderful option.
  
  

  EMSCULPT NEO is the first and only non-invasive body sculpting procedure to simultaneously combine fat reduction and muscle building in a convenient 30-minute treatment. By emitting radiofrequency (RF) and high-intense focused electromagnetic (HIFEM®) energies, EMSCULPT NEO helps tone and strengthen targeted muscle groups on the abdomen, buttocks, inner/outer thighs and anterior-posterior thighs without downtime. EMSCULPT NEO helps build up to 25% more muscle, while reducing subcutaneous fat by 30% AND visceral fat, which is deeper within your body, by 17%. What’s more, EMSCULPT NEO can help repair rectus diastasis, a condition in which the abdominal muscles separate, which commonly occurs after pregnancy/childbirth. Best of all, EMSCULPT NEO can treat patients with a BMI of up to 35 — meaning a wide range of body types can benefit!

• If you are looking for the fastest results…your best bet is EMSCULPT NEO.
  
  

  A series of four EMSCULPT NEO treatments can start to reveal optimal results about four to eight weeks following treatment. CoolSculpting treatment typically reveals more gradual results after eight to 16 weeks.

  Ultimately, the body contouring experts at AVIE! are here to help you design the most effective body contouring regimen fit to your needs and goals. Your first step is to give us a call and set up a consultation: 703.870.3844.

To maintain and even enhance the results of your professional aesthetic treatments, we carry medical-grade skin care products from research-based skin care lines including Alastin® Skincare and SkinMedica®. We recommend incorporating these products into your routine because they are specifically formulated to boost the results of professional treatments such as body contouring and injectables.

Alastin Skincare, for example, is designed with patented TriHex Technology® which works in tandem with your treatments and helps pave the way for new collagen and elastin growth. Alastin’s TransFORM Body Treatment helps enhance fat reduction and skin tightening after your CoolSculpting or EMSCULPT NEO treatments. Alastin’s other products include Regenerating Skin Nectar, for prepping skin and speeding healing after skin treatments; INhance Post-Injection Serum, for speeding healing and boosting results after fillers; ReFORM & RePAIR Complex, for accelerating post-surgery recovery; Restorative Neck Complex, for smoothing crepey neck skin; HA IMMERSE Serum™, for replenishing intense hydration and many more!

Getting started on your medspa experience:

Ultimately, no matter which medspa treatments you are considering, keep in mind that you should always entrust your care to medical experts who have years of experience. Your safety and results are most important! At AVIE!, we offer the highest level of medical spa treatments and care.

We can’t wait to help you enjoy the results you deserve! Get started on your medspa journey by calling us at 703.870.3844 today!

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