by Mia Valleskey | Dec 15, 2024 | Microneedling, Skin Treatments
Why settle for one skincare treatment when you can double the results with two? Think of combining treatments as a power couple for your face: they work better together, complementing one another. Blending techniques put your skin on the fast track to freshness, smoothness, and radiance. Think of it as turning your glow factor up to 11.
Popular Treatment Combinations for Optimal Rejuvenation
Some things are better in pairs—like peanut butter and jelly or you and a good night’s sleep. Regarding self-care, skincare should be one of your top priorities for confidence, appearance, and a healthier, happier aesthetic.
Microneedling and facials are like giving your skin a workout followed by a soothing spa day. Laser therapy and chemical peels restore a new glow by saying goodbye to old skin cells. Dermal fillers and Botox add oomph to your face while chasing away pesky fine lines and wrinkles.
Skincare treatment duos can yield impressive results!
How to Time Different Treatments for Maximum Healing and Effectiveness
Timing your skincare treatments is like baking a cake—you don’t want to rush it because your results could be half-baked. Timing matters! Give your skin some breathing room between sessions to reset and heal.
Here are a few scheduling tips for the most popular skincare pairs:
- Facials follow Leave a week between treatments to alleviate inflammation and sensitivity.
- Botox and fillers. With a professional, these treatments can be done on the same day.
- Laser therapy before chemical peels. Maximize your glow with a two- to three-week break between treatments.
Other things to know about popular skincare combos:
Microneedling gives your skin a wake-up call. It boosts collagen production and resets healing, while a facial soothes and hydrates. It’s the ultimate one-two punch to rejuvenate your complexion.
Laser therapies zap imperfections while stimulating new cell growth. Afterward, a chemical peel quickens cell turnover, revealing fresh, beautiful skin underneath. Together, these treatments eliminate dullness and restore radiance.
Consulting Your Skincare Professional for a Customized Plan
Skincare isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. Every skin type requires a customized approach. Beauty & Body by Mia’s skincare professionals is like a personal navigational system for your beauty. We can address concerns, beauty goals, and the best treatments for your skin type without leading you to cringe-worthy skincare trends.
Book an appointment with Beauty & Body by Mia for a skincare combination to bolster your confidence and natural beauty!
by Mia Valleskey | Oct 16, 2023 | Body Treatments
With the kids back in school and a rhythm settling in, parents are presented with an opportunity to prioritize their well-being. From injections to beauty treatments, body therapies, thread lifts, and mesotherapy, there’s a plethora of options to consider in your journey to embrace the new season.
Injections for a Youthful Boost
Injectable treatments, like Botox and dermal fillers, offer a non-surgical approach to tackling signs of aging. These quick and minimally invasive procedures can soften wrinkles and fine lines and restore lost volume, helping parents regain a more youthful and vibrant appearance. With school routines in place, you can easily carve out time for these treatments.
Beauty Treatments for Skin Rejuvenation
Beauty treatments such as facials, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion provide a gentle yet effective way to refresh your skin. After the sun exposure of summer, these treatments can help even out skin tone, address pigmentation, and enhance overall radiance. As kids settle into their academic routines, you can indulge in a beauty treatment session that leaves your skin renewed.
Body Treatments for Relaxation and Restoration
Whether it’s a soothing massage, a detoxifying body wrap, or a rejuvenating scrub, body treatments offer a much-needed escape from daily stresses. Back-to-school season is the ideal time to treat yourself to some relaxation and pampering. These treatments not only alleviate tension but also nourish your skin and promote a sense of overall well-being.
Thread Lift for Natural-Looking Lift
A thread lift is a non-surgical facelift alternative that involves the insertion of dissolvable threads to lift and tighten sagging skin. This procedure provides subtle yet noticeable results, enhancing facial contours and reducing signs of aging. As school schedules fall into place, parents can explore thread lift treatments for a rejuvenated appearance.
Mesotherapy for Skin Revitalization
Mesotherapy is a minimally invasive treatment that involves the injection of a customized cocktail of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients into the skin. This therapy promotes skin rejuvenation, hydration, and an overall youthful glow. With the kids back in school, parents can invest in mesotherapy sessions to achieve a more radiant complexion.
Embrace the Opportunity for Self-Care
As the pace of life settles down with children back in school, parents have the perfect opportunity to invest in their well-being. From aesthetic treatments that enhance your appearance to therapies that promote relaxation and renewal, the options are plentiful. When you contact Beauty and Body by Mia, you can make the most of the season by looking your best.
by Mia Valleskey | Jun 14, 2022 | Mesotherapy
Mesotherapy comprises many types of procedures to help your skin and body look its best. Mesotherapy can help reduce fat deposits, liven and tighten-up facial muscles and skin, and even support optimal hair growth.
Mesotherapy for Fat Reduction
This is often referred to as LipoDissolve, a procedure in which FDA-approved medications are injected into the areas where you want some extra help dissolving fat. The fat cells in the treated areas absorb the medication, become inflamed, and then harden, after which they are broken down and expelled out of the body via natural processes.
This particular mesotherapy solution, usually comprised of phosphatidylcholine deoxycholate (PCDC) micro-injections, involves ultra-fine needles inserted into the body wherever you want to reduce fat. This can be done in the stomach, hips, back, arms, chest, or even the face! Depending on the surface area of the skin, and how much fat you’d like to remove, up to 120 injections can be done in one session.
Mesotherapy is often used after traditional liposuction procedures, as well. Sometimes, liposuction can leave residual fatty areas that you want to “touch up.” Mesotherapy is a great option for this!
Mesotherapy for Facials
When your face needs a “lift,” but you don’t want to go with the traditionally invasive full facelift procedure, MesoBotox is the answer. MesoBotox uses needles finer than the hairs on your head to inject a variety of serums and solutions, including Botox, hyaluronic acid, and others, all of which can improve the sheen, tone, and/or texture of your face.
MesoBotox (and related procedures) have the benefits of shrinking your pores, plumping and filling out areas you want to be highlighted, and hydrating your overall complexion. This also helps stimulate your skin’s natural collagen production, which keeps your skin looking great all the time.
MesoCapil injections are another type of mesotherapy for your face. Here, a strengthening serum is injected under the skin which helps heal broken capillaries, reduces redness and inflammation, and treats puffiness. This therapy also improves the vascular system underneath your skin, detoxing your face and giving you that youthful glow that you crave.
Mesotherapy for Hair Growth
Mesotherapy can also be beneficial for those who want some extra help with their hair growth as they age. Using the same process of serum injections with super-fine needles, the hair’s natural regeneration process is kicked back into gear, encouraging lustrous and voluminous hair growth.
Mesotherapy for the scalp helps bring vital nutrients and blood circulation to the scalp and balances the hormones, making an optimal environment for hair growth.
Benefits for Everyone
Almost anyone can benefit from some form of mesotherapy! Getting regular treatments helps detox the skin, reduces the likelihood of developing redness or puffiness, stimulates collagen production, and promotes anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant defenses against the environment.
by Mia Valleskey | Dec 15, 2021 | Skin
The Differences Between Ultherapy vs Thermage Treatments
As you consider Thermage or Ultherapy, it’s important to know the similarities and differences between the two. Ultherapy treatments are used to lift the skin at deeper layers than Thermage treatments do, which is why it takes more sessions with Ultherapy to see results than with Thermage.
How Does Ultherapy Work?
Ultherapy is a non-invasive FDA-cleared procedure. This treatment uses ultrasound energy beneath the surface of the skin to stimulate collagen production. Ultherapy treatments are more suitable for tightening areas around the jaw line, lifting eyelids, tightening neck skin, and diminishing wrinkles. Menopausal women will benefit from Ultherapy more than Thermage because of hormonal changes that cause laxity in skin tissue
How Does Thermage Work?
Thermage uses radiofrequency (RF) technology to deliver heat deep into tissues, stimulating new collagen production. When performed on the face, the procedure tightens glandular tissues which is why it’s primarily used to improve facial contours such as smoothing out lines across the forehead or between the eyes. Thermage is also used to tighten the abdominal area, that is the advantage of doing Thermage on larger areas. A single treatment takes about 30 to 90 minutes depending on the treatment area, and there is little to no downtime.
How many treatments do I need?
Thermage treatments take about an hour while Ultherapy takes 30 minutes. These procedures can be performed on any part of the body including your face, neck, arms, hands, chest, or abdomen.
In terms of downtime, both treatments require only minimal recovery with no invasive incisions or stitches necessary for either procedure. Both procedures have similar results when performed on men with great results achieved after 3-4 sessions with 2-3 treatments within a year. Most individuals only need one treatment. For severe skin laxity, two treatments may be more beneficial.
These procedures can be performed on the same day as other non-invasive procedures that you use for self-care, including chemical peels and microdermabrasion, and both Ultherapy and Thermage enhance other skin rejuvenation treatments such as laser resurfacing and injectables like Botox.
Call Beauty & Body by Mia to Find Out More
If you want to find out more, then reach out to me. I am more than happy to explain the differences, or even set an appointment for you to come in talk about which treatment is the best one for you and your results.
by Mia Valleskey | Dec 1, 2021 | OxyGeneo Facial
We all know how hectic things can get around the holidays. You’ve got shopping to do, holiday parties to attend, and maybe even a family reunion on the horizon.
With so much going on it’s important not to neglect your skin! Facials at Beauty & Body by Mia are an excellent way for you to treat yourself throughout the hectic season while also ensuring that your skin stays healthy under all the stress put on it by winter weather conditions.
The Holidays Are the Perfect Time for Oxygeneo Facials
Here’s why you should treat yourself to a facial appointment this holiday season:
1 – They leave you feeling pampered and relaxed. Beauty & Body by Mia is the perfect place for you to unwind after a long day battling crowds at the insane malls around town. I offer many little touches that all come together to create an experience that will leave your mind completely free of stress while your body gets the rest it needs.
2 – Skincare treatments are great for anti-aging. During the holidays we can let ourselves go just a bit more than usual without worrying too much about how our non-holiday activities might affect our skin in a negative way – but that doesn’t mean we want to look like we’ve let ourselves go! Oxygenero facial treatments done on a regular basis can do wonders for your skin. Tightening and rejuvenating the skin while also preventing wrinkles, such as crow’s feet and forehead lines, from becoming more prominent than they already are.
3 – All our facials are done by Mia, Chicagoland’s Exclusive Provider for the OxyGeneO™ 3-in-1 Super Facial Treatment from DermaMed Solutions, the Most Advanced Facial Technology in the Market! That means that I have gone through extensive training to learn exactly what to do when it comes time for giving you the facial treatments you want and need. Your safety is always my number one priority!
Call Beauty & Body by Mia to Set Up Your Oxygeneo Treatment Today!
Mia Valleskey would like nothing more than to make sure that your skin stays healthy this holiday season. I am also offering a promotion during the holidays. With every $100 you spend on a gift card; you receive $10 off. It’s the perfect gift for someone you love, that wants to try a Oxygeneo Facial treatment.
So, give me a call today and book an appointment! I am ready to take care of all your skincare needs this holiday season.
