Yall know I love sharing all the things and keeping it real . I love trying new skincare, masks, beauty treatments, etc and I get asked about them all the time. Today’s edition of Beauty Diaries is all about my favorite medspa treatments.
If you follow me on Instagram you have seen me share many different procedures. I like to take yall along so you see how it is done and it removes some of the fear of the unknown. I get all my treatments done at Le Beau Visage and cannot say enough amazing things about them. Everyone is so wonderful, knowledgeable and talented. Dr. Riehs and is staff are the best!
HERE ARE THE TREATMENTS I HAVE HAD:
Here is a recap of all the treatments I have had. I will share my favorites further below.
- INJECTIBLES: Botox, Dysport, Jeuveau, Lip Flip
- These are all different Neurotoxins that relax the muscles and reduce wrinkles. Some people prefer one over another. Honestly, I didn’t notice a huge difference between Botox and Dysport, but Botox is my favorite option. I didn’t feel Jeuveau lasted as long. Everyone is different and you have to find the one that works best for you.
- The LIP FLIP is just a Botox treatment where they inject above your lip and it gives relaxes the muscle so you are not able to tuck your lip in. It gives the appearance of a much fuller lip without filler. I LOVE this treatment.
BEFORE AND AFTER LIP FLIP. YOU CAN SEE MY UPPER LIP IS FULLER IN THE RIGHT PHOTO
- LASER: IPL Laser
- I have very fair skin so I have lots of pigmentation issues from sun damage, Melasma, aging, etc. IPL Lasers help break up the pigmentation in your skin and remove the dark spot
- FILLER: Cheeks, Tear Trough
- CHEEKS: After losing a bunch of weight and getting older my face was starting to look hollow in some areas. I had minor cheek filler put in to help raise back up my cheek bones
- TEAR TROUGH: I had very sunken, dark circles under my eyes and this filler helps to fill in the area under your eye to make everything look younger and brighter.
- OTHER: Skin Pen, Hydrafacial
- SKIN PEN: The SkinPen device is equipped with several ultra-fine needles that create micro-channels in the skin once contact is made. It helps produce collagen which fights aging and helps with pigmentation and skin texture.
- HYDRAFACIAL: This facial leaves your skin glowing! It removes dead skin, helps with skin tone, fine lines, hydration, etc.
MY top 3 FAVORITE MEDSPA TREATMENTS:
Ok, this is hard to answer because I really love all of them, but if I had to pick my top 3 they would be IPL, Botox and Skin Pen. These are the treatments that have made the biggest difference in my skin. Having said that everyone’s skin and skincare needs are different.
If you are local I highly recommend Le Beau Visage. They have given me amazing results and I know I am in the best hands. They offer free consultations to let you know what is the very best for your skincare needs! Almost all MedSpas offer these so be sure to go in for a consultation so you can prioritize your needs.
1. BOTOX:
As I mentioned above I have tried 3 different types of Neurotoxins. They all basically do the same thing. My body seems to like Botox the best. I feel like I get the best results from Botox with Dysport as a close 2nd. I’ve heard it is good to switch them up so your body doesn’t get to used to one of them and stop working as well. I’m in my late 30s and I get Botox every 3-4 months. I honestly feel it is the biggest bang for your buck. You instantly look younger and over time it allows your skin to fill in the wrinkles you already have and since your muscles are relaxed you are not creating new wrinkles with constant movement.
You can read more about my Botox|Dysport experience HERE and I answer some of the most asked questions. (Dr. Riehs, Carla and Audrey have all done my botox and are all amazing.)
2. IPL:
Laser treatment has done wonders for my skin. As I mentioned I am super fair skinned and have lots of sun damage. My skin just looked “ruddy”. It wasn’t bright and glowy and IPL helped so much. I had it done on my face, neck, shoulders and arms. It has removed so much of the pigmentation issues I had. I seriously cannot belive the difference. When I look back and younger pictures of me before I had laser treatment I look so much older! I cannot believe how much all that pigmentation aged me. This treatment is not for everyone. If you don’t have dark spots on your skin, it is not for you. Your Medspa can help you decide the best treatments for your skin.
Here are some of the before & after pictures I took after 1 IPL treatment on my shoulders, arms and chest. You can see a HUGE difference after just 1 treatment. Top picture is directly after treatment and bottom picture is a few weeks after. There is zero downtime for this procedure. (I go to Jamie at LBV).
Here is a before and after of my face. I was trying to show a good photo of all my freckles and find a large age gap. This is 28 vs 38. Keep in mind the photo on the left is literally hours after giving birth to Avery. I am tired and drugged. Not the best picture, but it shows how much sun damage I had.
28 vs 38. You can see in 38 year old picture my skin is clearer (IPL), and my lips are fuller (Lip Flip Botox). Wrinkles about the same (Botox). My eyebrows are also thicker which is due to the incredible powers of microblading! I also have fuller/thicker lashes…thank you Rodan Fields Lash Boost!
3. SKINPEN
Yall, SkinPen is amazing and I think pretty much anyone can benefit from it. It basically airbrushes your skin. The SkinPen is a tiny wand with a bunch of microneedles that go into your skin and produce collagen and lots of other magic. It makes my skin glow, it reduces my poresize, it helps with pigmentation, wrinkles and acne. It’s a wonder tool. They put numbing cream all over your skin so you honestly cannot feel the skin pen. It kind of feels like Microdermabrasion if you have ever had that done. The only thing I can feel is around my nose and it only tickles and makes me feel like I have to sneeze. There is zero downtime. Afterwards your face is red like a sunburn for a little while, but you can cover that with makeup. My skin gets a little dry for a few days, but then it is radiant! I LOVE SKINPEN!!! (I go to Jamie at LBV.)
Seriously, it was so hard to choose just 3!! The other procedure I have had that was a HUGE game changer, but not really in this category was microblading. I had an over plucking situation in the 7th grade that never grew back! How is that fair?! I pluck grey hairs all the time and they come back with a vengeance, but my eyebrows . . . nope! They never came back. As you can see from that lovely photo above, my eyebrows were basically non-existant. I hated them, but microblading wasn’t a think back then so I was just praying for new technology to be invented and Voila . . . microblading became a thing!
I hope this was helpful in sharing a little more about these medspa treatments. If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments. You can read more from my BEAUTY DIARIES HERE.