A med spa is a merge of a medical clinic and a day spa. It is a medical doctor who supervises the medial spa services here that include massages and body treatments to enhance your appearance. Here are the popular 10 medical spa services available in most med spas.

1. Chemical peels help reduce wrinkles, acne scars, blemishes and uneven skin pigmentation. The doctor uses a chemical solution to create a controlled wound that takes a few days to heal and produce regenerated skin.

2. Botox is a med spa treatment used for reducing crow’s feet and facial wrinkles. A botox injection weakens the muscles that cause facial expressions by blocking nerve impulses and thus relaxing and softening wrinkles. While results can be seen in four days’ time, it lasts for four to six months.

3. Laser hair removal removes unwanted hair by emitting a gentle beam of light to the desired area. This paralyzes the hair follicle while leaving surrounding skin unharmed.

4. Microdermasion is a facial peel done by administering aluminum oxide crystals on the skin surface under pressure. This sucks away dead skin cells and cleans pores to give clean and refreshed skin.

5. Collagen cosmetic fillers use a small needle to inject collagen directly to wrinkles, skin folds and creases. Collagen helps in plumping skin, smoothening wrinkles and in correcting blemishes.

6. Mesotherapy is a medical spa service that uses microinjections of conventional or homeopathic medicine to treat cellulite, fat deposits and wrinkles.

7. Laser skin resurfacing reduces fine lines, wrinkles, scars and skin discoloration with laser light. Different lasers are used to treat different problems; your doctor will decide on the best laser treatment for your problem.

8. Laser body sculpting is a body treatment used to treat fat bulges and tighten skin without much swelling and bleeding. This treatment is faster than liposuction and gives faster results.

9. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese procedure that targets different organs by inserting fine needles at key body points. It is used to treat neurological, muscular and arthritic problems and to balance your body’s energy.

10. Light emitting diode (LED) photo facials give younger looking skin by boosting collagen and by killing acne causing bacteria. Intense pulsed light (IPL) photo facial is used for treating problems like broken capillaries, spider veins and facial redness.

With so many medical spa services available for body treatment and for enhancing one’s appearance, it is no wonder med spas have recently increased so much in popularity.
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Leena Marcos is a freelance writer for Bella Rosa Clinic a Houston based Med Spa.

Everyone has unwanted body hair on their body; and everyone removes this hair using various options like shaving, plucking and waxing their hair or by using depilatory creams.

However recently, the popularity of laser hair removal has increased tremendously. In fact, it is one of the top five non-surgical cosmetic procedures; however laser hair removal treatments have their share of facts and myths which are listed below.

Myth 1: Laser hair removal is painful.

Permanent laser hair removal is not painful; you only experience some tingling or stinging sensation during the procedure. In fact, most people who have tried the three main commercial laser hair removal methods say that waxing and electrolysis are more painful.

Myth 2: You need to spend years of treatment to get rid of unwanted hair.

The fact is that you need only 4-5 treatments to get rid of 95% of unwanted hair. You may have to repeat treatments every 6-8 weeks, wherein you can complete your treatment in 6 months’ time.

Myth3: Laser hair removal treatments don’t work on dark skin.

This is a thing of the past. Today new equipment has been developed that can remove skin from the darkest skin. However just ensure that the person performing the treatment on you uses the latest equipment available.

Myth 4: Laser hair removal is not safe.

As the laser used in permanent laser hair removal is attracted to the hair pigment, it only targets the hair follicle and shaft. Surrounding skin and tissue is unharmed and safe from the laser. With millions of people having used laser hair removal to remove unwanted hair, it proves that the procedure has no long term effects and is quite safe.

Myth 5: Laser hair removal is expensive.

Permanent laser hair removal is expensive when compared to other hair removal methods. However remember that within a few visits, you can experience permanent hair removal.

On the contrary, if you opt for waxing your legs for only say $35 per visit, you will have to do this every 1 ½ months for the rest of your life. In the long run, permanent laser hair removal proves to be cheaper for achieving permanent hair removal.

With all these myths dispelled, it is proven that laser hair removal is a fast, practically pain free and a cost-effective option for permanent hair removal.

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Amy Kilverson. is an avid health and beauty enthusiast and a freelance writer for Bella Rosa Clinic a Houston Laser Hair Removal Clinic.