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Botox, Wellness & Weight Loss in Chesterfield and Petersburg, VA
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Chesterfield
10310 Memory Ln Ste 1a
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Petersburg
16 W Bank St
Petersburg, VA 23803
Frequently Asked Questions
Facial Aesthetics
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The injector injects a small amounts of purified botulinum toxin into targeted muscles. This reduces fine line and wrinkles for a temporary time period. This effect is typically lasts for 3-4 months.
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At MAC, we aim to have natural results. Our goal is to inject just enough to weaken and relax the targeted muscles without affecting other muscles. This allows patients to maintain their most natural but enhanced appearance.
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We advise a 3 month minimum wait time or when your lines and wrinkles return. With repeat treatments, the muscle may thin, leading to longer-lasting results.
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The neurotoxin takes approximately 3-5 days to set in but it can take up to 2 weeks to take full effect. We offer refinements at the 2 week mark.
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Most people return to the everyday activities immediately. The small injection points may be red for 15 minutes. There is always a potential for bruising that will subside.
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To prevent the injected substance from spreading to areas where you do not want it, you’ll need to take a few precautions:
Do not rub or massage the areas where you received the injections.
If you apply makeup a few hours later, take care not to press or rub it in.
Avoid strenous work out or sweating for the first 24 hours.
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If a patient develops side effects, these tend to be mild and temporary. The injections, rather than the botulinum toxin itself, causes most the mild side effects.
After receiving injections, people have experienced:
Swelling
Redness
Soreness
Bruising
Mild headache (uncommon)
Weakness in a neighboring muscle, leading to a temporarily droopy brow or eyelid (rare)
Signs and symptoms of botulism, including problems breathing, swallowing, or speaking (very rare)
Weight Loss
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Yes, GLP-1s are FDA approved and deemed as safe. They are typically well tolerated in treating obesity through non habit forming, stimulant free, weight loss.
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STEP clinical trials found that 90% of people lost 5% or more of their body weight. Many people can see on average up to 15% weight loss.
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Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and stomach pain.
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They are administered as once weekly injections under the skin given in various locations including: the stomach, thigh or arm. It can be given without regard to meals but does have to be on the same day each week.
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We recommend trying small frequent meals and lowering the amount of alcohol consumed. We also find low fat meals and staying hydrated helpful. Ginger, Unisom and Lipotropic injections may be helpful in eliminating nausea. OTC stool softeners and increased fiber to help with constipation.
Sauna
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It is a sauna that uses infrared light therapy. It's infrared light penetrates into the body and creates heat, resulting in hyperthermia on a cellular level to make you sweat.
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There are numerous benefits from infrared sauna use. These include but are not limited to: cellular detoxification, skin rejuvenation, stress reduction, enhanced mood, improves joint health, decreases inflammation, boosts immune system, and promotes relaxation which can improve sleep. It can also help with anti-aging by improving overall skin tone.
They have also been found to increase life longevity.
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Yes! Unlike sunbathing, exposure to infrared heat therapy is safe and won’t cause the skin to burn.
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We recommend working your way up to 30- to 40-minutes. If you have never been in an infrared sauna than starting at 15 minutes is recommended.
Your sweating and detoxification continues after you get out of the sauna for about 30- to 60-minutes afterwards, so it is not recommended that you shower right afterwards as it will shorten the benefits of the detoxification process.
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You can dress to your comfort level or a towel. We provide towels if needed. You will be in a private room alone.
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Please come to each session well-hydrated.
Drinking water is available in the sauna room. Please only use glass or stainless steel bottles in the sauna; plastic bottles are not permitted in the sauna.
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Yes! Our saunas are sanitized after use. Infrared light kills all bacteria and any airborne germs.
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Our sauna is comfortable for a private or couples session.
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In general, children above the age of 16 can use the infrared sauna for a brief session.
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Infrared Sauna use is not recommended for people who are pregnant or children under 16. It is also contraindicated for those who cannot handle temperature extremes, those with hemophilia, fever, or anyone under the influence of alcohol.