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402+ evidence-based articles from the Body Tonic RX clinical team on hormone health, peptide therapy, metabolic optimization, and the future of aesthetic medicine.
March 18, 2021
Newbie Blog: What’s the Difference Between Botox + Filler?
I was listening to The Girls Gotta Eat podcast this morning and they were talking about injectable treatments and how Ashley had just gotten her first filler treatment. They joked about Ashley calling…
March 9, 2021
Bargains Have a Place, Just Not on Your Face!
The above is a picture of lip injections gone wrong (causing lumps and bumps). This client was injected somewhere else and came to Body Tonic Rx to have her lips corrected. Iris dissolved the bumps an…
March 2, 2021
Is Dermaplaning At-Home the Same as a Professional Treatment?
When I started at Body Tonic Rx almost 7 years ago I had never heard of dermaplaning. To be fair I was also new to aesthetics. Soon after that, dermaplaning started to trend in the media and there was…
March 1, 2021
A Year of COVID, An Epic Snowstorm and Tear Trough Filler: Hell Has Obviously Frozen Over!
How is it March already? This time last year we were about to get smacked upside the face with Covid and our world would change drastically. Twelve months later and we are all still wearing masks, a l…
February 5, 2021
#Evanstrong
Evan Mallet is a close family friend to our owner’s family and is very near and dear to their hearts…and to all of ours. He was severely injured in a car wreck in April and is now entering a new phase…
January 18, 2021
Notice the Lips, Not the Neck
Gina did my lips about a month before my wedding. They looked beautiful of course, but when I was looking at the before and afters I noticed my neck in one of the pictures and thought WHAT THE HELL!?…
December 30, 2020
Skinectomy?! A Girls’ Night Turned Educational
Had a girls’ night last week: the three of us had planned to watch Wonder Woman but only got about halfway through because we were too busy talking and being silly. We drank wine, and tried on jewelry…
December 18, 2020
From Neutrogena to Neocutis: What Makes an Effective HA
Hyaluronic acid (HA) seems to be in everything. You can get body lotion at Target with HA in it. Serums and creams are available everywhere, from $10 to over $100. But are the same quality? Will a Neu…
December 11, 2020
Holiday Countdown: A New Special and Stocking Stuffer Ideas
We are coming down to the wire for the holidays! I was just scrolling through our schedule and we only have this week and Monday and Tuesday of next week before we are off for Christmas! It often feel…
December 10, 2020
“My Botox Isn’t Working”: An Updated Guide to Why Results Can Vary (And How to Optimize Treatment)
I recently found that the original version of this blog is our most clicked on blog of all time (six years I’ve been writing blogs)! So I thought I’d update it a little and repost. Sometimes clients c…
December 8, 2020
Subtlety in Beauty: Yes, We All Have Filler
Lately I’ve been hearing our newer clients inquiring about filler when they are either checking in or checking out. Usually there is a particular procedure they’ve been thinking about, like lip enhanc…
November 20, 2020
Masking Protocols: Break Up with Your Break Outs
My daughter has been having some break outs lately and has been wanting to get on Kit’s schedule for a Hydrafacial. Kit’s schedule has been totally packed lately though, so I started to think of ways…
October 15, 2020
Stressed Skin + Wedding Prep!
Everyone keeps asking me if I’m SO EXCITED about my wedding that’s like tomorrow (OK, it’s really on the 24th, but it feels like tomorrow). That question is always emphasized with LOTS of exclamation…
September 25, 2020
Welcome Our Newest BT Girl!
We are welcoming a new member to our Body Tonic Rx family, Sarah Wiser! She is a Registered Nurse with 15 years experience and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on our team. Here’s the story of…
September 18, 2020
Appendectomy, Dreams and Lip Injections
I had an appendectomy about a week and a half ago! Three nights at Seton before I finally got to go home. It was no picnic, but now that it’s behind me I can look back and see a few positives (you kno…
September 1, 2020
Stopping Time: How a Six-Hour Drive and Bad Lighting Reinforced the Fact I’m Never Leaving Aesth
Last month I travelled to Norman, Oklahoma to visit my daughter for a mom’s brunch at her sorority following her initiation. It’s a six hour drive. The first four hours feel fine but the last two are…
August 21, 2020
Pre-Event Beauty Timeline
As September approaches the reality of my upcoming October wedding is setting in and I’m getting really excited! (And I don’t get excited about much)! Two weeks ago I shared about the BBL treatment I…
August 14, 2020
Don’t Be Like Gina (or me)! Wear Your Sunscreen
Yesterday Gina was showing me some discoloration on her upper lip that occurred while she was at the beach recently. She said she got a terrible sunburn on her lips because, you know, she hadn’t thoug…
July 27, 2020
Let the Wedding Prep Begin! My First Forever Young BBL
I had my first Forever Young BBL yesterday!! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get this treatment. I just kept putting it off because I have melasma. For those of us with melasma, you have to…
July 10, 2020
It’s Handled! Treatment Options for Hand Beautification
Back in January, my boyfriend and I started searching for engagement rings (squueaaa)!! Very exciting! P>S> The above before and after is a past client, not me. Anyway….ring shopping was also oddly st…
June 28, 2020
All About the Eyes: Treating Above the Mask!
When quarantine started back in mid-March and our lives consisted of going between the porch and the couch and the dining room table, and swapping yoga pants for pjs in the evening, my daughter (who t…
June 12, 2020
How to NOT Buy Disappointment: A Guide to How Much Filler You’ll Need
Some of us were joking around at lunch the other day about filler and how much you need to really see a difference. Someone joked, “You wanna buy disappointment? Get one syringe of filler for a cheek…
May 26, 2020
Post-Quarantine Goodies: A New Lip Filler and a Deep Chemical Peel
It’s been a great two weeks back at work, and (semi) out of quarantine! Thanks for all your patience with our check-in and Covid protocols! It has gone a lot more smoothly than I ever hoped for. Altho…
April 27, 2020
Mask Life: Humid Skin and Zits
How’s life in quarantine land? In the last few days I’ve noticed an upswing in people being out and about. It seems like everyone is OVER this shelter in place and ready to get back to normal life. I…