Guides from our providers
Treatment guides from our Lincoln Park clinic: how treatments work, what they cost, and what to expect. Every guide is reviewed by a licensed provider and cites its sources.
Latest · Local · 6 min read
A man's first year of Botox is three visits. What gets mapped, why the dose runs higher than a woman's, when it settles, when it fades, what comes next.
Reviewed by Sheri Nader, NP
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Local · 5 min read
It helps to choose a med spa on six questions rather than distance alone: who injects, which device, what it will cost in total, whether they'll…
Local · 7 min read
Botox in Chicago is quoted two ways: per unit or per area. A per-unit price doesn't tell you much until you know the dilution and the…
Compare and decide · 6 min read
Radiofrequency is worth the extra cost when your concern is laxity or deep scars. For texture, pores, or a first round of maintenance, you can usually…
Treatment guides · 6 min read
For many people, the lift from PDO threads holds for several months to about a year, although manufacturers market 12 to 18 months. The thread itself…
Local · 6 min read
For a back or chest, plan on six sessions, sometimes eight, spaced 4 to 8 weeks apart, on the Diolaze (InMode). Starting in October keeps the…
Compare and decide · 6 min read
In the 14-study review that compared them, PRF had the better evidence for crepey skin, fine lines, and texture, and PRP had the stronger signal for…
Treatment guides · 6 min read
A Morpheus8 quote has four parts: the area, the number of sessions, the tip and passes, and any add-on. Most people are quoted 3 sessions, 4…
Compare and decide · 6 min read
The simplest way to choose is to consider where the problem is. Scars, pores, and fine lines sit in the dermis, where needles can reach them.…
Treatment guides · 6 min read
Microneedling has 3 price tiers on our menu, and the pen is the same in all of them. What moves the number is what goes into…
Compare and decide · 6 min read
Read side by side, the two labels differ on one key line. Xeomin is made "without accessory proteins," per its prescribing information, while Botox carries them.…
Treatment guides · 6 min read
Lip filler lasts up to about a year on the label, and usually less in the lip itself. Allergan states Juvederm Ultra XC and Volbella XC…
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