What to expect at your first visit

We'll talk through why, and what might work better for your goals instead.

Enough time for a real conversation, not a rushed appointment.

Do

• Come to your consultation ready to disclose your complete medical history, current medications, and supplements, this is what your treatment plan actually gets built on.
• Let your provider know if you're pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Most injectables and laser treatments aren't recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and this needs to be part of the conversation before anything is planned.
• Mention any history of cold sores, especially before lip treatments; the trauma of injection can trigger an outbreak, and a preventive antiviral may be recommended beforehand.
• Eat a light meal before your appointment if you tend to feel lightheaded around injections.
• Ask questions about anything you don't understand, about the treatment itself or what recovery will look like, before you agree to move forward.
• Plan your schedule around any expected downtime, especially for laser, microneedling, or thread treatments, rather than booking those close to an event.

Don't

• Avoid alcohol for 24 to 48 hours before treatment; it's the most consistent bruising risk across every treatment on this list.
• If it's optional, avoid aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, and vitamin E for about a week before treatment to reduce bruising risk; never stop a prescribed medication without checking with the prescribing provider first.
• Avoid sun exposure and tanning in the days to weeks before treatment, particularly before laser or light-based treatments (Halo, BBL, IPL). An active tan or sunburn can mean the treatment needs to be postponed.
• Avoid starting new active skincare products, retinoids, exfoliating acids, right before treatment, especially before laser or microneedling.
• Avoid other facial treatments, facials, peels, waxing, too close to your appointment.
• Don't come in with an active skin infection, cold sore, or breakout in the treatment area without mentioning it first; it may change what can safely be done that day.
• Avoid scheduling treatment too close to a major event. Bruising and swelling are normal and expected, and there should be buffer time before anyone needs to look camera-ready.