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Introducing Our New Favorite: Hydraneedling
This luxurious new treatment is offered by our Confidence Aesthetician, Gina Gonzalez. Gina is a Licensed Aesthetician and Skin First Educator for The Confidence Lab's Preceptorship Program. Meet Gina Gina's experience across a wide range of skincare environments from clinical settings to leadership roles gives her a well-rounded perspective on all things aesthetics. She believes that the best results come from a partnership between professional treatments and consistent at-h
Jul 10


Got Bruises? BBL HEROic Is Here For You
You've heard us talk about how much we love Broadband Light Therapy (BBL). This advanced treatment targets a range of skin concerns including pigmentation, uneven tone, and fine lines. It's just an overall powerful skin refresher. But there's an additional, powerful use: Treating bruises. This "bonus" treatment works because the same properties that reduce brown spots and vessels reduce the appearance of bruises. BBL works by targeting melanin and hemoglobin within the layers
Jun 26


Foods That Make Your Skin Glow (Along with Medical-Grade Skincare)
We all know that there's more to a glowing complexion than just your time in the treatment chair. It's the cumulative effect of our everyday choices that can be an improvement or a detriment. With a healthy foundation of healthy skin supported by daily skincare and informed nutritional choices, your treatments will go further. Supporting the skin from the inside will make your cells more receptive to laser treatments, bounce back faster from injections, and just be overall mo
Jun 25


Dreaming of the Perfect Beach Photo? Let's Prep Your Skin
We're just a few short months from the start of spring break and travel season. Let's break through the winter blues by getting our skin ready for our dream vacation! We sometimes conflate winter with being an easier season for treatments and that's simply not the truth. Winter brings its own concerns when caring for our skin - it's just easier to avoid the temptation of excess time in the sun. This lower risk of UV exposure makes winter an ideal time to treat pigment concern
Feb 13


Skincare for Winter
Don't leave your skin out in the cold! These Midwest winters are no joke. Freezing temps and bracing winds are so unfriendly to our skin. Here are our tips to protect your skin and keep it healthy all season long. Recommended Treatments : Dermaplaning and HydraFacial. Dermaplaning uses a surgical scalpel to gently exfoliate the surface of the skin and improve skin texture. This treatment helps you shed the outer layer of dead skin cells and fine hair, while also promoting ce
Nov 17, 2025


MOXI & BBL: The Superhero Combo We All Need
We're all in love with the results from MOXI and BBLHEROic both for our patients and for ourselves! From uneven skin texture to pesky hyperpigmentation, you'd be surprised how many skin goals this treatment can help you achieve. While they can be used separately, the MOXI laser targets different concerns than the Broad Band Light (BBL) HEROic treatment. Bringing these versatile, non-invasive treatments together takes it to the next level. Taken together, we are able to treat
Nov 7, 2025


An Ode to Microneedling
If you ever ask one of our team members about their top three favorite treatments, Microneedling always makes the list. Both to receive, and for the results microneedling gives their patients! This customizable, regenerative treatment is more than meets the eye. Packed in this handy machine are tiny needles that repeatedly prick the skin to create micro-injuries. These injuries stimulate your body's natural healing response which boosts collagen and elastin production and sk
Oct 31, 2025


Let's Talk About Our Favorites: Alastin
It's no surprise that we love your skin. It's what protects us and makes us all unique. Keeping our skin healthy and hydrated is a big responsibility - one that Alastin can make easy to manage. There are quite literally thousands of skincare brands out there. They come and go with trendy names and ingredients that claim to be "the most important thing you've never heard of". The majority of those brands and products aren't backed by a tenth of the research and science that Ga
Oct 21, 2025


Let's Talk About Preventing Skin Cancer
As aesthetic practitioners, we know a thing or two about skin. Every service that we offer to you is dependent on tissues that are...
Jun 19, 2025
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