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What is a Medical Spa?

Visiting a beauty or medical spa once in a while for relaxation and beauty treatments can make you look youthful and healthy. However, there is a difference between the two spas. A beauty spa is a facility that primarily focuses on providing personal care, relaxation, and non-invasive beauty treatments such as facial cleansing and exfoliation. Typically, a beauty spa offers massages, facials targeting the outer layers of the skin, eyelash extensions, body wraps, manicures, waxing and cosmetic products.

On the other hand, a medical spa focuses on improving the outer appearance by providing medical-grade aesthetic procedures in a cool, relaxing environment. This includes advanced medical spa facial treatments and aesthetics, aimed at not just improving but also rejuvenating your appearance and health.The procedures also repair your skin, hair and improve metabolic processes. Keep reading to learn more about some treatments to expect in a medical spa.

IV and Injection Therapy

IV therapy, also known as intravenous therapy, is the process of infusing minerals, electrolytes, vitamins, and nutrients into a patient's bloodstream. A physician in the medical spa will determine what your body needs to get better and administer them.

Benefits of IV Therapy

  • Improve immune system
  • Boost energy levels
  • Improve cognitive function and mental clarity
  • Reduce symptoms of migraines and asthma
  • Improve overall wellness

Compression Therapy

Compression therapy uses compression socks, wraps, stockings, bandages, or boots to apply gentle pressure to leg and leg muscles. Many doctors and therapists have recommended it to thousands of patients as it has health benefits. 

Benefits of Compression Therapy

  • Improve blood flow
  • Prevention and treatment of varicose veins
  • Reduces the risk of blood clots.
  • Help in healing leg ulcers
  • It can help prevent and treat swelling

Cosmetic Treatments

skincare routine to achieve the healthiest skin possible. While this routine is beneficial, it is important to get a medical spa facial treatment at least once a month for optimal care for your skin.

Benefits of Cosmetic Treatments

  • Anti-aging
  • Deep Cleansing
  • Increase Circulation
  • Relaxation

Injectable Fillers

Injectable fillers, a popular medical spa aesthetics service, involves the injection of a soft tissue filler into the skin of a patient to help fill in fine lines and wrinkles. The treatments also make the skin appear fuller, smoother, and youthful. 

Benefits of Injectable Fillers

  • Diminish the appearance of facial wrinkles and line
  • It makes your skin fuller and look youthful

Infrared Saunas

Most medical spas have infrared sauna rooms where dry heat is generated to heat/warm patients. It involves heating the patient's body using infrared sauna heat (from infrared light) without heating the patient's environment. The heating increases blood circulation, which helps relieve inflammation, soreness, and stiffness. 

Benefits of Infrared Saunas

  • Helps with relaxation and promotes better sleep
  • Improves blood circulation
  • Relieve inflammations and soreness in muscles
  • Relieve joint pains
  • Can help in detoxification and weight loss

Visiting a medical spa comes with more cosmetic and health benefits as compared to a beauty spa. Therefore, it is advisable to visit MedSpa once in a while to enjoy the benefits. 

Interested in trying out one of the above medical spa aesthetics services? Schedule an appointment at WeVitalize.