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Medical Spa vs. Day Spa: What Everybody Ought to Know

  

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Day spa, resort spa, hotel spa, medical spa. You often see all of these terms, but what to they really mean? Is a medical spa truly different from the others?

The answer is a resounding yes! A medical spa is very different from a day spa or the spa you visit at a resort or hotel. The reason is simple: A medical spa has a licensed physician on site, and that doctor oversees everything that happens to you there. For this reason, medical spas can perform many more procedures than your average spa.

A regular spa is limited to treatments that focus on relaxation and beauty. A medical spa can offer you the same services as a regular spa, but it focuses on long-term healing and beautifying treatments that require a doctor’s expertise.

Don’t Be Fooled!

People are often confused because far too many regular spas have tried to mimic medical spas. In fact, a few regular spas across the U.S. have put their clients in jeopardy by offering procedures they are not qualified to perform.

Cosmetologists are limited in what they can safely do for clients, and numerous complaints have resulted from those practitioners who cross the line. Laser treatments, chemical peels, injectables, and microdermabrasion are the kinds of medically-based procedures that need to only be performed in a doctor’s office or a medical spa with an on-site physician. It just isn’t safe any other way.

The Best of Both Worlds

Cosmetic Centers of Hawaii is not just a doctor’s office. It includes a medical spa. That means you have the best of both worlds – medically-based procedures, along with the same amenities, pampering, and relaxing treatments that you get at a resort spa. These include:

• Facials
• Massage treatments
• Mud masks and body wraps
• Body scrubs/body polish
• Healing Chi Kung (Qi Gong) and Reiki energy treatments
• Makeup application with Jane Iredale mineral makeup
• Manicures/pedicures
• Waxing

Since Cosmetic Centers of Hawaii includes a medical spa, however, you can also receive procedures that reduce fine lines and wrinkles, treat acne, diminish acne scars, and correct uneven skin tone. Procedures like these should never be provided at a spa that does not include an on-site physician. These include:

• Chemical peels
• Microdermabrasion
• Dermasound Facials
• BOTOX Cosmetic and Dysport
• Dermal filler injectables, such as Artefill, Restylane, Juvederm, Sculptra, Perlane, and Radiesse
• Laser treatments, such as Fraxel, Active FX, and Deep FX
• Laser hair removal
• Tattoo removal
• Thermage skin tightening
• Medically viable cellulite treatment
• Latisse eyelash lengthener
• Prescription grade skin care product lines

The beautiful, relaxing atmosphere at our Waimea office is everything you could want in a medical spa. We also offer some spa services at our Hilo office.

Don’t forget:

• A medical spa is much more than a regular spa.
• A medical spa includes a licensed on-site physician.
• A medical spa can provide you with the same relaxing treatments as a regular spa but can also provide medically-based procedures that are healing and reduce the signs of aging.

Visit our website for a full list of our medical spa services contact us for an appointment.