Awaken Aesthetics

The best filler complication is the one that never happens.

At Awaken, prevention is just as important as treatment and we use ultrasound (aka our favorite machine) during every filler treatment👏

By visualizing anatomy in real time, we can place filler more precisely, avoid important structures, and create balanced and natural-looking results.

Ultrasound isn’t just a corrective tool. It’s one of the ways we prioritize safety from the start🩺🤍

✨ Under-eye concerns aren’t always a simple fix Ellen Lauletta, DNP, APN

Not all under-eye hollows are caused by volume loss. In this case, fat pad herniation plays a role, which can become more noticeable with age. While filler may offer some improvement in certain cases, it isn’t always the best long-term solution for the under-eye area.

Instead, treatments like PRF or EZ Gel can help improve the appearance of the under-eyes by supporting skin thickness and creating a smoother-looking result.

Every patient is different, which is why understanding the cause of your concerns is key to choosing the right treatment. Sometimes, the best approach is knowing what not to treat with filler🤍

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NaturalLookingResults

If your goal is glowing skin by the holidays, October is the time to start.

Many skincare treatments aren’t designed to deliver their full results overnight. Whether you’re considering facials, chemical peels, laser hair removal, or simply improving your at-home routine, your skin needs time to respond 🕰️

One of the biggest mistakes people make is waiting until they want the results to begin treatment.

🗓️By starting now, you’ll have time to complete recommended sessions, stay consistent with your skincare routine, and allow your skin to go through its natural renewal process before your holiday plans fill up the calendar.

✨Every person’s skin is different, which is why a customized treatment plan can make all the difference. The sooner you start, the more time you give your skin to look and feel its best.

Comment “CONSULT” to get started today🩷

Scheduling is where many people go wrong with laser hair removal. It has a lot to do with the biology of hair growth and the different phases the hair goes through.

Laser hair removal can only target the melanin in the hair during specific growth cycles, so treating too soon does not accelerate results❌

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One of the questions we hear the most is “will my hair grow back thicker?”

The answer is no❌

Dermaplaning removes only vellus hair at the surface and it never reaches the follicle underneath, so there’s no way for it to change what grows afterwards.

If that were the case, any man who was bald would seek this out as a treatment😅

What dermaplaning does do is remove the buildup of dead skin cells sitting on the surface of your skin.

This can help:
💄Makeup applies more smoothly
🧴Improve product absorption
✨Leave your skin looking brighter and more refreshed

If you notice your makeup looking patchy, your skincare not absorbing as well, or you’re experiencing congestion and breakouts (especially around the jawline or on the side you sleep on), excess dead skin buildup may be part of the reason.

Rough texture in September isn’t your skincare failing, it’s 3 months of…

🕶️sun
🧂salt
☀️heat

All sitting on the surface as dead cells buildup.

Product can’t get through it so we have to take that layer down first and then rebuild the hydration.

That’s why the routine that you normally used in May stops working by the fall and winter time.

After we repair, everything you use at home afterwards actually works better.

Comment “CONSULT” to get started on your skin rehab🩷

A peel isn’t scrubbing anything off. It uses acids to break the bonds holding dead cells onto the surface, so that layer releases on its own and your skin turns over faster than it would have. Strength and depth vary, which is why a medical peel and a spa peel aren’t the same thing even when the word is.

That mechanism gets used two different ways.

On its own, a peel is the right answer when tone, texture, and the appearance of pores are what’s bothering you and firmness isn’t part of the conversation. No device needed.

Before microneedling or Opus, it’s prep. Lifting pigment and clearing the dead cell layer first means the deeper treatment isn’t spending its energy on the top of your skin. It reaches further because something went first.

Same treatment, two entirely different reasons for it. We decide which one applies to you in a consultation.

Comment “CONSULT” to get started✨

Why laser hair removal in the fall? courtneypepper

Sun-exposed skin needs time to settle before we treat it, and a laser series isn’t a single appointment.

Sessions sit eight to ten weeks apart because of how hair cycles.

Most people who start in the fall are finished before the heat comes back.

Underarms, bikini, and Brazilian we treat year round, since those areas aren’t getting sun.

Where you’d start depends on your skin and your hair, and we sort that out at a consultation.

Comment “CONSULT” to get started🩷

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Here’s what we always see in the consultation:

Someone coming in ready for the strongest thing on the menu, but we back it up. Not to slow them down, but skin that’s still carrying summer buildup, impaired barrier and running dry doesn’t respond the same way, and it doesn’t recover the same way either.

Prep isn’t the boring part. It’s the critical part that determines your downtime, results, and your satisfaction ✨ NJ ESTHETICIAN ✨

Shaving before laser feels backwards until you know what the laser is aiming at.

It targets pigment in the follicle, so the follicle has to still be there. Waxing, plucking, and threading pull it out, which is why we ask for about four weeks without any of those.

Shave close the day before instead. Day of, the area goes in clean: no lotion, no deodorant, no makeup.

And self-tanner is a real safety issue, not a preference, because it changes how your skin reads to the device Hailey | Injector ,BSN RN

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