I was originally very much looking forward to visiting this MedSpa. It was conveniently located within minutes to my house and is located in a beautiful Victorian-style home.
Unfortunately, the service did not meet my expectations whatsoever, and the entire process felt entirely transactional and not catered to my specific aesthetic needs. This, coupled with a lack of concern for issues faced during my service, means that I would steer clear of this place.
To start, I believe that there was a real lack of knowledge when it came to my application and procedure. I was having jawline injectables via a product called Radiesse. My injector (Nurse Kathy) spent nearly less than two minutes on my jawline injections. I will admit that she did spend an ample amount of time going through my medical background and any concerns about swelling/bruising given my health conditions. But, when it came to the actual injection, Kathy both failed to set expectations about what I was receiving and also neglected to spend any care or concern in shaping the jaw. I asked repeatedly for her to clarify how many syringes she thought would suffice and she refused to provide any clarity on what she thought. I understand she can't say maybe exactly how much, but, for someone who claims to be a master injector, she couldn't give me much information. Then, when an injection is performed in less than two minutes, as was the case here, that is a red flag to me and a cause of concern. Traditionally, as I had verified by my dermatologist and a separate nurse injector at another facility, jaw filler is inserted through a cannula (at least partly) in order to sculpt the jaw and ensure that there are no vessels or veins stabbed during the injection. Kathy did not use that and used a sharp needle instead to inject. Again, she performed the injection in less than two minutes without even showing me what she was doing or asking if I was getting the result that I wanted. It was only after the first syringe was done that I had to speak up and ask for a mirror so that I could explain the effect that I was looking for. I don't even know whether I was injected with the right product (Radiesse, which is calcium-based) versus with something like Juvederm that is water-based. Kathy did not show attention to detail and really just seemed to be interested in selling the very expensive service.
The most frustrating part of my entire experience occurred when I tried to bring this experience up to the owner and to the nurse. To clarify, Nicole, or Nikki, is the owner of the spa, but rents out the space to Kathy. Kathy is not her employee -- I would not have booked with Kathy knowing this since now Kathy has no accountability nor commitment to resolving this issue. But, regardless, I spoke with Nicole repeatedly and explained the concerns that I had throughout the process. Time and time again, Nicole made it an effort to shut down and respond combatively to every point and concern that I brought up about the injector and my experience. In fact, if you look at some of Nicole's responses to the other reviews below, she doesn't seem to take much personal responsibility for the bad experiences her guests have and just prefers to respond and make a counter-argument to everything people have brought up. The nurse, Kathy, was no better when I spoke with her. She made up a complete lie about how she told me how many syringes would be needed (which she never did) and how she treats all of her customers thoroughly. I completely disagreed with her and attempted to explain how there were instances during my procedure in which she was not thorough, careful, or detail-oriented -- but, again, Kathy stopped me mid-sentence several times and refused to hear anything I was telling her. At the end, when I asked for a resolution, Kathy unabashedly denied any sort of compromise and scurried off the phone to attend to a patient (or so she told me). Both she and the owner, Nicole, seemed to be quite lacking when it comes to both listening and to being empathic.
Overall, I am very disappointed in both the actual "science" and "art" behind my procedure, as well as the customer service (or lack thereof) that was displayed to me afterward. I would recommend staying clear of this business and perhaps going to somewhere where customers are treated more appropriately and where their concerns are heard if brought up. I was provided with no resolution nor accountability for the issues I faced. And, overall, go with someone who you can trust and shows concern in making sure you look good after the service -- not just someone who wants to sell you a service and profit off of you without any care for your expectations and final results. read more