Between nail salon appointments, hair appointments and facials, who has time to schedule Botox appointments ”“ never mind show up at a medical office? Enter The Skin Clique, a Charleston-based company offering medical-grade cosmetic treatments from board-certified advanced providers in the comfort and privacy of your own home or office. That means that physicians assistants, nurse practitioners and medical doctors will visit your home nationwide ”“ needles and neurotoxins in hand ”“ to slough and buff you and tox away your crow”™s feet, frown lines and forehead furrows. Some of these concierge specialists can also inject fillers to make you look at least 10 years younger. You visit New York City on a business trip and, between meetings, you can start turning back the clock in your guest room. Or just do it from your home or office in Westchester County, where The Skin Clique is rapidly ramping up. (It”™s not yet available in Connecticut.)
The Skin Clique has a goal: To be the “gold standard” of the aesthetic concierge cosmetic medicine profession ”“ and it”™s off to a great start. I had a treatment here in my Boston-area home, and it was a thrill from the get-go. Its two founders ”“ Claire O”™Bryan, a nurse practitioner, and Sarah Allen, M.D., an internist, said: “We want to be safer than a doctor”™s office. We work hard to offer that to our patients. Everything is purchased from a medical supplier and approved vendors. You would be amazed how many counterfeits are on the market. You can”™t order product from unapproved providers. Our goal is for you to have an exceptional experience whether in Boston or South Carolina.”
Kari Thompson, a Massachusetts board-certified injector, came with a huge bag filled with surgical gloves, syringes, plenty of Xeomin (she prefers it to Botox, as she believes it offers a softer result), and a wealth of other medical items to make this service beyond the best. First, I had a chemical peel with Obagi ZO skincare, which gave my face a glow. That only took about five minutes.
Then we got to the injections. First, Thompson marked up my face with a white wax pencil, and then injected it with 60 units of Xeomin, saying I would see results in about three days, full results in about two weeks. The benefits of this tony treatment last about three months. Men also comprise part of The Skin Clique”™s practice, as it affords them privacy and convenience while saving time.
“You have to be an advanced practice provider to be an injector,” Thompson added. “The way The Skin Clique trains you is phenomenal. They are hyper-focused on education.”
I have to tell you what happened to me two days later. I was shopping in a warehouse club and made contact with a man who looked at me and said, “You should be a model.” In the next five minutes, I bumped into someone I know and she greeted me with, “Hello, beautiful.” In the next 30 seconds, another woman walked by me, took one look at my face, and said, “You have beautiful skin.” I”™ll see the full results in two weeks, but already I can see minor improvements. Said Thompson: “It”™s incredible the confidence that comes with these procedures. It never ceases to amaze us. It brings us joy.”
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