When it comes to getting “Botox,” Botox might not be the best fit for you—wait, what? Botox has become so synonymous with neuromodulator injections that we often use it to refer to a wide variety of injectables that do very similar things. It’s kind of...
Lip fillers have long been one of the most popular types of dermal fillers, and at RefinedMD we offer all of the best, safest, and most effective HA and non-HA fillers for lips (and more!). Many people, men and women alike, love the look of...
Sun damage: everyone gets it. Unless your parents were methodical about slathering every exposed inch of your skin with sunscreen from the moment you were born and you continued this vigilance uninterrupted your entire life, you have sun damage. At RefinedMD, we are committed to...
You might remember microneedling being a go-to treatment in the 1990s. That’s when it became a household name, but microneedling as we know it today was actually discovered/invented at the turn of the last century. It has been a staple at RefinedMD for years and...
When you think about lip fillers, you likely think of fuller, plumper lips—and that’s definitely a reason many clients come to RefinedMD for their lip augmentation. However, there are many benefits to lip fillers, especially those comprised of hyaluronic acid (HA) like the products in...
Our skin is an organ—the biggest one we have. And as an external organ, it faces a lot of stressors including environmental (and especially UV damage!). There are over 3,000 unique skin conditions, and at RefinedMD we treat a lot of them. However, there is...
California’s indoor mask mandate has come to an end, and as many people venture into an era of seeing people’s whole face for the first time in months you might realize that, well, people are seeing your face, too. It’s no wonder the demand for...
In the grand scheme of things, most treatments are relatively new—except for microneedling. The science behind this favored treatment dates back to the turn of the last century. Of course, many innovations have been made to how we microneedle since then, but the basic foundation...
Why go into the clinic for a treatment when you can DIY at home? There are many reasons to avoid at-home treatments, but unfortunately, TikTok trends have encouraged unsuspecting users to microneedle at home—sometimes with dire consequences. This has led Health Canada to issue a...
Did you know that you can “layer” in-office treatments similar to how you layer your medical-grade products? At RefinedMD, we’ve long told clients that combining treatments is usually better than sticking with just one treatment. Another term for this is layering, and everyone else is...