Must-Try Beauty Treatments in Orlando: Evaluating the Worth of Botox, Fillers, and More in 2024!

Last Updated on April 21, 2024 by Ryan

As we dive into 2024, we will explore the allure of beauty treatments like Botox, fillers, and an array of other captivating treatments, all while critically assessing their worth. Orlando’s beauty scene is brimming with innovative businesses that go beyond traditional pampering, prioritizing not only immediate results but also your long-term health, happiness, and self-image. So, prepare to uncover the must-try beauty experiences that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, confident, and ready to shine in the vibrant atmosphere of the City Beautiful!

Botox

Botox is medically known as Botulinum Toxin Type A. Right about now, you may be wondering how people are okay with injecting themselves with a known toxin. Rest assured, when properly administered in small doses, Botox can be effective in treating fine lines and wrinkles.

Cost

Botox is measured in units. One unit is equivalent to a 0.01-millimeter syringe, so we are talking about very, very small doses here.

Most frequently, Botox is used on the face. Some popular areas include the forehead (typically requires 10-30 units), eyebrow lift (typically requires 2-5 units), crows feet (typically requires 5-15 units per side), frown lines (typically requires 10-25 units), nasalis lines (these are the lines around your nose when you smile; typically requires 5-10 units), chin (typically requires 2-6 units), and around the mouth (most knows as a lip flip or a smile lift, typically requires 3-6 units).

Each unit can typically cost between $10-$16 depending on your geographic area. As you can see, while the units themselves do not seem like much, depending on how much you get done, the cost can certainly add up.

Another reason the cost can add up is that Botox is not permanent. Botox typically activates in about 72 hours (3 days) and typically lasts about 3 months. Some people see its effects last 2 months, while others see it for up to 6 months.

On average, however, expect it to last 3 months. As the effect is temporary, you will need to visit your aesthetician once a quarter to get more Botox. Another thing to consider is the more Botox you use, you may build immunity to it and require even more Botox during your future appointments to continue seeing results. In some cases, your body can even build antibodies to fight the toxin, and Botox may not work out in the long run.

Side Effects

Aside from the cost implications of starting Botox, there are a few other things to keep in mind: Botox must be administered by a professional to minimize risks. Patients can experience allergic reactions to the toxin, including injection site pain, swelling, and numbness.

In more serious cases, Botox can lead to difficulty breathing or numbness in the wrong areas due to incorrect administration, which can lead to unexpected results. Using too much Botox can leave you looking frozen with the inability to move your facial muscles and overall causing an unnatural look. If you opt to start Botox, keep this good old saying in mind: less is more.

Fillers

Let’s throw it back to 2015 when a young Kylie Jenner finally admitted that her lips weren’t just overdrawn; they were treated with fillers. Ever since then, dermal fillers have become extremely popular (especially on lips), but what exactly does the procedure entail? What is even in this “filler”? Let’s get into it. 

So first things first: dermal fillers are not the same as Botox. Although both are injectable beauty treatments, Botox and fillers have completely different purposes. As we mentioned earlier, Botox freezes a muscle’s movement.

Dermal fillers, on the other hand, are used to “fill in” areas that you want to be plumper. Popular treatment areas include smile lines (to smoothen the deep lines), cheeks (to plump them up), jaws (to give them more definition), noses (fillers can give you the appearance of a straight nose), and of course lips (for pouty lips). 

Most fillers these days, like Juvaderm or Restylane products, are made of hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a substance that our body produces naturally, so while the application is unnatural (injections), the substance is not foreign to our bodies.

Hyaluronic acid is produced in our skin, connective tissues, and eyes to retain water to keep everything nice and hydrated. It lasts a different amount of time for everyone, as it’s all dependent on your rate of metabolism. Your body can break down hyaluronic acid in as long as 12 months or as quickly as 6 months. 

Cost and Side Effects

If you are looking to try fillers, remember that this treatment is not permanent, and it’s not cheap. Just like Botox, fillers have a lifespan. Once your body breaks it down, you will need to get the treatment again if you want to retain the appearance. There are lots of different types of fillers under the Juvederm and Restylane product lines, and your aesthetician can walk you through which product would be best for the area you’re looking to treat. Note that the average cost per syringe is $500-$800. Depending on the area you are looking to treat, you may need more than one syringe. 

This treatment is also administered as an injectable, so it’s important to keep in mind that you will likely see bruising or swelling upon application in areas with thinner skin, such as your lips. Infections are also possible, so if you start noticing a reaction, call your aesthetician immediately. Speaking from experience, one of our staff members did see a small bubble of filler appear on their lips. Their aesthetician was able to quickly remove it by using hyaluronidase, which immediately breaks down hyaluronic acid. 

The riskier part of getting fillers is getting them too frequently. Over time, fillers can move upwards on your face. If you think about it, there’s only so much skin that can be stretched, and if you keep plumping it, it’s likely to move. Fillers can gradually move upwards and lead to a look you are not going for. An extremely rare occurrence could also occur with fillers which can cause lumps under your skin or block blood vessels. 

Float8 Orlando

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Overview

Anxiety/stress has become the number one mental health problem in the United States. Consequently, an estimated one-third of the American population has an anxiety disorder. And as we all know, internal stress and anxiety can have an unfortunate way of compromising skincare. No matter your situation, Float8 can help! Both Float Therapy and Infrared Sauna can reduce stress.

How it works

Floating, or “Flotation Therapy,” is the best-known way to reduce stress without medications. Float Therapy is a deliberate reduction of the senses. When you float in a sensory deprivation pod for a specific amount of time that’s free from the distractions of light, sound, touch, and gravity, you lose your senses. As a result, the body and mind can fully rest and begin healing.

Why float?

First off, sauna and float members report the number one reason they choose to recover with Float8 is to reduce stress. The second reason they choose Float8 is for pain relief. They often describe floating as a “reset” button for their brains, leaving them feeling “renewed” and “relaxed” to the extreme. No matter what is causing your stress or depression, float therapy helps you get that spark back that you’ve been missing. During and after floating, people experience feelings of positivity, creativity, and relaxation. 

Float therapy also helps increase your immunity! By placing the body in a low sensory, relaxing environment, floating encourages the body to stop sending so much energy to unnecessary functions. Without the need to use so much energy, the body can focus on rejuvenation and healing. While in rejuvenation mode, floating helps lower our cortisol levels. Anything disrupting our body’s natural equilibrium causes cortisol release; this is why floatation therapy is so essential!

Benefits of floating:

• Improved physical and mental well-being
• Better sleep
• Reduced anxiety
• Pain reduction
• Increased happiness and clarity

The Salt Room® Orlando

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Overview

The Salt Room® Orlando doesn’t only provide Salt Therapy Sessions, but they have incorporated Salt Therapy into a variety of wellness services that you can enjoy while receiving the benefits of halotherapy. Some of these services include Salt and Massage Therapy. Each room is supplied with fresh air filtered by HEPA air filters that capture and remove up to 99.97 percent of all airborne particles along with activated carbon filters that further remove volatile organic compounds that can hurt health. The Salt Room® Orlando’s surface areas are, of course, covered with natural sea salt, which creates a sterilized and negative ion environment.

Why salt therapy?

For more than 20 years, dry salt aerosol (administered in specially-designed halo chambers) has been used to treat upper and lower respiratory conditions such as cold and flu, allergy, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, sinus infection, sinusitis, rhinitis, hay fever, and emphysema.

In 1843, the concept on which salt therapy is based was first published by a physician. The birth of the concept of speleotherapy (salt cave therapy) came after observing the remarkably low incidence of respiratory conditions in salt mine workers. Undoubtedly, these workers were regularly exposed to air saturated with saline dust.

The rooms at The Salt Room® Orlando bring the natural benefits of salt treatment to you and take them one step further by providing the ideal concentration of dry sodium chloride aerosol to treat your specific condition. Their rooms use the newest top-of-the-line halogenerators to crush pharmaceutical-grade salt grains into small particles the size of 1 to 10 micrometers. Particles bigger than 5 micrometers are caught in the nose and throat, while the smaller particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.

In terms of beauty, one of the key benefits of better breathing is increased blood flow to the whole body (including the skin), which can undoubtedly help produce a more “glowy” look. In addition, the physiological effects of better breathing on stress relief cannot be understated.

The facility

When you walk into The Salt Room® Orlando, you immediately feel that you’ve stepped into a spa. Gentle, soft music plays in the background, while coastal colors and ubiquitous salt lamps lend to a very relaxing atmosphere. They believe the most effective treatment involves your environment as well, so they’ve designed three unique high-tech treatment rooms to meet your needs. Also, their rooms use the newest top-of-the-line halogenerators to crush pharmaceutical-grade salt grains into small particles for inhalation.

Benefits of salt therapy

• Abatement of bronchial inflammation
• Removal of airborne pollen particles from airways
• Strengthening of the immune system that decreases allergic reactions to pollens
• Cleansing and sanitation of the airways
• Prevention and treatment of common cold and flu
• Improvement of dermatological disorders, such as acne, dermatitis, and psoriasis
• Reduction of snoring
• Better sleep

VitaLounge

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Overview

Looking to revitalize your skin the natural way? Or a natural and healthy way to supercharge your weight loss goals? Maybe you just want to instantly reverse a hangover. VitaLounge offers 25 uniquely customized IV blends that deliver a wide range of nutritional benefits and target specific health and immune deficiencies. That’s right – even if you want to boost your immune system before getting on a plane somewhere, VitaLounge is here to make a difference. Licensed registered nurses, nurse practitioners on-site, and supervising medical doctors administer these blends. Also, VitaLounge is proud to be voted Orlando’s #1 Spa by Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando 2020! 

Why IV therapy?

The vast majority of us are exposed to thousands of environmental toxins on a daily basis. Unfortunately, that coupled with busy lives and poor eating habits can leave us in a constant state of toxicity, malnutrition, and dehydration.

Even when trying to eat healthy, most foods available to us are nutrient-sparse and rob us of vital vitamins, and damaged digestive systems prevent us from properly absorbing the nutrients we do eat. All of this can cause stress and illness, which will further deplete our nutrient supply. Additionally, we never truly drink enough fluids, which is why dehydration is the #1 cause of aging and fatigue and a leading cause of disease. Remember, hydration is highly essential to good skincare. Unfortunately, even the healthiest bodies are only able to absorb about 50% of the vitamins and hydration taken orally through food, drink, and proper supplementation.

IV Therapy bypasses the gut, delivering essential nutrients and fluids directly into the bloodstream for quick and easy 100% absorption at high doses that would never be tolerated orally.

The VitaLounge Story

When VitaLounge was founded, its goal was to be the area’s premier intravenous wellness bar. They achieved this by offering customized IV vitamin blends, boosters, and shots that maximize health, prevent illness, and reverse disease. This all occurred from their relaxing, medically supervised IV lounges in Winter Park, Orlando, and Lake Mary (with new locations opening soon in Winter Garden and Lake Nona!).

Benefits of IV Therapy

• 100% absorption
• Aids in weight loss
• Allowed by all major athletic associations
• Boosts immune system
• Counteracts stress
• Detoxifies cells
• Fast, lasting results
• High doses not tolerated orally
• Improves athletic performance
• Instantly reverses dehydration, pain, & fatigue
• Lifts mood naturally
• Medically-supervised facility
• Most take only 30-45 min
• No preservatives or additives
• No side effects or downtime
• Painless
• Prevents & reverses disease
• Restores optimal vitamin levels
• Revitalizes skin, hair, & nails
• Safe for all ages

Orlando Beauty Treatments: Which Will You Try First?

Discovering next-level beauty treatments in Orlando goes beyond traditional self-care practices like facials or mani-pedis. These unique businesses not only offer innovative treatments but also prioritize the long-term well-being, contentment, and self-image of their customers. However, when considering options like Botox and fillers for a more youthful and vibrant appearance, it’s essential to weigh the associated risks. If you are located outside of Orlando, you may want to explore similar options for botox and fillers in different locations across the United States.