Desert Health and Wellness

There’s more to weight loss than just starting the medication. 🖤

How you’re fueling your body, how you’re moving, your mindset, and finding an approach you can actually keep up with all matter.

That’s where we come in. We’re here to help you figure out what makes sense for you and make the process feel a little less overwhelming.

Rock, paper, scissors, shoot…

Yeah, we’re picking DHW every single time.

Your turn. What are you picking? ✨

👻 October Specials
10/1-1/30

💉 Tox Specials
$9/unit Tox
$3.75/unit Dysport

💉Tox-Booster
Combining VI peel with Tox
$135 (normally $199)

At 30 days versus baseline:
• Wrinkle severity improved about 60%
• Pigment uniformity improved about 59%
• Skin tone improved about 70%
• 96% said they would do it again
• 100% said their skin looked better

🎃 Pumpkin Peel Facial

• Softer, smoother texture as surface buildup sheds and pores look less congested
• A brighter, more even tone once dull cells are cleared; vitamin C in the pulp supports that brightening
• Better product absorption afterward, which is why it pairs well with a hydrating or antioxidant mask
• Mild help with oil and breakouts from zinc plus pore clearing, useful for congestion more than inflammatory acne
• A softer look to fine lines from surface smoothing, not from muscle relaxation or deep collagen change
• Antioxidant support from carotenoids and vitamin C against everyday oxidative stress
• Usually comfortable, with little to no peeling and a same-day return to makeup — a good entry peel for sensitive, dry, or first-time clients

👄 Lip filler
$385/syringe (normally $550)
(October 19-30th ONLY)

Xtressé Hair Growth Gummies are a biotin-free, sugar-free strawberry gummy sold as a daily hair nutraceutical. The brand positions them as dermatologist-developed and aimed at follicle support rather than high-dose biotin.

What’s in it?

✨NAD+ — cellular energy / aging-follicle marketing
✨Pumpkin seed extract — antioxidants; often framed as ✨DHT / inflammation support
✨Taurine — follicle-protection claim
✨Saw palmetto — classic botanical used for androgen-related thinning
✨Ashwagandha — stress/adaptogen
✨Horsetail — silica / strand strength
✨Turmeric — antioxidant
✨Pea sprout extract (AnaGain Nu) — growth-cycle support claim

✅Micronutrients reported on some labels: vitamins A, C, D, E, B3, B6, folate, magnesium, zinc. Vegetarian. Free of biotin, sugar, gluten, soy, shellfish, added hormones, and collagen.

🚫Most drugstore hair gummies are biotin-heavy. True biotin deficiency is uncommon. High-dose biotin can falsely throw off thyroid and cardiac labs. A biotin-free gummy is useful for patients who get those labs often.

🛍️ Purchase in office or online using link in bio 🔗

Facial balancing isn’t about changing your face. It’s about looking at how everything works together.

Support in the cheeks, chin, lips, or jawline can help create better proportion, structure, and balance without making you look “done.”

The goal? Subtle changes, placed intentionally, so you still look like you… just a little more balanced. 🖤

✨ Spotting or unscheduled bleeding after starting HRT is very common, especially in the first 3–6 months. It often settles as the endometrium adapts and does not usually mean something serious, but the expected pattern and when to investigate depend on the regimen and how long you’ve been on it.

What’s expected by regimen

🔹Sequential (cyclical) HRT: A monthly withdrawal bleed toward the end of the progestogen phase is normal. Extra spotting or irregular bleeding outside that window is unscheduled.
🔹Continuous combined HRT (daily estrogen + progestogen, typical after 12 months of amenorrhea): The goal is amenorrhea. Light spotting or irregular bleeding is common while the lining stabilizes and frequently improves by 3–6 months. After that, bleeding is unscheduled. 

Unscheduled bleeding occurs in roughly 40% of users early on. It is more common if HRT is started in perimenopause (when residual follicular activity is still present) or after an estrogen dose increase. 

Why it happens?

Estrogen stimulates the endometrium; progestogen keeps it thin and stable. When HRT is started or the dose/route is changed, receptors “wake up” and the lining can shed irregularly until it down-regulates. Inadequate progestogen relative to the estrogen dose, missed doses, poor patch/gel absorption, or concurrent medications can worsen it.

Most early bleeding is the lining settling, not cancer. The risk of endometrial cancer on appropriately opposed HRT at standard doses is low, but persistent or late-onset bleeding still needs a systematic check so treatable causes (polyps, hyperplasia, inadequate opposition) are not missed. A clinician familiar with the exact products, doses, and the patient’s menopausal stage can usually sort this out with a targeted history and, when needed, imaging.

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