Dr. Guljeet Sohal is the owner of Balle Bliss, a med spa based in her hometown of Cypress, Texas, that welcomes both men and women to enjoy a variety of treatments. Here she talks about why people of both genders should be made to feel comfortable about making the most of their appearance.
Men can enjoy the same treatments as women in a med spa. We have a lot of men who come in for BOTOX injections, for example, especially to get rid of the appearance of frown lines on their foreheads. We also have a lot of men who come in for dermal fillers, particularly their nasolabial folds.
Those are probably the two most popular things men have done at Balle Bliss med spa. However another popular treatment, which is becoming even more commonplace among men, is laser hair removal. Women have hair removal carried out usually on the face, legs, underarms and arms. It goes without saying that for men, the most popular area on the body is the back.
Reversing Sun Damage
We also men who come in with sun damage and have a FotoFacial or chemical peels. Both have the same goal in mind: to make the skin look younger and rejuvenated. A FotoFacial is a form of IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light treatment, that seeks to reverse sun damage using a special laser. Chemical peels rejuvenate skin by sloughing off dead skin cells to remove younger, fresher skin underneath.
At Balle Bliss, our motto is that if anything is bothering you, come in to our med spa and we can help. That applies to old people as well as younger ones, and men as well as women. In fact, we do have a significant number of male clients, our ratio is 10% men, 90% women.
Looking Good
Most of the men who come to Balle Bliss Med Spa are businessmen. They are usually in the business of selling something, so they have to look good. We have a lot of real estate agents and brokers come to our spa, people who are in sales who need to make a good impression. For professional as well as personal reasons, they need to look attractive, healthy and hopefully young.
What I hear from a lot of our male customers is that if they don’t look good, they lose their sales to a younger men. We try to help them as much as possible to make the most of what they have, in an atmosphere that is as comfortable and accommodating as possible.
Don’t Be Shy
Men should not be shy. They should come in and let us know what is bothering them, as we can help. We have no problem having men at our spa. Our manager is a man, and he does all he can to make both our male and female clients feel as comfortable and at ease as possible.
Often, however, the men who come to us are a tiny bit embarrassed. We have a lot make appointments and then they don’t show up. Some will come in for the consultation but they are not ready to have a procedure done because they think it’s only for women.
But once they do get it done they love it. And they come back again and again.
The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your healthcare provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate healthcare provider.
