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Preparing for your appointment

A little preparation makes every treatment more comfortable and more effective — and, if you are visiting Maui, it makes the timing work.

This page is educational. Your own instructions are reviewed with you in person and always take precedence. Recovery guidance lives in our aftercare guide, and unfamiliar words are defined in the medical glossary.

Every appointment

The basics.

  • Arrive with clean skin where possible — we can remove makeup for you if needed.
  • Bring a list of medications, supplements, and any recent treatments or procedures.
  • Tell us about pregnancy, breastfeeding, or any change in medical history.
  • Plan for a little extra time at your first visit: consultation, photos, and paperwork.
  • Avoid alcohol the night before injectables to reduce bruising.
  • Eat and hydrate beforehand, especially for IV nutrient therapy and injections.
  • If you are visiting Maui, tell us your travel dates so we can plan timing around your trip.

Facial Treatments

On a Maui vacationExcellent during vacation. No downtime — perfect before dinner, a wedding, or family photos.

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Before your visit
  • Pause retinoids, strong acids, and at-home exfoliants for 3–5 days.
  • Reschedule if you have an active cold sore, sunburn, or open irritation.
  • Arrive with clean skin if convenient — we'll cleanse thoroughly either way.
  • Bring your current products or a list so we can align home care.
  • Let us know about any recent injectables so we can time treatments well.

Botox & Dysport Wrinkle Treatments

On a Maui vacationBest scheduled before arriving in Maui when preparing for an event — results take up to two weeks to settle.

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Before your visit
  • Avoid alcohol for 24 hours to reduce bruising.
  • If medically able, pause fish oil, NSAIDs, and other blood-thinning supplements for a few days.
  • Come with a clean face and no heavy makeup if possible.
  • Share your full medical history, including pregnancy, breastfeeding, and neuromuscular conditions.
  • Plan treatment at least two weeks before a major event.

Microneedling

On a Maui vacationGenerally better after returning home — skin needs several days out of direct sun and ocean water.

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Before your visit
  • Stop retinoids and exfoliating acids for 5–7 days.
  • Arrive without makeup for numbing.
  • Avoid sun exposure and reschedule if you're sunburned.
  • Plan around events — allow at least two weeks of healing.
  • Tell us about any history of cold sores so we can pre-treat.

Medical Weight Loss

On a Maui vacationBetter started at home — this is an ongoing medically supervised program with regular follow-up.

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Before your visit
  • Bring recent labs and a current medication list if you have them.
  • Note your weight history and anything you've tried before.
  • Come with questions — this is a two-way conversation.
  • Plan for about an hour for your initial consultation.
  • Let us know about any GI conditions or a history of pancreatitis.

IV Therapy

On a Maui vacationExcellent after travel and after outdoor adventures — and before returning to activities.

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Before your visit
  • Eat a normal meal beforehand — don't come fasting.
  • Drink water in the hours before your appointment to make placement easier.
  • Wear a top with sleeves that move easily above the elbow.
  • Bring your medication and supplement list.
  • Tell us about kidney or heart conditions and any prior reactions to IV vitamins.

Wellness Injections

On a Maui vacationExcellent during vacation. A few minutes, no downtime, and no change to your plans.

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Before your visit
  • Bring your current supplement and medication list.
  • Bring recent labs if you have them — especially B12 or vitamin D levels.
  • Let us know your goals: energy, focus, recovery, immune or skin support.
  • Wear clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm or hip.
  • Eat and hydrate normally beforehand.

Medical-Grade Skincare

On a Maui vacationExcellent any time — a routine you take home, chosen for Maui sun.

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Before your visit
  • Bring your current products or photograph the labels.
  • Note anything that has irritated your skin before.
  • Be honest about how many steps you'll actually do each day.

Spray Tan

On a Maui vacationExcellent during vacation. Best 1–2 days before an event, with no sun needed.

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Before your visit
  • Exfoliate and shave 24 hours beforehand.
  • Arrive with clean skin, no lotion, deodorant, or makeup.
  • Bring loose, dark clothing to change into.
People also ask

Before your first visit.

What a first appointment involves, how to choose a treatment, and what to avoid in the days before an event.

Should I schedule before I arrive or after I return home?

Book same-day treatments here and save recovery treatments for home. HydraFacial, IV nutrient therapy, wellness injections and spray tan are ideal during your stay; microneedling and medical weight loss are usually better started at home, where you can stay out of sun and ocean water or keep regular follow-up.

Dysport sits in the middle. It needs about two weeks to fully settle, so treat it before you travel if you have a Maui event, or early in a longer stay.

What should I avoid immediately before an event?

Avoid anything new, aggressive or unfamiliar in the final two weeks. That means no first-time injectables, no resurfacing or microneedling, no strong new actives such as retinoids or acids, and no waxing on the same day as a facial.

In the last 24 to 48 hours, skip alcohol and high-sodium meals so you are not puffy in photographs, keep sun exposure moderate, and stay hydrated. Familiar treatments you have had before — a HydraFacial, an IV — are the safe choices this close in.

What happens during my first appointment?

Your first visit is a consultation before it is a treatment. We review your health history, medications and past treatments, look at your skin in natural light, talk through what is bothering you, and agree on a plan and a starting price before anything is booked.

If a treatment is appropriate the same day, we can often do it in that visit. If it is not — because of timing, medication, pregnancy or simply because something else would serve you better — we will say so. Allow a little extra time for paperwork and photos at a first appointment.

Next step

Questions about timing? We will help you plan.

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How this connects

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