Erase, Hydrate, Rebuild: The September Med Spa Specials I’d Actually Book
September in El Paso is when everyone quietly hits reset. Kids back in school. Pool about to slow down. Sun still cooking us between ten and five. Skin has taken a beating over the summer, and September is the moment to answer it.
So my team built this month’s board around exactly that. Cleanup, hydration, rebuilding.
Three things on the board. A laser that clears an old tattoo cleanly. An injectable that transforms cheek skin quality. And a device I have used more on facial skin than any topical I have ever recommended.
Let me walk you through all three the way I would if you were sitting across from me.
Renew. Tattoo Removal, 20% Off Per Session.
The laser we use is the PicoSure, by Cynosure. That is worth saying first because patients ask.
Picosecond means the pulse lasts a trillionth of a second. Pulses that fast produce a photomechanical pressure wave that shatters the ink particle with beautifully controlled precision. Beautifully controlled heat in the surrounding skin. Wide coverage across ink colors, including the blues and greens patients most want cleared.
That is the platform I want on a patient’s tattoo. Cynosure built it well.
Now the tattoo itself. A tattoo lives in the dermis, the deeper layer of your skin, and stays for life because ink particles are too big for your immune system to move. The PicoSure shatters those particles into fragments small enough for the macrophages (cleanup cells) to finally haul out through your lymphatic system. That happens between visits, so the tattoo keeps fading in the weeks between sessions.
Pricing works per session because it lets us tailor everything: settings for each ink color, cadence for how your skin is responding, and a course sized to the specific tattoo. Six to twelve sessions is a realistic range, six to eight weeks apart, giving your immune system time to finish clearing between visits.
Pricing, straight from me: “It depends on the size of the tattoo and how many sessions you need.” Every tattoo is priced to fit its size and complexity. The September promo takes 20% off whichever per-session price applies to your specific tattoo. Single sessions qualify. Small piece, one treatment, still 20% off.
If the tattoo matters enough to remove properly, plan on a several-month commitment and enjoy the fade between visits.
One more clinical note. Skin tone matters. In darker skin the settings, cadence, and candidate selection are all customized so the treatment works safely with your specific pigment. That is a real conversation about who is a candidate, and we love having it.
Restore. Skinvive, $550 Per Session.
Skinvive is the one I love talking through in a consultation, because it is genuinely new territory.
The September price in plain terms: “It’s one syringe.” $550. One session. One syringe of Skinvive covers both cheeks. That is the whole treatment.
Here is what it is. Skinvive is a modified hyaluronic acid product from Allergan, same manufacturer as the Juvederm family. It is engineered as microdroplets designed to distribute across the mid-cheek and hydrate the skin itself from within. FDA-cleared specifically for cheek smoothness in adults.
The practical effect? Glow. A softening of fine surface texture. Everyone tells you your skin looks like you have slept for a week.
Skinvive is a hydration and skin quality tool. It is ideal for cheek skin that reads dull or dehydrated after a hot El Paso summer, delivering a hydrated, luminous look across the whole mid-cheek.
Most patients come back three to six months later for a maintenance visit as the product integrates and turns over. Skinvive layers beautifully with Morpheus8, sunscreen, and a good retinoid. All of them work together.
Revive. Morpheus Face and Neck, $1,000 Per Session.
Morpheus8 has been in my practice for years. I have mostly written about it on the body, tightening flanks and abdomens and knees after liposuction. The face and neck protocol is the same device pointed at a much more delicate area, and it is one of the treatments I have the most personal experience with because I have had it done on my own face.
Straight from me on the September price: “one session.” $1,000. Single sessions qualify at the promo price. A full course typically runs two to three sessions, and if you book the course you pay per session and stack them.
Mechanically, Morpheus8 combines two things each used on their own for decades. Fine, insulated microneedles just under the skin surface. Radiofrequency energy sent through those needles to deposit precise heat at a specific dermal depth. Needling alone starts a wound-healing cascade. The radiofrequency on top of that heats the collagen scaffold enough to remodel it. All non-surgical, leaving the skin surface intact.
Over the following weeks and months your body lays down new, better-organized collagen and elastin. The result is a modest tightening and a real improvement in skin quality, texture, and pore appearance.
The face and neck protocol treats the jawline, mid-cheek, and platysma-heavy neck. Which is exactly the zone where crepiness and mild laxity show up first in the mid-30s and start dominating the mirror in the 40s.
Morpheus is a dermal remodeling device that works on the skin envelope and the collagen underneath, and it is one of the most versatile tools we have for keeping the face and neck looking rested through your 30s, 40s, and beyond.
Downtime is minimal. Topical anesthetic first, redness and mild swelling for two to three days, that is the extent of the visible recovery. Two to three sessions spaced four to six weeks apart is the typical course. Results keep improving for two to three months after the last session as new collagen matures. Once you land where you want to be, one maintenance session a year holds it.
A Clean Comparison
| Renew |
PicoSure by Cynosure laser tattoo removal, per-session pricing (size-dependent) |
20% off per session, single sessions qualify |
Clearing an old tattoo cleanly, one wavelength at a time |
| Restore |
Skinvive (Allergan HA microdroplet hydration booster) |
$550 for one syringe, one session |
Hydrated, luminous cheek skin across the mid-cheek |
| Revive |
Morpheus8 Face and Neck, RF microneedling |
$1,000 per single session |
Firmer, smoother facial skin with better texture and pore quality |
Where to Come, East or West
The Med Spa at Southwest Plastic Surgery runs out of two El Paso locations. All three September specials are valid at both.
Eastside: 1387 George Dieter Drive, Building C, El Paso, Texas 79936.
Westside: 5925 Silver Springs Drive, Suite C, El Paso, Texas 79912.
Same team, same protocols, same device inventory on both sides of town. Pick whichever side fits your week. The Med Spa page has the full menu, and the laser treatment page has more on the PicoSure platform.
A Note on Who Is Doing the Work
Whose name is on the door actually matters here. Mine. Mayo Clinic plastic surgery fellowship. Double board-certified. Clinical Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Castle Connolly Top Doctor for thirteen years running. The Med Spa operates on protocols I have written and staff I have trained.
Why say that out loud? Because a laser aimed at somebody’s pigment, a syringe going into a face, and an RF device driving needles into the dermis all deserve a highly trained operator. Who is holding the handpiece is the whole thing.
Ready to Talk?
Call our Med Spa at (915) 590-7907 to book any of the September specials at the Eastside (1387 George Dieter Building C) or Westside (5925 Silver Springs Suite C) office, or text 1-866-814-0038. For surgical or combined consults, call my main office at (915) 590-7900 or book online at agulloplasticsurgery.com/appointments. Follow me at @RealDrWorldWide on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, @Agullo on X, or @AgulloPlasticSurgery on Facebook. #StayBeautiful
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