Seventeen questions that come up most often. If your question is not here, we will gladly answer it directly.
The honest answer is "consult required" — but most adults in reasonable health are. We screen carefully for autoimmune conditions, certain medications, recent fillers from other providers, and pregnancy or lactation status. The consult takes about 40 minutes and is complimentary.
You are exactly the patient we love seeing. New patients get a longer first appointment, photographs, and a written plan you take home. We do not begin any treatment on a first visit unless you ask and we agree it is a good fit.
Just a clean face, your current skincare routine in a phone note, and a list of any medications. We will photograph in standardized lighting; please skip the heavy concealer.
Our menu sits in the middle of the Asheville market — not the cheapest, not the most expensive. Per-unit Botox starts at $13. HydraFacials at $240. Memberships save 10% on injectables and bundle two facials per year.
Yes — CareCredit and Cherry, both with 0% promotional periods. We can run a soft credit check at the studio with no commitment.
$75 if cancelled within 24 hours. We hold long appointment windows that we cannot easily refill, so we ask for the courtesy. Emergencies are always waived — call us.
No. Our practice is built on under-treating first. We dose conservatively, photograph everything, and ask you to return at day 14 before adjusting. The goal is that no one can name what you have had done.
Botox: softening begins around day 4, peaks at day 14. Fillers: immediate volumetric change, with final settling over 2 – 4 weeks. Microneedling: a fresh-looking glow within a week; collagen-building results over 3 months.
Yes. We use only hyaluronic-acid fillers, which can be dissolved with hyaluronidase. We will reverse our own work without judgment, and we are also one of the few practices in the region that will dissolve work from other providers.
Monthly is ideal; quarterly is good. We see real, durable changes when patients pair monthly HydraFacials with a thoughtful at-home routine.
Six, spaced six weeks apart, is the standard course. Most patients see visible texture changes after three; the durable collagen builds over the full series.
Yes. Our diode laser is FDA-cleared for all Fitzpatrick types I – VI. We always perform a small test patch on a first visit.
41 Biltmore Avenue, Suite 200 — the second floor of the Battery Park building above Trade & Lore Coffee. Buzz Ste 200 and we will let you up.
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment. We hold a few extended Saturdays each month for patients driving from out of town.
Dr. Mara Holloway sees every patient for every appointment. We do not rotate providers. That continuity is part of why our results stay subtle and consistent.
Stay upright, no hard workouts, no lying flat for four hours. Skip alcohol that evening. You can wear makeup, eat normally, and drive immediately after.
Hydrate aggressively, wear a mineral SPF 30+ daily, and avoid active ingredients (retinol, AHAs, vitamin C) for the first week. Peeling itself usually starts at day 3 and resolves by day 7.