You Can Now Get Filler and Injections from Your Living Room Couch
Celebrities have long had access to aesthetic treatments performed at home by licensed professionals, sparing them commutes to and from the doctor's office (and the eyes of paparazzi and Deux Moi). Because there's nothing quite as humbling as waiting for an Uber on a busy New York City street while your face is red and swollen.
In Beverly Hills, Ehsan Ali, a celebrity-beloved Concierge Doctor, has been offering at-home MedSpa and anti-aging treatments like neuromodulators, vampire facials, and vitamin IV drips alongside urgent and primary care offerings via a team of concierge physicians since 2014. "My clients love having the option that I will come to them," says Ali, noting that injections like Xeomin and Botox, filler, microneedling, chemical peels, and NAD treatments are among his most popular treatments. House calls with the doctor start at $600.
Double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Ben Talei and certified nurse practitioner and cosmetic injector Jennifer Hollander of the Beverly Hills Center for Plastic Surgery also offer discreet home visits for their celebrity patients. But in recent years, the desire for beauty house calls has expanded beyond the A-list and their medical team. Concurrent with the rise of concierge medicine and treatments like at-home manicures and hairstyling, this expanded notion of at-home aesthetics heralds in a new era in cosmetic dermatology trends.
Holistic plastic surgeon Shirley Madhere of New York attributes the rise in concierge beauty to increased expectations for privacy stemming from social distancing. "Whether via social club memberships or concierge physicians, the requests for more exclusive and customized appointments and services have noticeably increased," she confirms. This led her to establish Jet Set Beauty Rx in late 2021, a mobile aesthetic unit servicing the New York City area. Their most popular offerings are hyaluronic filler, neuromodulators like Xeomin, and Vitaglow Multi-Vitamin Facial Therapy.
Plastic surgeon Peter Andrade, cofounder of Beautique Concierge, also saw the desire for the "VIP experience of at-home treatments" surge during and after the pandemic. "People generally are looking for more convenience in their lives, especially in areas like NYC, where just about everything can be called to your doorstep," he says. "These concierge services offer you the luxury of time back in your day: no more commute to the doctor's office and the ability to jump right into the next task on your to-do list." Their current offerings include IVs, wrinkle reducers, and fillers, with future plans for cellulite- and fat-targeting treatments.
Certified physician assistant Jasmine Khachatrian offers one of the industry's newest combined technologies out-of-office: the facial muscle toning and tightening treatment, triLift. The device uses dynamic muscle stimulation (DMSt) to provide lift to the face's muscles and is ideal for immediate lift before events. Other settings include ultra-buzzy radiofrequency with or without microneedling technology—all able to be performed on your living room couch.
"I first started to notice the demand for at-home beauty treatments in 2016, but it has continued to grow since then," naturopathic doctor Nadia Musavvir says. She works alongside doctor of medicine Shan Siddiqi at Integrative Aesthetics and Performance to offer in-home beauty treatments like microneedling with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), DNA testing, and customized IV vitamin drips in the Miami area. "I perform DNA testing to assess the genes that influence skin aging, micronutrient testing to identify any deficiencies, and biological age testing to identify how rapidly the body is aging," she explains. The results determine the components of the custom IV, whether glutathione, vitamin C, or NAD.
Bear in mind that at-home services typically come at an additional cost to account for travel time and the cost of gas. "Additional fees vary based on the type of procedure, number of procedures, and the distance we are traveling from New York City," explains Madhere, who visits patients in the Hamptons, Westchester, Hudson Valley, and beyond. "The fee accounts for the travel time and the added privacy of having services performed in-home or in the mobile unit." For Musavvir, that starts at $100, but members of their on-demand concierge membership receive discounts.
Depending on where you are located, there are additional licenses, certifications, and requirements that must be adhered to per state. "Jet Set Beauty Rx required a number of licenses and certifications prior to the launch of our [mobile] services, in addition to the licenses and qualifications I already obtained personally as a plastic surgeon," Madhere explains. In certain states, it is necessary that an M.D. is present; in others, a nurse practitioner, physician associate, or naturopathic doctor suffices.
Though the convenience of having injections done in your home can't be matched, be sure you're comfortable with the credentials and experience of your injector and that you know what to do should you need to schedule a follow-up visit for any questions, side effects, or concerns.
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