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October 11, 2026
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October 11, 2026 · Team Why the goal with Botox is that nobody can tell. How we keep results natural at MODE. Torey Varner, RN, on why the goal with Botox is that nobody can tell: a dose set per muscle, placement planned across the whole face, the two week check, and a rhythm that keeps the result even. Shared by Torey Varner, RN Read more → 
October 11, 2026 · Team First time getting Botox? What to expect at your appointment at MODE. Torey Varner, RN, walks through a first Botox visit: the health history, the movement assessment, how your dose is decided, the injections themselves, and the two week follow up. Shared by Torey Varner, RN Read more → 
September 29, 2026 · Treatment notes What regenerative actually means for skin, and why the change is gradual. Regenerative is a word used often in aesthetics. Here it means supporting the skin so it can rebuild its own collagen: BBL HEROic, Moxi, SkinPen microneedling, Lilium Pure Advanced Biologics, and ZO Skin Health, planned for gradual change rather than a quick fix. Read more → 
September 23, 2026 · Treatment notes Where does jawline filler go? Why we support the chin and pre-jowl rather than add volume. Jawline filler at MODE rarely goes along the jaw itself. A small amount of hyaluronic acid filler supports the chin and the pre-jowl area, planned with the cheeks and mid face, so the line reads as yours rather than as volume. Read more → 
September 21, 2026 · Treatment notes What happens after full correction? Why filler maintenance is not the same treatment again. Marisa Dulin, MSN, FNP-C, on what changes once filler reaches full correction: a review instead of the same syringes again, and Sculptra, hyperdiluted Radiesse, and Lilium Pure Advanced Biologics to support collagen. Read more → 
September 16, 2026 · Team Facial balancing with filler: how we plan five areas as one face. Torey Varner, RN, shares a facial balancing case from Instagram: temples, midface, lips, jawline, and chin planned together, and why the syringe count is smaller than most people guess. Shared by Torey Varner, RN Read more → 
September 11, 2026 · Treatment notes Great skin is rarely treatments alone. Why hormones, sleep, and stress are part of how we plan. Surface treatments matter. Estrogen decline changes skin collagen and healing, and hormones, sleep, and stress are part of how MODE in Scottsdale plans a result. Read more → 
September 5, 2026 · Treatment notes Why we place a small amount of filler in the mid face before we treat the folds. Marisa Dulin, MSN, FNP-C, on why a small amount of hyaluronic acid filler goes into the mid face before the folds, and why a touch in the lips keeps the face in balance. Read more → 
August 28, 2026 · Team Earlobes age too. What earlobe filler does, and how we plan it. Earlobes thin, crease, and stretch with age and years of earrings. Torey Varner, RN, explains how hyaluronic acid earlobe filler is planned and placed at MODE in Scottsdale. Shared by Torey Varner, RN Read more → 
August 27, 2026 · Team Why Botox for men is planned differently than for women. Muscle strength, brow position, and the expression you want to keep shape a Botox plan more than gender alone. Torey Varner, RN, shows the map she draws for men and for women. Shared by Torey Varner, RN Read more → 
July 3, 2026 · Team Welcoming Kirstyn Prater, DNP. Our newest team member brings a critical-care foundation and doctorate-level training to functional medicine, hormone optimization, and longevity at MODE. Read more → 
July 3, 2026 · A note of thanks Two years, because of you. MODE turns two this July. A thank-you to our community, and five anniversary pairings running all month long. Read more → Longer reads live in the Journal. Questions for our Scottsdale med spa: hello@modescottsdale.com.
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