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Editorial

The Journal

Considered writing from MODE’s team on skin health, regenerative aesthetics, biostimulator science, and the practice of intentional treatment.

Updated
2026-04-19
Applies to
All MODE patients
Governing law
Arizona
Latest from the Journal
Cover of an Instagram note from MODE Aesthetics and Wellness in Scottsdale titled What regenerative actually means for skin and structure: a black and white close up of lips beneath the title and the MODE monogram. September 2026 · Treatment notes What regenerative actually means for skin, and why the change is gradual. MODE Aesthetics and Wellness on what regenerative means in aesthetics: supporting the skin's own collagen with BBL HEROic, Moxi, SkinPen microneedling, Lilium Pure Advanced Biologics, and ZO Skin Health, for gradual change rather than a quick fix. Scottsdale, AZ. Read the article → Before and after dermal filler in the chin, pre-jowl area, mid face, and cheeks at MODE in Scottsdale: the same patient in three quarter view before treatment on the left, and after a small amount of hyaluronic acid filler placed for structure rather than volume on the right. Individual results vary. September 2026 · Treatment notes Where does jawline filler go? Why we support the chin and pre-jowl rather than add volume. Where hyaluronic acid filler goes when the goal is a defined jawline: a small amount of support in the chin and pre-jowl area, planned around the whole face rather than added as volume, at MODE Aesthetics and Wellness in Scottsdale. Read the article → Marisa Dulin, MSN, FNP-C, co-owner and lead injector at MODE in Scottsdale, smiling in a black blazer on the cover of her Instagram note titled What happens after full correction? A long term approach to facial rejuvenation. September 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 small amount a year to maintain structure, and Sculptra, hyperdiluted Radiesse, and Lilium Pure Advanced Biologics to support collagen. MODE Aesthetics and Wellness, Scottsdale. Read the article → Before and after facial balancing filler at MODE in Scottsdale, placed by Torey Varner, RN. September 2026 · Team Facial balancing with filler: how we plan five areas as one face. Torey Varner, RN, on facial balancing at MODE in Scottsdale: why temples, cheeks, lips, jawline, and chin are planned as one face, how many syringes a plan takes, and how it stays subtle. Read the article → Supporting long term skin health beyond surface treatments: a brand graphic from MODE Aesthetics and Wellness in Scottsdale, white text over folded ivory linen with the MODE monogram. September 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 the article → Before and after dermal filler in the mid face and lips at MODE in Scottsdale: the same patient in three quarter view before treatment on the left, and after a small amount of hyaluronic acid filler placed to support the mid face and balance the lips on the right. Individual results vary. September 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. MODE Aesthetics and Wellness, Scottsdale. Read the article → Before and after earlobe filler at MODE in Scottsdale: a patient's earlobe with creasing and lost volume above, and restored fullness after hyaluronic acid filler below, placed by Torey Varner, RN. August 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. Read the article → Torey Varner, RN, holding a blue and a red marker before mapping the men and women Botox patterns on her own forehead at MODE in Scottsdale. August 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 injection map she uses at MODE in Scottsdale. Read the article → Kirstyn Prater, DNP, AGACNP-BC, seated portrait at MODE. July 2026 · Team news 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 the article → The MODE team, two years in. July 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 the article →

More editorial writing on skin health, biostimulator science, and treatment education is being prepared at MODE Aesthetics and Wellness, a medical spa in Scottsdale, AZ. Questions in the meantime: [email protected].

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