F oc u s on beauty
Mariposa Medical Spa Transform and Emerge! Imagine for a moment, if you will, that you are a work-from-home mom in charge of putting together a quarterly magazine, in addition to a couple of other writing projects you had taken on, all combined with the regular day-to-day requirements of being a mom and wife. Imagine how your skin might look if, say, you didn’t take the time or spend the money necessary to have a “healthy glow” and a radiant complexion. Does the picture look grim? It should. Okay, by now you’ve no doubt caught on to the fact that I’m asking you to imagine being me! A busy woman in my mid-30s who doesn’t do nearly enough to take care of my body’s largest organ – my skin! I have known Helen Mariscal with Yucca Health Care for some time now and happen to think pretty highly of her, so when she requested I write a story about Mariposa Medical Spa I jumped at the opportunity. I had no idea the adventure that awaited me! After visiting briefly with Helen, Elidia Bolanos, a registered nurse, met me in the lobby and ushered me back to the Marioposa Spa part of the building. As soon as I walked in, I knew it wasn’t
just an ordinary “doctor’s office.” The lighting was different and there was a little water feature in the corner that trickled with the sound of refreshing water. The room seemed peaceful and quaint. “Not bad,” I thought to myself. “I thought I’d do a consultation with you so you know what it is we do here,” Bolanos said, as I took my seat.
Laser treatments
She began by handing me a series of brochures, one by one, explaining each procedure offered at the spa. One procedure in particular caught my attention – laser hair removal! The thought of not having to shave my legs every day sparked an interest in me that I can only explain as borderline fanatical. The more pictures I saw, the stronger my desire became. “You can see here, this man’s back was covered in hair and look at it now,” she said, as she showed me a picture that was a stark difference from the sasquatchlike “before” image. Even better, she pointed down to her lower-leg, which was exposed by her Capri pants. “I’ve had one procedure done on my legs and I love it,” she explained. “I still have to have another procedure, but so far the only hair that I have had grow back are these little patches” (two tiny spots; one was just a single hair). Another brochure, Cutera Vein Therapy, depicted laser removal of tiny spider veins to deep blue reticular veins and everything in between. The process is quick, safe and effective, Bolanos assured me. According to the makers,
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focus on artesia | summer 2013
B USI N ESS
P R O F ILE Mariposa Medical Spa director
Elidia Bolanos, R.N
location
606 N. 13th St. (Inside Yucca Health Care)
hours of operation
By Appointment Only: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tues-Fri
contact info
575.736.1426 www.yuccahealthcare.com Incentive program: Come in for a consultation. If you refer three people that purchase a skin care kit or laser services, you will receive a $200 laser treatment of your choice. the procedure “delivers pulses of light energy which cause the blood within the vein to coagulate, eventually destroying the vessel, which is later reabsorbed by your body. Blood flow