Skin Health
Facials In
Myrtle Beach
Professional facials built around your skin, not a script. Every treatment starts with an assessment and is customized on the table.
What To Expect
A Facial That Is Actually Built For Your Skin
A facial should do more than feel good for an hour. At Viva La Skin every treatment begins with a licensed esthetician looking closely at your skin, asking what has changed since your last visit, and choosing the exfoliation, extractions, actives and mask that suit it that day.
We work exclusively with medical-grade professional lines, which means higher active concentrations and results you can see rather than a temporary glow. Whether you are treating acne, sun damage from years on the Grand Strand, early signs of aging, or simply keeping healthy skin healthy, there is a treatment on the menu below that fits.
IPL Photofacial
For The Damage A Facial Cannot Reach
IPL uses intense pulses of light to target sun damage, brown spots, redness, visible blood vessels and unwanted pigmentation for clearer, brighter, more even-looking skin. Treatments can be performed on the face and body, including pigmented surgical scars and areas of discoloration.
A facial works on the surface of the skin. IPL works underneath it. The light is absorbed selectively by two things: the melanin in a brown spot and the hemoglobin in a broken capillary. Both are heated, broken down and cleared by the body, and the surrounding skin is untouched. IPL is not a laser. A laser fires one single wavelength; intense pulsed light covers a range of them, which is what lets a single treatment address pigment and redness at the same time.
It is the treatment for sun damage, and living on the Grand Strand means sun damage. Brown patches, freckling that never faded, diffuse redness, rosacea flushing, visible vessels around the nose, and the mottled tone that shows up on the chest and neck years before the face.
Expect the brown spots to darken like coffee grounds over the first few days, then flake away in the following week. That is the treatment working, not a reaction. Most people book a course of three, which is why the Glow package below prices them together.
The Menu
IPL Photofacial Treatments
Priced by area. IPL needs a consultation and a patch test before your first session, and it is not appropriate on recently tanned skin, so plan around four weeks either side with no sun.
Why Treat With Us
Medical-Grade, Not Spa-Grade
Assessed Every Visit
Skin changes with the season, your hormones and your routine. We re-assess at the start of every appointment rather than repeating the same protocol.
Professional Product Lines
We use medical-grade products with active concentrations you cannot buy over the counter, applied by licensed estheticians.
A Plan You Take Home
What you do between appointments matters more than what happens in the chair. You leave knowing exactly how to care for your skin.
Your Appointment
How A Facial Runs
Skin Analysis
We look at your skin under proper light and talk through your concerns, history and current products.
Cleanse And Exfoliate
A double cleanse followed by the exfoliation your skin can tolerate today, whether that is enzymatic, chemical or manual.
Treat
Extractions where they are needed, then the serums, mask and any device work chosen for your treatment.
Protect And Plan
Moisture, SPF, and a short conversation about home care and when to come back.
Common Questions
Before You Book
How often should I get a facial?
Every four to six weeks suits most skin, which tracks the natural cell turnover cycle. If you are treating active acne we will usually see you every two weeks until it is under control, then move you to a maintenance schedule.
Which facial should I book if I am not sure?
Book the Custom Facial. It is designed exactly for this, and your esthetician will tell you at the end of the appointment whether a different treatment or a series would serve you better.
Is there any downtime?
Most facials leave you ready to go straight back to your day. Deeper exfoliation and the advanced treatments can leave the skin pink for a few hours, so we will tell you in advance if that applies to your appointment.
Can I have a facial while pregnant?
Yes. Book the Mommy To Be Facial, which uses only pregnancy-safe products and is set up for comfortable positioning.
Do you treat men?
Yes. The Gentlemen’s Facial is built specifically around shaving irritation, ingrown hairs and congestion, and every other treatment on the menu is available to any client.