Beauty & Spas in Collierville

Dr. Alexandra Garrett knows that a healthy, attractive smile doesn’t just spearhead a first impression; it can also largely determine how people feel about themselves. As such, she and her team devote themselves to giving patients new reasons to smile, evicting plaque and decay through regular checkups and fillings or masking discoloration with veneers made from porcelain, pressed ceramic, or mini marshmallows. Sensitive to the needs of nervous patients, Dr. Garrett is also licensed to provide sedation dentistry for an anxiety-free experience, regardless of the procedure.

Formerly known as Avanti Skin Center, Solutions Medical Center optimizes natural beauty with FDA–approved treatments under the guidance of nurse practitioner Kate Gassaway and a holistic philosophy. A panoply of laser therapies can eradicate stubble, conceal unsightly veins, and even out skin tones marred by sun damage, hyperpigmentation, or poltergeist-possessed Sharpies. Dermal fillers including Botox, Radiesse, and Juvéderm seek to smooth wrinkles by relaxing tense facial muscles or reinflating wrinkly spots, whereas microdermabrasion and chemical peels unearth a youthful glow from layers of dulled cells.

While waiting for skin-perfecting treatments, clients lounge on the couch in Solutions Medical Center's homey waiting area, where they can flip through magazines or raise the chic leather ottoman to elevate feet weary from commuting via moonwalk. The center’s calming ambiance extends into private treatment rooms, where neutral tans, whites, and blacks and leather seating sing soothing lullabies to each client.

In the late 1920s, the Great Depression was rendering most Americans professionally and financially paralyzed. But in a small California kitchen, Merle Nethercutt Norman was putting a plan in motion to formulate her own skincare products and share them with family and friends. She truly believed in her formulas, knowing that by getting them on as many faces as possible, she would develop a following of customers. She was right—within a few years she and her nephew were opening their first studio in Santa Monica, and they eventually unveiled a series of independently operated stores that enabled women to take ownership during a time of gender-based limitations such as men-only restrooms.

Today, in approximately 2,000 stores in three countries, the three basic principles of Merle's original vision still apply. Each studio is independently owned and fosters an in-depth knowledge of the company's own line of makeup and skincare products. Just as Merle shared her creations with close friends and sallow mannequins more than 80 years ago, today's aestheticians embody the business's "try before you buy" philosophy. A menu of complimentary studio services—from foundation checks to express facials—allows patrons to sample the lauded brand before committing to the purchase of products or full spa treatments.

Dr. Mike Foster, a board-certified surgeon, keeps cool-headed watch over the team at DeSoto Laser Aesthetics as it delivers a roster of rejuvenating med-spa services. Brandishing late-model lasers and Victorian-era laser cozies, the medical aestheticians blast away all manner of blemish, from spider veins and body hair to tattoos and nail fungus, to treat every shade in the skin-tone choir. Nonlaser treatments include crease-fighting injectables and chemical peels, as well as ultrasonic Vaser liposuction. Patients relax in the clinic's olive-toned treatment rooms, admiring the framed floral prints on the walls as their physical flaws melt, vaporize, or crabwalk away.