Beauty & Spas in Mableton

• For $35, you get a spa facial (a $75 value). • For $45, you get a spa facial plus a hand-and-foot paraffin treatment (a $95 value).

Ever since he was a child, Dr. Michael Carter struggled with weight. It followed him all the way through medical school, where he became a board-certified anesthesiologist. Things changed in his 30s, however, when he opted for liposuction, and the success inspired him to shift his medical focus to cosmetic surgery. Since opening The Mesotherapy Center—now located in a new facility in Perimeter Town Center—Dr. Carter and his trained team have performed more than 7,000 aesthetic and wellness treatments.

True to the center’s name, many of the treatments rely on mesotherapy—injections of vitamins, enzymes, and homeopathic medications. The injections help fade spider veins, ease arthritis and muscle pain, and alleviate insomnia more effectively than Sean Connery’s soothing recitation of The Yellow Pages. The center also uses advanced laser technology to remove unwanted hair and fungus, and performs tumescent liposuction to contour physiques with less pain and downtime than traditional methods.

Helping their clients have healthy hair is the number one concern at Milly's Dominican Hair Salon, but their team of Dominican hairstylists are most fluent in revitalizing Latin American and African American hair. They do this with an array of deep conditioners blended with aloe, cocoa, and garlic that aim to naturally hydrate and smooth rebellious locks. Alternately, they bestow easy-to-maintain hairstyles with formaldehyde-free keratin treatments, hair extensions, and styling techniques tailored to natural or steamed permed hair. Milly’s team aims to ensure that clients can maintain their new ‘dos at home by providing them with pro tips and tricks and by pointing them in the direction of the Inova, Baba de Caracol, Morrocanoil, and Aloxxi products that retail in their salon.

The Fountain Laser Hair Removal's staff brings years of laser-helming experience to the relaxing, spa-like environment. All laser hair-removal hopefuls first undergo a consultation to ensure their candidacy for the procedure. Once cleared, treatments begin as a technician shuttles the laser over the fuzzy area of choice. Follicles crack under the light and heat radiated by the laser, impairing future hair growth more effectively than a patch of bald caps superglued to the skin. Treatments are scheduled four to eight weeks apart, allowing hidden hair fibers to grow out so the laser can oust them as well. Each body reacts differently to the procedure, but most patients either see desired results in six to eight sessions or compensate for sudden hairlessness by donning a gorilla suit full-time.