Beauty & Spas in Stratford

Surrounded by the gleaming wood floors and cream-colored walls of Xpressions’ salon space, guests perch in padded chairs and watch their tresses transform through the efforts of a savvy stylist. At an aesthetician's station, a nail technician gussies up digits with manicures and pedicures, and an aesthetician performs waxing services that rid bodies of rogue hairs and super-glued fake moustaches. Guests can also add length and texture to drab manes with the salon's specialty: 100 per cent human hair or synthetic extensions, wigs, and braids.

Loose skin, spider veins, rosacea, and overzealous curves may appear to be unrelated, but they are all aesthetic concerns that can be remedied at Guelph Medical Laser & Skin Centre. All of the centre’s high-tech services—from body sculpting and 3D skin rejuvenation to Botox and facial fillers—revolve around skincare and are performed under the supervision of Dr. Samantha Lamont, whose love of medicine combined with a natural artistic knack led her into this career.

Within InMedic’s 8,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art clinic, a multifaceted medical team targets chronic pain, diseases, excess weight, and stress with services that combine Western science and Eastern healing techniques. It's a holistic healthcare approach they call "fusion medicine" and, like a cross between a minivan and a Mars rover, it offers patients the best of both worlds. A physician, naturopath, and chiropractor assess each client to develop the best course of treatment, which may include ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, chiropractic adjustments, massage therapy, homeopathy, and Western acupuncture.