Pura Vida Med Spa

About Pura Vida Med Spa

What is Pura Vida Med Spa?

Pura Vida Med Spa is mainly a medical spa, and most of its services are injectables, skin, body, hair and beauty treatments. Medical weight loss and hormone replacement therapy are two of its services, alongside IV therapy and others. It has offices in Fulton and Marriottsville, Maryland, and it welcomes patients from Columbia, Ellicott City, Clarksville, Highland, Laurel, Burtonsville, Woodbine and Sykesville. Google lists it as a medical spa with a 4.7 rating from 123 reviews. It has been in business for 19 or more years.

Dr. Leslie Apgar, M.D. founded the practice and serves as its medical director. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The rest of the team is Karen DiCocco, PMHNP-BC, Allison Johnson, PA-C, Dawn Rachuba, R.N., and Olivia Clark, R.N. Its GLP-1 weight loss program names Wegovy (semaglutide) as the medication. It also offers tirzepatide and an HCG diet.

What does it cost?

Pura Vida does not publish prices for its weight loss, hormone or peptide services, and it does not say whether medication is included in any program fee. The only prices shown are for retail skincare: $41.00 for Pura Vida Ultra Lite Facial Cream and $92.00 for Pura Vida Firming Retinol Body Lotion. It offers a complimentary consultation. On insurance, it says coverage depends on your insurer and the specific medication or program, and that pricing and payment options are reviewed during the consultation. It does not say whether it accepts insurance. It mentions payment plans and advertises Pura Vida Collective Founding Memberships open through November 12, but it does not state payment plan terms, membership prices or cancellation terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which provider signs each prescription and whether Dr. Apgar reviews it, since she is the only physician named on the team. Ask whether the monthly fee includes the medication, and whether each drug is the brand-name product or a compounded version. Pura Vida says baseline labs, provider check-ins and lab monitoring are part of every weight loss program, but it does not price them, so ask what they cost. It does not say whether follow-up visits can be done by video, so ask that too. Ask how cancellation works and what a membership includes.

Two more questions are worth raising. Its HCG program description notes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved HCG for weight loss, so ask how the clinic explains that before you start. Dr. Apgar's background describes peptides as part of her approach, but peptide therapy is not offered as a service of its own, so ask what it would involve and what it would cost.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want aesthetic treatments and a physician-led weight loss or hormone program under one roof, and you are willing to get prices, medication details and cancellation terms in writing before you book. In its own words: "Talk with a provider before you commit to a program".

Sources: puravidamedspa.com, puravidamedspa.com/medical-weight-loss/glp-1-weight-loss, puravidamedspa.com/medical-weight-loss

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Tue – Thu 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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