The Shine Spa

About The Shine Spa

What is The Shine Spa?

The Shine Spa is a medical spa at 7729 Clayton Road in Clayton, Missouri. Most of its menu is aesthetic: Botox, Dysport, Xeomin and Daxxify, dermal fillers, Sculptra, HydraFacial, chemical peels, laser treatments, facials, lash and brow services, and massage. Medical weight loss is one of its services. Google lists it as a medical spa with a rating of 5 from 673 reviews.

The weight loss program uses two GLP-1 medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide, and offers B12 injections as an add-on. Melanie Murray, FNP, is the only prescriber named, and she founded the practice. The program starts with a consultation, followed by a health evaluation that looks at labs and medical history. Follow-up visits are used to adjust dosing. The listed service areas include Ladue and Frontenac, Kirkwood and Webster Groves, Chesterfield and West County, and St. Charles, though the office itself is in Clayton. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00am, closing at 6:00pm and at 7:00pm on Thursday, and closed Sundays. The phone number is (314) 499-7199.

What does it cost?

The consultation is free. For semaglutide, each follow-up is $299, a maintenance package of four is $199 each, and the first month's medication pickup is $199 each. For tirzepatide, each follow-up is $399, the four-dose maintenance package is $299 each, the first month's pickup is $299 each, and a single vial is $600. The prices do not state whether medication is included. The Shine Spa does not say whether it takes insurance, and no financing option is listed.

The membership gives 10% off injectables, skincare and any treatment, plus one free laser treatment a year. The membership fee is not published. In its own words: "Money will roll over monthly if not used and can cancel or pause this membership at any time."

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescription. Melanie Murray, FNP, is the only prescriber named, and no weight-loss-specific credential is listed for her. Ask who writes and renews your prescription, and whether you will see the same person at each follow-up.

Ask whether the monthly prices include the medication, and what the $600 vial covers and how long it lasts. Ask whether the semaglutide and tirzepatide are brand-name or compounded, since The Shine Spa does not say. Ask what the labs cost, because the health evaluation includes them and no price is given. Ask whether follow-ups can be done by telehealth, which is not stated. Ask whether insurance is billed. Finally, ask how to cancel the weight loss program itself, since the cancellation terms given are for the membership.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want GLP-1 weight loss in person in Clayton and you are willing to get the prescriber, the medication and the renewal costs in writing before you pay. If you mainly want injectables or facials, the membership discount may matter more to you than the weight loss program.

Sources: theshinespa.com, theshinespa.com/services/weight-loss

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