The Essential Face
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What is The Essential Face?
The Essential Face is a medical spa with offices in Columbia and Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Most of what it offers is aesthetic work: Botox, dermal fillers, Kybella, laser hair removal, facials, chemical peels and waxing. Three wellness programs sit alongside that: medically guided weight loss, hormone replacement therapy for women in perimenopause and menopause, and peptide therapy.
For weight loss, in its own words: "We offer a full selection of weight loss medication and guidance, including GLP-1s like Semaglutide." It describes the program as physician-supervised, but it does not name the physician or any other prescriber. Its peptide menu names stacks built on BPC-157, TB500, Sermorelin, Epithalon, Selank and GHK-Cu, among others. Google lists the business as a medical spa, and it has a 4.9 rating from 192 reviews.
This listing is for its Columbia office at 614 Holly St.
What does it cost?
The clinic does not publish prices for weight loss, hormone therapy or peptides. It also does not state a consultation fee, whether medication is included in any program price, or whether it accepts insurance. The only dollar figures it shows are a $50 discount on a first treatment with a $300 minimum spend. That offer is for treatments in general, and the clinic does not say whether it applies to weight loss, hormone or peptide care.
The clinic has a cancellation policy, so ask for its terms before you pay anything.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the prescription, by name and credential, and who will see you at each visit. Then ask whether a monthly weight loss fee includes the medication or bills it separately, and whether the Semaglutide or any other weight loss drug is brand-name or compounded. Ask the same about the peptides: whether each one is an approved product or compounded, and who makes it. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost. The peptide program refers to lab work in setting protocols, so ask whether labs are required. Finally, ask whether any visits can be done by telehealth, since the clinic does not say, and how cancellation and refunds work.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want aesthetic work and a weight, hormone or peptide program in the same place, and you are comfortable getting prices, the prescriber's name and the medication details in writing before you pay. If you need any of those answers before you book, call 803-834-7573 and ask first.
Sources: theessentialface.com, theessentialface.com/services/medically-guided-weight-loss-in-columbia-sc-pawleys-island, theessentialface.com/services/hormone-replacement-therapy, theessentialface.com/services/peptide-therapy
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off The Essential Face’s own website on 2026-10-14. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medically guided weight loss is a personalized, physician-supervised approach designed to help individuals lose weight safely and sustainably.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Our personalized hormone therapy programs are designed specifically for women navigating menopause, perimenopause, and other hormonal concerns” source
- ✓Peptide therapy — listed on their site as “Our custom peptide therapy is tailored to enhance your wellness journey.” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “The Longevity & Vitality Stacks” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.