Skin & Body Refinery

About Skin & Body Refinery

What is Skin & Body Refinery?

Skin & Body Refinery is a medical spa at 2210 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. It describes itself as a med spa, and most of what it offers is aesthetic: Emsculpt NEO, HydraFacial, laser treatments, dermal fillers, neurotoxin injections, chemical peels and laser hair removal, among others. Two of its services fit the care this listing covers. It offers medical weight loss and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for men and women. In its own words: "Skin & Body Refinery offers physician-supervised weight loss utilizing a variety of approaches including prescription appetite suppression, injectable Lipotropic B12, nutritional support, and meal replacement."

It also lists IV vitamin therapy and vitamin shots. It refers to a physician but does not name one. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM, and it is closed Sunday and the first Thursday of each month. Its Google listing shows a 4.9 rating from 342 reviews. Its blog names Axtell, West, Lorena, Bellmead, Woodway, Hewitt, Robinson and Crawford as nearby towns.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or a monthly figure for its weight loss program, so you will need to ask for every number. What it does describe is the structure. The first weight loss visit includes a consultation with the physician, a physical exam and labs. After that, visits are monthly, with optional two week follow-up visits included. The hormone therapy consultation also includes a physical exam and labs.

It does not say whether medication is part of the program fee, whether it accepts insurance, or whether it offers financing or HSA payment. Its cancellation policy is named, but the terms are not spelled out.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the prescription, and get the physician's name and the state where they are licensed. The listing does not name one, and both the weight loss and hormone care depend on that person. Ask whether the monthly fee includes the medication, or whether drugs such as the injectable Lipotropic B12 are billed on top. Ask whether any medicine is brand-name or compounded, and which pharmacy fills it. Its weight loss page lists an HCG diet, so ask whether HCG injections are part of your plan and what they cost.

Then ask what the monthly visits, follow-up visits and lab work cost each time, and whether any of it can be done by telehealth, which it does not say. Ask whether it takes insurance or offers HSA payment or financing. Finally, ask for the cancellation terms in writing, including what happens to unused months if you stop partway through.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight loss or hormone care in a med spa setting, and you are willing to get the prescriber's name, the medication terms and the full cost in writing before you book. It is a weaker fit if you need a named prescriber, telehealth or published prices before you commit.

Sources: skinandbodyrefinery.com, skinandbodyrefinery.com/treatments/medical-weight-loss, skinandbodyrefinery.com/how-fast-do-you-lose-weight-with-hcg-injections-in-west-tx

Services Offered

Hours

Sun: Closed Mon: 9 AM – 6 PM Tue: 9 AM – 6 PM Wed: 9 AM – 6 PM Thurs: 9 AM – 6 PM Fri: 9 AM – 6 PM Sat: 9 AM – 2 PM * Closed First Thurs of every month

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