Dr. Sharma is proud to be milk + honey’s newest medical director, named Austin’s best day spa by the Austin Chronicle. With several locations in the area, milk + honey offers a premier medspa experience and a full range of treatments, including facials, injectables, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, microneedling and more. Dr. Sharma is a board-certified plastic surgeon and leading authority on cosmetic and aesthetic treatments, with years of experience in helping people reveal their best selves through surgical and nonsurgical interventions.
As medical director, Dr. Sharma is instrumental in guiding the development of new treatments and protocols while ensuring that the talented milk + honey team has the best training available to continue providing the safest and most reliable results. He also works closely with the licensed aestheticians, injectors and other skin care professionals on staff to maintain the high standards of care that have made milk + honey a household name.
At milk + honey, you’ll find a number of relaxing and luxurious spa and medical aesthetic treatments to bring out the absolute best in your skin. Discover how nonsurgical techniques like chemical peels, injectables, laser resurfacing and more can elevate your skin care routine and even enhance the results of a surgical procedure.
BOTOX is the world’s leading anti-aging injectable. It is an FDA-approved treatment that has been safely used for over 20 years to eliminate crow’s feet, frown lines and forehead creases that appear around the eyes and brows. BOTOX targets the root cause of dynamic wrinkles by injecting a small amount of botulinum toxin beneath the skin, which interrupts the nerve signals that tell the facial muscles to contract. By relaxing treated areas, it softens expression lines and creases that emerge with every smile, wink or frown for a smoother appearance.
XEOMIN also uses botulinum toxin to temporarily relax facial muscles and smooth away dynamic lines and wrinkles, but its unique formulation doesn’t contain any unnecessary additives or proteins. Instead, XEOMIN uses precision XTRACT Technology™ to isolate the active ingredient and remove impurities that don’t play a role in the treatment process, delivering only what’s needed to erase frown lines. This “naked” form of botulinum toxin may prevent the antibody resistance that some people develop to the proteins in BOTOX, which can make it less effective over time. With XEOMIN, you always get consistent results.
Dysport is another popular neurotoxin that contains the same active ingredient as BOTOX and XEOMIN, but is formulated a bit differently to deliver unique results. Dysport is more dilute than BOTOX and contains a protein that allows it to spread more easily beneath the skin, making it able to treat a broader area with fewer injections. This diffusion also produces a softer, feathering effect that some people may prefer to BOTOX or XEOMIN, as it blends treated and untreated areas together to give you a more natural look.
The Juvéderm line of fillers is made by Allergan Aesthetics, the creators of BOTOX, and uses hyaluronic acid to smooth away unwanted wrinkles and plump up treated areas. They work by replenishing lost volume in the cheeks, lips, chin, mouth, nasolabial folds and more to restore a more youthful appearance. Juvéderm offers six unique formulations that can treat a variety of concerns in the mid and lower face, depending on your needs and goals.
Restylane is another hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler used to restore lost volume in the face, similar to Juvéderm and other brands. However, the difference lies in its formulation — Restylane is a more granular, cohesive gel that stays in place better when injected beneath the skin. This makes it well-suited for enhancing facial contours and adding volume back into sunken cheeks, lips or temples. Restylane can also treat moderate-to-severe lines or wrinkles and rejuvenate the appearance of the hands.
Revanesse Versa is specifically designed to deliver outstanding results with less pain and swelling than other hyaluronic acid fillers. It’s known for being a refined, premium product with uniquely spherical particles for easy injection and natural-looking results. Revanesse also contains a high-viscosity gel that doesn’t break down as quickly in the body, making it last longer than other brands and more suitable for treating deeper lines and wrinkles.
KYBELLA is an injectable treatment for unwanted fat below the chin, also known as submental fullness or a “double chin.” It contains deoxycholic acid, a synthetic version of a naturally-occurring molecule that helps the body break down and absorb dietary fat. When carefully injected beneath the chin, KYBELLA causes the destruction of fat cells and results in a noticeable reduction in submental fullness for a more sculpted facial profile.
Once unwanted fat cells are destroyed, they’re gone for good, so further treatment isn’t expected once you’ve reached your goals. The injection process only takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete with no downtime, and treated fat is eliminated naturally over the following weeks. However, you may need several treatments to achieve your desired results.
Microneedling, also sometimes called collagen induction therapy, is a popular rejuvenation treatment that involves using small needles to create controlled injuries in the skin. This triggers the body’s natural healing process and stimulates increased collagen and elastin production. As the building blocks of firm and supple skin, new collagen and elastin help reduce the appearance of scarring, large pores, wrinkles, loose skin, stretch marks, acne and more. Microneedling is commonly used on the face and neck, but it can treat all areas of the body.
A chemical peel is a cosmetic exfoliating treatment that uses a specialized solution to remove the top layer of dead, damaged skin cells and reveal the smoother, healthier complexion that waits just beneath the surface. Chemical peels come in a variety of strengths that penetrate the skin at different depths to address numerous concerns, including lines, wrinkles, uneven tone, bumpiness, sun damage, age spots, certain types of acne and more.
There are many different brands of chemical peels available, but many skin care professionals prefer VI peels for their versatility and outstanding results. VI peels combine a blend of powerful ingredients such as trichloroacetic acid (TCA), retinoic acid (vitamin A), phenol, salicylic acid and L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) that work together in such a way to effectively resurface the skin without being too harsh. VI peels are safe for all skin types and can be combined with other treatments to help you achieve your goals.
HydraFacial is a moisturizing treatment that gives your skin a healthy glow in just a few simple steps. First, it gently cleanses and exfoliates your skin without causing damage or irritation. Then, a painless suction technique is used to extract impurities and leave your pores feeling fresh. Finally, the skin is saturated with nourishing serums and peptides to lock in moisture. The result is a smooth, glowing complexion that can be seen and felt.
If you have specific concerns you’d like to address, such as improving skin texture or minimizing the appearance of fine lines, your HydraFacial can be customized to your exact needs with a wide range of add-ons and enhancements. Treatments can also be performed on your face, hands, back or anywhere you want to restore your skin’s radiance.
Much like HydraFacial, traditional facials can also clear up congestion, restore lost moisture and make your skin glow. Each treatment is customized to your unique skin care goals and includes a thorough skin analysis, cleansing and exfoliation, masques, extractions, toning, a relaxing massage and intense hydration. Pamper yourself and choose from options like the Lux, Signature and Ultimate facials for a smoother, healthier complexion.
Dermaplaning is a manual exfoliation technique in which a dermatologist or aesthetician uses a surgical-grade scalpel to gently scrape off the dead skin cells and small, fine vellus hairs (peach fuzz) that can clog pores and make your complexion look dull or worn. The procedure is typically performed on the face to enhance skin tone, reduce acne scars, minimize the signs of aging and restore a healthy glow, but it can be done on other parts of the body depending on your needs. The goal of dermaplaning is to improve the overall appearance and texture of the skin, as well as to help other skin care products penetrate more deeply. For this reason, dermaplaning is often combined with other treatments to enhance their results.
BBL, or BroadBand Light™, is an advanced laser therapy that uses pulses of light energy to rejuvenate the skin and treat common concerns like redness, pigmentation, sun damage, acne, the visible signs of aging and more. It can be used nearly anywhere on the body and works by gently heating the skin’s surface to stimulate the natural healing process, enhancing the production of collagen and elastin. This leaves your skin noticeably smoother, firmer and more youthful looking, with improvements that continue to develop over time.
BBL is often compared to IPL, or Intense Pulse Light, because both treatments use noninvasive light waves to treat the skin. However, BBL takes this technique to the next level and is widely considered to be superior to IPL. It uses a wide spectrum of light that penetrates the skin at various depths for more versatile, customizable and predictable results. BBL photofacials also allow for more energy to be used safely, so you can achieve more dramatic skin improvements with fewer treatments than IPL.
MOXI is a gentle yet effective laser resurfacing treatment that refreshes the skin with little to no downtime. It uses nonablative fractional technology that is safe for all skin types and works to promote cellular renewal and boost collagen production, making it perfect for correcting the early signs of aging or sun damage. It’s also ideal for those who are looking for a preventative “prejuvenation” solution or a touch-up between other skin care treatments.
If you want to give your skin a revitalizing boost, try combining a BBL photofacial with MOXI. This popular treatment package will improve your overall skin tone and give your complexion a healthy, youthful glow. BBL works to stimulate collagen production and target concerns like dark spots, freckles and sun damage, while MOXI provides more subtle rejuvenation.
Together, these two lasers provide comprehensive and synergistic results that can’t be beaten. With BBL and MOXI, you can resurface any texture, soften the appearance of lines and wrinkles, improve uneven pigmentation and bring a dull complexion to life. This combination can be used almost anywhere on the body to revitalize the areas that need it most.
Microneedling provides excellent results for a number of common skin concerns, but adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to your treatment can provide an even better outcome. PRP is a concentration of platelets in the blood containing numerous growth factors crucial to the healing process. When used for skin rejuvenation, PRP speeds up the body’s repair process and further stimulates skin renewal by improving collagen and elastin production.
PRP is obtained from your own blood, which is spun in a centrifuge to separate the growth factors and create a nutrient-rich serum. This is then applied to the skin to stimulate the skin’s natural healing process for a more youthful and supple appearance. When combined with microneedling, the microchannels created during treatment provide a direct pathway for the nourishing PRP to reach the deeper layers of your skin for optimal rejuvenation.
Your skin deserves the best, so settle for no less than Austin’s favorite day spa. At milk + honey, you’ll find new ways to rejuvenate your appearance and enhance, maintain or prolong the results of your facelift, brow lift or other surgical procedure performed by Dr. Sharma at Plastic Surgery Austin. Click to learn more about milk + honey’s medspa treatments and how they can help you achieve a smoother, clearer and more youthful complexion.
Contact our office to schedule a private consultation with Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Sanjay K. Sharma, M.D., F.A.C.S.
