by Functional Wellness Blog | Salem, OR, Health Insights | Sep 16, 2026 | Weight Loss
Written by Rick Meyers, FNP-BC, Functional Wellness & Aesthetics Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist with 94% sequence homology to human GLP-1, and it lowers body weight by reducing appetite and food intake. The part that surprises our patients in Salem is...
by Functional Wellness Blog | Salem, OR, Health Insights | Sep 16, 2026 | Aesthetic Treatments
Written by Rick Meyers, FNP-BC, Functional Wellness & Aesthetics Key Highlights Lip augmentation with dermal filler averages $743 per procedure in the United States, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Practices quote per 1.0 ml syringe rather...
by Functional Wellness Blog | Salem, OR, Health Insights | Sep 16, 2026 | Aesthetic Treatments
Written by Rick Meyers, FNP-BC, Functional Wellness & Aesthetics Key Highlights Patients most often describe the sensation as a hot rubber band snapped against the skin. The bikini line, underarms, and upper lip hurt the most, because the skin there is thin and...
by Functional Wellness Blog | Salem, OR, Health Insights | Sep 16, 2026 | Aesthetic Treatments
Written by Rick Meyers, FNP-BC, Functional Wellness & Aesthetics Key Highlights Ozempic face is facial hollowing and skin laxity that follows rapid fat loss, and it appears after bariatric surgery and crash dieting as readily as it does on a GLP-1. The medication...
by Functional Wellness Blog | Salem, OR, Health Insights | Sep 16, 2026 | Aesthetic Treatments
Written by Rick Meyers, FNP-BC, Functional Wellness & Aesthetics Key Highlights Complete laser tattoo removal costs $1,000 to $10,000, spread across 3 to 20 sessions. The national average fee for a laser skin treatment like tattoo removal is $697 per treatment,...
