Samsara

Samsara was started during the pandemic, when its founders turned their focus toward serving the community beyond illness. The practice, located on Stone Creek Parkway in Louisville, describes itself as veteran owned and operated. It combines aesthetics and wellness, builds an individualized treatment plan for each client, and describes its menu as more than 30 treatment options. Weekend appointments and concierge services are available.

Neurotoxin (Botox) injections are used for facial lines, migraine, TMJ disorders and hyperhidrosis, and effects typically last three to four months. Dermal fillers are offered for lip augmentation, facial contouring, wrinkle reduction and scar revision, with results typically lasting three to twelve months depending on location, depth and filler type. Injections are given with Comfortox needles, and a distraction and vibration device is used during treatment to reduce discomfort. Botox is adjusted to each client's facial expressions, using hard block, French and Hollywood techniques. PRP aesthetics draw a small amount of the client's own blood, which is spun in a centrifuge to concentrate the platelet-rich plasma before it is injected.

PDO thread lifting is described as a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that lifts and adds volume by stimulating collagen. Smooth threads are inserted with a small sharp needle, usually after topical numbing cream, and are typically placed over several sessions spaced months apart. Lifting threads go in through a needle entry point, followed by a blunt cannula under the skin, with a local anesthetic such as lidocaine used first. Lifting threads begin to dissolve around six to nine months and effects can last up to 18 months, so a follow-up is recommended at six to nine months. Dental work, face massages and strenuous exercise are usually avoided for two weeks afterward. Possible side effects include swelling, bruising, minimal bleeding and thread migration, and infection is a possible risk with any procedure. IV nutrient therapy delivers vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream.

The medical services include interventional pain management, which covers acute migraine treatment with IV fluids, anti-nausea medication and nerve blocks, as well as ultrasound-guided joint injections, trigger point injections, peripheral nerve blocks and a hyaluronic acid joint injection series. The home page also lists dry needling and micro needling. Other medical offerings are medical hair loss treatment, medication assisted weight loss, sclerotherapy and sexual health services.

Ketamine therapy is used off label for mood disorders that have not responded to standard treatment. Candidates should have a primary care doctor and, preferably, a psychiatrist involved in their care. To qualify, a patient must have tried two medications from different drug classes, each for eight weeks, without benefit. The initial consultation fee is $150, paid at the appointment; if the patient is approved, that amount is credited against the first ketamine session. Consultations may last up to two hours, so patients should bring earlier medical files, particularly psychiatric ones. Each therapy session is $450, with discounts offered to healthcare workers and military personnel. A common course involves six sessions across two to three weeks, plus a booster session four weeks after the final infusion. The clinic's approach adapts a protocol originally developed at the Ketamine Research Institute in Florida. According to the practice, its individualized protocol has achieved treatment success rates of as high as 75 percent.

Combines aesthetics and wellness in a holistic approach, with an individualized treatment plan for each client.