11 Hottest Celebrity Skin Treatments

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ANTI-AGING IV TREATMENTS

When stars need to shine at a party (or recover from one), they visit Leaf MD Skincare in Beverly Hills for a Vita-Infusion Facial. While an aesthetician tends to the skin, a registered nurse or a doctor starts an IV filled with vitamins C and B, calcium gluconate, and magnesium chloride-a modified version of a vitamin mixture that has been studied for its effect on chronic fatigue syndrome ... more 

Photo by: WWD/Steve Eichner

ANTI-AGING IV TREATMENTS

When stars need to shine at a party (or recover from one), they visit Leaf MD Skincare in Beverly Hills for a Vita-Infusion Facial. While an aesthetician tends to the skin, a registered nurse or a doctor starts an IV filled with vitamins C and B, calcium gluconate, and magnesium chloride-a modified version of a vitamin mixture that has been studied for its effect on chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. Patients get an energy boost and "a nice glow, probably related to vasodilation," says Norman Leaf, who owns the practice and is an associate clinical professor of plastic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Los Angeles and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, aesthetician Melanie Simon, whose fans reportedly include Oprah Winfrey and Vanessa Williams, says shes seen skin glow for 24 hours when amino acids are added to a basic vitamin drip. She does not do the drip herself, but refers clients to Michael Galitzer, a Los Angeles-based doctor specializing in anti-aging medicine. He explains, "The aminos act as a vasodilator, increasing blood flow to the skin." Leaf warns that any IV treatments should only be given in reputable medical facilities, where "the risk of intravenous infection is impossibly low in the hands of skilled practitioners, and the dosage is safe."

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