Sculptra, Fillers & Fear Busting: Your Guide to Confident Enhancements

Featuring special guest: Nurse Mel of Amber & Oak Aesthetics

Today’s guest, Nurse Mel, is a skilled aesthetic injector with a passion for helping clients feel like the best version of themselves. With a background rooted in both artistry and medical expertise, she brings a balanced, natural approach to injectables - where enhancements are about confidence, not extremes.

From first-time filler nerves to advanced treatments like Sculptra and facial balancing, Mel is known for blending education with empathy. In this conversation, she shares real-world insights, practical tips, and the kind of honest advice that helps clients feel at ease before, during, and after their treatments.

Episode Summary

In this episode of Balanced Beauty Talks, Natasha & Dr. Khadijah sit down with Mel to pull back the curtain on the world of dermal fillers and injectables. From first-timer nerves to the latest trends like Sculptra and facial balancing, we explore what really goes into safe, natural-looking results.

Together, we cover the basics - like how fillers differ from neuromodulators—plus insider tips on where to start, what results to expect, and how providers keep clients feeling like the best version of themselves. If you’ve ever worried about looking “overdone” or wondered if filler is only about volume, this episode clears the air with expert advice and grounded real talk.

Key Takeaways

✨ The difference between neuromodulators (like Botox/Dysport) and dermal fillers.
 ✨ Beginner-friendly filler areas that help first-timers ease in.
 ✨ What “natural-looking filler” really means from a provider’s perspective.
 ✨ Why Sculptra is different - and why results get better over time.
 ✨ Honest talk about swelling, bruising, and what to expect after your first appointment.
 ✨ The truth about whether filler ever fully leaves the body.
 ✨ Facial balancing explained: art + science in harmony.
 ✨ A provider’s personal philosophy on aging, enhancement, and trends they love (or are over).

Mel's IG: instagram.com/amberandoakaesthetics/

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