Fees & Financing
Why should you choose ShanthalaMD?
Consultations: A Crucial First Step
1.Personalized Evaluations by Dr. Shanthala
Dr. Shanthala personally conducts all consultations, ensuring a comprehensive and tailored assessment.
With over 30 years of experience in the operating room and 10 years in aesthetic medicine, Dr. Shanthala provides expert guidance to every patient.
2.Comprehensive Medical and Surgical History Review
A thorough review of your medical history, surgical history, and current medications is part of the consultation.
This detailed evaluation helps determine the safest and most effective approach for your needs.
3.In-Person Evaluations with Photographic Analysis
During consultations, various photographs are taken to assist in the evaluation process.
These images help both you and Dr. Shanthala make informed decisions together about the best treatment plan.
4.Collaborative Decision-Making
Decisions about your treatment are made collaboratively, with Dr. Shanthala ensuring you understand all options.
No procedures will be performed unless you thoroughly understand both the benefits and potential consequences of the treatment.
5.Tailored Treatment Plans
Dr. Shanthala discusses the optimal options to achieve your desired results, with a focus on long-term benefits.
Guidance is provided on maintaining, preventing, or reversing signs of aging, customized to your goals.
6.Education on Safe Practices
The consultation includes crucial education on procedures that may have long-term risks, ensuring your safety.
Dr. Shanthala’s extensive experience ensures you are fully informed about safe and effective treatments.
7.Valuable Investment
The $200 consultation fee reflects the high value of receiving expert advice and a personalized treatment plan.
This fee is an investment in your aesthetic journey, providing clarity and confidence as you move forward.
At ShanthalaMD consultations are booked months in advance, all in-person consultations are performed by a board-certified physician with a small fee of $200 which is not applied towards your procedure.
We regret to say that we do not have a third-party payment system in place. We do not accept Care Credit or any form of Insurance.
All procedures require 50% of the deposit and paid for in full at the time of services such as UltraClear laser, Laser coring, Acne scar treatments, CO2 Laser, RF microneedling, Exosomes, PRP & PDO thread lifts, Ultherapy and vampire procedures.
Cancellation policy:
We request you to kindly give us 2-day notice to modify, reschedule or cancel all appointments and avoid late cancelation fee $200
Refund policy:
All services including UltraClear lasercoring, and other Laser, PDO thread lifts, Scar treatment procedures, and injectables (Botox, Juvederm, Radiesse, Restylane, Perlane, Voluma, Sculptra, etc) are final. Once services are purchased they will not be refunded.
Age restrictions:
In order to ensure the safety and privacy of all our patients, we request you to not bring your children on site. Please keep in mind that you may not be a candidate for our procedures if you are under 21.
Dr. Shanthala Shivananjappa MD
Dr. Shanthala is a board-certified, Harvard trained anesthesiologist, assistant professor at Yale University, and staff at Massachusetts General Hospital prior to opening her cosmetic medicine clinic. Her extensive experience working with plastic surgical patients in the operating room for more than 25 years, paired with years of training in non-surgical cosmetic procedures, has enabled Dr. Shanthala to have a unique perspective on Anti-aging treatments.
