Why You May Want to Consider IV Therapy as Part of Your Health Routine

Ready to boost your health?

It just might be time for you to add IV therapy to your health routine. You’ll get an immunity boost, plus you’ll sleep better, have more energy, and lift your mood.

Here at Skin Med Spa, we believe in IV therapy so strongly we added it to our lineup of services for discerning patients like you. Here’s more information about why you should consider adding it as well.

What is IV therapy?

IV, or intravenous, therapy delivers fluids directly into your veins. The fluids usually include a mixture of nutrients, vitamins, water, and medications — the advantage of administering them into your veins is that they bypass your gastric system and go directly into your bloodstream, enabling them to circulate throughout the body faster, so they can be absorbed by your body and take effect more quickly.

The fluids are delivered through a cannula, a thin tube that can easily be inserted into your vein. For an IV, the cannula is usually inserted in a vein in the crook of your arm. A tube is then connected from an IV bag containing the fluids to the cannula so the fluids can drip into your body.

What are the benefits?

IV therapy is a regular part of medical treatments in healthcare facilities. Healthcare professionals use it to treat severe dehydration with fluids, provide pain relief with medication, replace lost blood, give other necessary medications, and provide needed nutrients.

IV vitamin therapy provides a high concentration of vitamins and minerals to support your health and wellness. Depending on your needs, the fluids can include various vitamins, minerals, and peptides that can improve your immunity, raise your energy levels, kill unwanted bacteria, and even lift your mood.

Additional positive benefits include an anti-aging effect: the therapy can increase your collagen production, which gives your skin a younger, smoother, more supple look. 

Nutrients we often use include:

• Ascorbic acid — supports immune health, fights viruses and bacteria
• Vitamin B12 — helps your body use carbohydrates and fat as energy to make new protein
• Glutathione — an antioxidant that helps detoxify your body and promotes skin health
• Lysine and glycine — support healthy collagen production to improve the quality of your skin
• NAD+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) — helps detox your body from alcohol, increases your energy, reduces fatigue, acts as an “anti-aging” supplement
• Taurine — reduces inflammation and lowers blood pressure

When you come to Skin Med Spa for IV therapy, you’ll work with our team to determine the custom mix of vitamins and minerals that will provide the most benefit in your situation. We provide one-time treatments as well as regular treatments to keep your health up.

Just call the Skin Med Spa office in Downers Grove at 630-541-8413, or use our online scheduler to book your own appointment anytime!