The half syringe
Just enough.
½ syringe of Kysse
Lip flip + Laser micropeel
NIGHTMARE ON MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY
Petro + Halloween. One word. Not a typo — a Petro production.
Every fear,
addressed.
Restoration, not ridicule.

EVERY FEAR, ADDRESSED · MELANIE PETRO, MD
You want to look like yourself.
You're afraid treatment will change that.
That's a reasonable fear.
And a very good place to start.
Doing nothing won't keep your face exactly as it is. But doing something doesn't have to mean doing everything. Sometimes the right change is small. Sometimes the right answer is to wait.
I don't just look at faces. I operate on them. Twenty years of experience helps me understand the structure beneath what you see—and an eye I can't switch off makes me notice the details.
I'm the person who notices the one crooked picture across a restaurant. In here, that eye is working for you.
Bring the photo. Point to what bothers you. You don't need to know what it's called. I'll tell you what I see, what we can do, what we can't—and why.
You can come just to understand your options. You don't have to have anything done.
Melanie Petro, MD
20 Years Of Experience
A Surgeon's Knowledge. An Artist's Eye.
Complimentary Consultation Through October 31, 2026
Call (205) 824-6334 · Come With Questions.
01 / THE LIP SPECIALS
Restored Not Ridiculed
Structure Not Shame
The half syringe
½ syringe of Kysse
Lip flip + Laser micropeel
The full syringe
1 syringe of lip filler
Lip flip + Laser micropeel
What each piece does: the filler adds shape and volume; the lip flip relaxes the muscle above the lip so it rolls gently outward; the laser micropeel smooths the fine lines around the mouth.
October 1–31 is the offer purchase window.
Call (205) 824-6334 to purchase and confirm redemption dates before payment.
Botox: purchase up to four offers; one offer per visit.
Your treatment plan starts with an assessment.

THE PETRO MATCHMAKER
Tell us what you see in the mirror.
02 / BOTOX · THE 10/31
31 units for $331. One offer per visit.
Offer purchase window: October 1–31.
Botox softens the movement lines that show up when you frown, squint, or raise your brows. Your dose and treatment areas are tailored to your assessment.
BUY UP TO FOUR · Use one per visit
31 UNITS
$331
The 10/31.
31 units for $331. One offer per visit.
Purchase up to four offers; one offer per visit. October 1–31 is the offer purchase window, not a redemption expiration.
Call (205) 824-6334 to purchase and confirm redemption dates before payment.
Your dose and treatment areas are tailored to your assessment.
PETROWEEN · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
Our signature filler event · By appointment only.
A peanut head is hollow at the temples.
A pumpkin head is too full everywhere.
Filler goes wrong at both ends. Friday is for the right amount, in the right place.
Same prices all October. No need to wait. Book any day this month, or save the 30th for the party.
CALL TO RESERVE AN OCTOBER 30 APPOINTMENTPrefer sooner? Book any October day at the same price.
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READ THE FILLER GUIDEOctober 30 is booked appointments only — limited times, so reserve ahead.
Your treatment plan starts with an assessment.
THE LIP GALLERY
Different lips. Different starting points.
A closer look at the work.
Photos from the practice’s lip gallery. Individual results vary. Your treatment plan and amount are tailored to you.

FROM THE PETRO LIBRARY · 12-PAGE MAGAZINE
Dermal Fillers
Lips Are Just the Beginning
A guide to the questions behind the appointment: lip shape, facial movement, puffiness, migration, and knowing when more filler is not the answer.
THE PETRO POINT OF VIEW
Ducks are beautiful. Foxes are beautiful.
Cats are beautiful.
And none of them volunteered to be symbols for poorly placed filler.
I believe in restoration, not ridicule. In structure, not shame. In doing subtle work on humans—without throwing innocent creatures under the bus for a laugh.
Dragging ducks for the sins of bad technique is lazy, cruel, and deeply unimaginative.
The problem was never the animal. The problem was the joke—recycled, overused, and pointed at faces that deserved better.
So no, I don’t do “duck lips.” I don’t do “fox eye.” I don’t do animal-based insults pretending to be education.
I work on people. With precision, care, and deep respect for both anatomy and identity.
If you’re scared of looking unnatural, overdone, or like a caricature of yourself—you’re in the right place.
But let’s leave the animals out of it. They’ve done nothing wrong.
MELANIE PETRO, MD
THE SCULPTRA EDIT
Afraid Of Too Much?
Sculptra is a biostimulator: it helps your skin build collagen gradually. We plan the amount, allow time, and reassess before adding more.
A Slow Build.
SCULPTRA · SKELETAL VIBES
Less skeleton. More collagen.
$750
per vial

Feeling Like A Skeleton

Fearing The Pumpkin Head
Cotton Candy CollagenTiny particles. A gradual build. Read the story ↗BEYOND THE FACE
Select an illustration to view it larger. Illustrations of skin laxity, not patient results. Body use is off-label; treatment and vial needs vary.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22·9:00 A.M.–4:30 P.M.·TWELVE SEATS
Spinning Collagen: Lunch & Learn
30-minute appointments.
Live demonstration. Candid Q&A.
Door prizes. $750 per vial throughout October.
Ghost Fizz. Sparkle Included.
CALL TO BOOK OCTOBER 22Can't make it? Call us about another date.
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More surprises to come. Stay tuned.
Facial changes after weight loss—including weight loss with GLP-1s—deserve an individual plan. We'll look at volume and skin laxity before choosing a treatment.
03 / THE SKIN SPECIALS
BBL. MOXI.
Better together.
THE STACK · BBL HEROic + MOXI · FAMILY BBL DAY
Two generations. One treatment day.
My mother, my father and I all had BBL HEROic and MOXI together. Watch how quick and easy it is: about 30 minutes in the chair, then 1 to 2 days of downtime.
The Stack · BBL HEROic + MOXI · $850 face and neck, all October
CALL TO BOOK THE STACKTHE STACK · WATCH A REAL TREATMENT
My own BBL HEROic and MOXI session, cut down from start to finish: prep, light, laser, done. About 30 minutes in real life, then 1 to 2 days of downtime.
BBL HEROic · WITH VICTORIA
Meet Your Glow-To Girl.
Dr. Petro sets the plan. Victoria, our master esthetician, brings it to life with BBL HEROic and MOXI.
LET'S TALK SKIN
The Stack · BBL HEROic + MOXI
Target pigment, pores, and texture on the face and neck with one powerful treatment.
Face and neck · light meets laser in a single visit.
$850
CALL TO BOOK THE STACK
PETRO / THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDES · THE LASER EDITION
Stop Covering Up.
Show Your Skin.
From her lifelong battle with freckles to BBL HEROic, MOXI, and HALO. Get to know the woman behind the wand—and what the right treatment can mean for your skin.
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04 / HEX APPEAL
MICROCHANNEL INFUSION WITH PDRN
Face or scalp.
Three sessions.
Something's fishy this Petroween — and it's great for your skin. PDRN comes from salmon and trout DNA: the fish swam upstream so your collagen doesn't have to.
Microchannel infusion with PDRN—a purified DNA fragment treatment derived from salmon or trout to support skin renewal, hydration, and collagen production.
$1,313
CALL TO BOOK HEX APPEAL05 / THE FINE PRINT
Downtime. Results.
Who it's actually for.
The honest version of what each October special asks of you. If your question isn't here, call and ask a person.
IF YOUR CONCERN IS…
The Stack (BBL HEROic + MOXI) is about 30 minutes in the chair, then 1 to 2 days of downtime. Botox and the lip specials are short visits most people go straight back to the day from. Sculptra can leave you sore and a little swollen for a few days. We'll walk you through the days after before you pick a date.
Tell us the date. Skin treatments get scheduled backwards from it so the downtime lands where nobody sees it, and injections are the easier add in the last couple of weeks.
With lips and Botox, makeup is usually fine the same day — just don't press hard on the areas we treated. After The Stack, plan on a day or two without makeup while the skin settles, then sunscreen every day after, which matters more than anything else you do at home.
Lips and filler give you a shape the same day, then settle as the swelling goes down. Botox eases in over the following days — you'll feel the frown soften before you see it in the mirror. Sculptra is the slow one: collagen builds over weeks to months, which is exactly the point.
Botox wears off gradually, so most people plan their next visit a few months out. Filler depends on the syringe and where it went. Sculptra is the long game — the collagen you build generally holds around two years before a maintenance session.
That's the fear we build the plan around. Shape before size, movement kept, nothing that reads as a trend. If you'd rather people say you look rested than ask what you had, say so at the consultation — that's a treatment plan, not a preference.
Tell us first if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, on blood thinners, prone to cold sores, healing poorly, or managing melasma — some of these need a different plan or a different order. And if you've had filler somewhere else and you hate it, come in anyway. That's a consultation, not a sales call.
No. The prices run October 1–31 — the 30th is the party, not the deadline. The October 22 Spinning Collagen lunch is the one date with twelve seats.
31 units for $331. One offer per visit. You may purchase up to four Botox offers. Your dose and treatment areas are tailored to your assessment. Call (205) 824-6334 to purchase and confirm redemption dates before payment. October 1–31 is the offer purchase window, not a redemption expiration.
Start with the free consultation — complimentary through October 31. Bring the photo, the complaint, or the thing you hate in the mirror. Or describe what you see in the matcher above and we'll narrow it down together.
06 / THE FEARS. OUT LOUD.
All anyone wants is to
not look weird.
Say the thing you're afraid of. The lips. The cheeks. The brow. The last time. That's where the conversation starts.
Shape before size. We look at the lip, the border, and the whole face before we make a plan.
More isn't always the answer. Tell me what feels too full, too heavy, or simply unlike you. We'll look at it together.
Let's talk about placement, movement, and what can happen. You deserve an honest conversation before treatment.
Come in. Say so. You deserve someone who looks closely, listens, and works out what happened.

07 / IN MY WORDS
“I'm not natural.
I'm not overdone.”
I'm not perfect, and I'm aging—on camera, in public, in real time.
You deserve someone you can come back to and say “I don't like this”—who looks at you and works out what happened.
MELANIE PETRO, MD
Double board certified
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery
RESTORATION, NOT RIDICULE.