PETROWEENTHE OCTOBER ISSUE / 2026YOUR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION

A little Petro magic.October 26–30 · Three specials. All week.

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NIGHTMARE ON MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY

PETROWEEN

Petro + Halloween. One word. Not a typo — a Petro production.

Every fear,
addressed.

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR FACE

Restoration, not ridicule.

An intentionally exaggerated editorial portrait of Dr. Melanie Petro with an arched brow, full cheeks, and enlarged lips, illustrating fears of looking overdone.
DR. PETRO · AN EXAGGERATED EDITORIAL PORTRAIT
903 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAYEVERY FACE HAS A STORY. WE LOOK CLOSER ↓
THE PETROWEEN EDITOCTOBER 01—31, 2026SHAPE BEFORE SIZE.

EVERY FEAR, ADDRESSED · MELANIE PETRO, MD

Aging Is Scary.
Looking Weird
Is Scarier.

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.

THE OCTOBER MENU · OCT 1–31

Dr. Petro on not looking weird

Natural Isn't Nothing.

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 Know Faces From The Inside.

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.

A Conversation. Not A Production.

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

Double Board CertifiedFacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery

20 Years Of Experience
A Surgeon's Knowledge. An Artist's Eye.

Let's Talk About Your Face.

Complimentary Consultation Through October 31, 2026

BOOK YOUR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION

Call (205) 824-6334 · Come With Questions.

01 / THE LIP SPECIALS

No ducking way.

Restored Not Ridiculed
Structure Not Shame

SEE LIP BEFORE & AFTERS
SEE THE PETRO POUT

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.

A fashionably over-the-top white duck with glossy pink lips and dramatic lashes.
THE DUCK · IT'S DONE NOTHING WRONG

THE PETRO MATCHMAKER

Which Special
Is Yours?

Tell us what you see in the mirror.

Suggestions are generated by AI from the Petroween menu. Please don't share private medical details.

02 / BOTOX · THE 10/31

The 10/31.
Your Face. Your Dose.

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.

CALL TO PURCHASE BOTOX

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

Filler
Thriller.

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 APPOINTMENT

Prefer sooner? Book any October day at the same price.

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READ THE FILLER GUIDE

October 30 is booked appointments only — limited times, so reserve ahead.
Your treatment plan starts with an assessment.

THE LIP GALLERY

Wear The Lipstick.

Different lips. Different starting points.
A closer look at the work.

LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 01

Lip Before & After · Case 01

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 1, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 02

Lip Before & After · Case 02

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 2, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 03

Lip Before & After · Case 03

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 3, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

See 3 More Lip Before & Afters
LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 04

Lip Before & After · Case 04

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 4, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 05

Lip Before & After · Case 05

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 5, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

LIP BEFORE & AFTERCase 06

Lip Before & After · Case 06

Original practice lip treatment before-and-after comparison, case 6, shown in its approved stacked arrangement.

Original practice photograph. Individual results vary.

Photos from the practice’s lip gallery. Individual results vary. Your treatment plan and amount are tailored to you.

Cover of Dermal Fillers: Lips Are Just the Beginning, by Melanie Petro, MD

FROM THE PETRO LIBRARY · 12-PAGE MAGAZINE

Before The
Syringe.

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

Because I love animals
more than the internet
loves memes.

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.

Read my full point of view

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

Collagen
At Your Pace.

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

Dr. Petro drawing her cheeks inward to illustrate facial hollows.

Feeling Like A Skeleton

Dr. Petro with an exaggerated pumpkin-shaped face illustrating the fear of too much fullness.

Fearing The Pumpkin Head

THE FEAR: TOO MUCH, TOO FAST.Illustrated fears, not before-and-afters. Individual results vary.
Spun cotton candy illustrating Dr. Petro's collagen-building analogyCotton Candy CollagenTiny particles. A gradual build. Read the story ↗

BEYOND THE FACE

Elbows · Illustrated Treatment Area

Editorial body-area illustration showing loose, crepey skin around a bent elbow.

Illustration of skin laxity, not a patient result. Body use is off-label; treatment needs vary.

Knees · Illustrated Treatment Area

Editorial body-area illustration showing skin laxity around both knees.

Illustration of skin laxity, not a patient result. Body use is off-label; treatment needs vary.

Buttocks · Illustrated Treatment Area

Editorial body-area illustration showing the buttocks treatment area from the side.

Illustration of skin laxity, not a patient result. Body use is off-label; treatment needs vary.

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 229:00 A.M.–4:30 P.M.TWELVE SEATS

Good Bones.
Better Company.

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 22

Can't make it? Call us about another date.

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More surprises to come. Stay tuned.

COTTON CANDY COLLAGEN
After Weight Loss?

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.

LET'S TALK SCULPTRA

03 / THE SKIN SPECIALS

Good Skin
No Costume.

BBL. MOXI.
Better together.

THE STACK · BBL HEROic + MOXI · FAMILY BBL DAY

Mom. Me.
Dad.

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 STACK
THE PETRO FAMILY · REAL TREATMENT DAY
A FAMILY RITUAL.

THE STACK · WATCH A REAL TREATMENT

Eighty Seconds
In The Chair.

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

A Little
Skin Magic.

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
Victoria, Petro's master esthetician, with a playful smirk in a black witch hat and ruby lipstick, extending a BBL HEROic handpiece outward with magical sparkles for PETROWEEN
VICTORIA · MASTER ESTHETICIAN

The Stack · BBL HEROic + MOXI

The Stack.

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
Victoria in the PETRO Illustrated Guides Laser Edition

PETRO / THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDES · THE LASER EDITION

Victoria's Secret.

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.

READ THE MAGAZINE

OPTIONAL: GET A PRIVATE PDF COPY

04 / HEX APPEAL

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 APPEAL

05 / THE FINE PRINT

The Questions
Behind The Menu.

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.

DOWNTIMEHow much of my week does this take?

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.

DOWNTIMEWhat if I have an event coming up?

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.

DOWNTIMECan I wear makeup right after?

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.

RESULTSWhen will I know it worked?

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.

RESULTSHow long does it last?

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.

RESULTSWill people know I've had something done?

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.

FITWhen is a special the wrong answer?

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.

FITDo I have to wait until October 30?

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.

FITCan I buy more than one offer?

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.

FITI still don't know which one I need.

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.

EVERY FEAR,
ADDRESSED.

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.

01“I don't want duck lips.”

Shape before size. We look at the lip, the border, and the whole face before we make a plan.

02“I don't want pillow face.”

More isn't always the answer. Tell me what feels too full, too heavy, or simply unlike you. We'll look at it together.

03“What if my brows look weird?”

Let's talk about placement, movement, and what can happen. You deserve an honest conversation before treatment.

04“I trusted someone. I hate it.”

Come in. Say so. You deserve someone who looks closely, listens, and works out what happened.

Dr. Melanie Petro in Halloween horns, sparkling lashes, and dark lipstick.
THE DOCTOR IS IN. THE HORNS ARE OPTIONAL.

07 / IN MY WORDS

I INJECT
MYSELF.

“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

MELANIE PETRO, MD

Double board certified
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery

RESTORATION, NOT RIDICULE.

SCARED OF
LOOKING WEIRD?

You tell me what you see.
I tell you what I see.

LET'S MAKE A PLAN Call (205) 824-6334