Bodyworx Medical Spa: A stylish, personal touch to skin care
Entering Bodyworx Medical Spa feels more like entering a
hotel lobby rather than a skin clinic, with its sophisticated high-ceiling,
stone-finish reception area.
The husband and wife tandem behind Bodyworx, aesthetic medicine practitioners Andy and Sugar Mantilla, had their humble beginnings providing skin treatments in their apartment. Three years later, to accommodate their growing clientele and range of services, they have recently opened this beautiful, full-fledged clinic in Cebu Business Park with four treatment rooms and dedicated areas for IV and nail treatments.
Doctors Sugar and Andy Mantilla of Bodyworx Medical Spa
We are accustomed to choosing from a menu of services, but
one of the things that makes Bodyworx unique is the thorough analysis that will
be done on each client in order to determine what service would be most
effective. In the same way we go to our regular doctors, we don’t tell them
what needs to be done; we get a check-up and are then advised what to do.
Aside from the patient information sheet, clients will be
asked to go into detail about their skin concern, what products they use for
skin care, and what past procedures they have tried. Dr. Andy and Dr. Sugar
make sure that they are able to consult with every patient for a thorough
assessment, and take the time to educate their clients on everything from
product ingredients, to how a certain type of laser works. They aim to provide personalized,
effective treatments that their clients can enjoy in a very clean and comfortable
clinic.
The Visia face analysis machine checks patients' skin condition
as part of the pre-treatment assessment.
as part of the pre-treatment assessment.
Though both Andy and Sugar are doctors, they differ from dermatologists
in that their treatments do not require pathologic testing. The services at
Bodyworx are cosmetic to enhance the health and vibrancy of the skin, rather
than medical, which focuses on treating diseases.
Facials are Bodyworx’s trademark treatment, and often last
up to two hours. Those who regularly go to skin clinics will recognize
state-of-the-art machines like Ulthera, Pollogen, Mesobiolift, and Opera; these
are all offered at Bodyworx for less compared to other clinics. Other face and
body treatments target pigmentation, scarring, acne, fat reduction, and hair
removal.
In a separate area, clients can avail of several types of IV vitamin
therapies (popularly known as drips), and nail services including the fun and
unique 3D nail art printing. Each lounge chair in the nail area even comes with
a tablet so you can Netflix and chill while having your nails done.
Nail lounge with individual tablets
Choose from top nail polish brands like Morgan Taylor, OPI, and Cuccio.
IV therapy area
Bodyworx is located on the ground floor of Solinea Tower
One, Cardinal Rosales Avenue. It is open from Mondays to Saturdays from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m., and on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact them at bodyworxmedicalspa@gmail.com.
A version of this post was published in Sun.Star Cebu on July 5, 2019.
