Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness

Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Medi-Spa - Ontario & Nova Scotia (Age Well Branch) Owned, Operated & Oversight by Catherine (Cathy) Awad, Nurse Practitoner

2 LOCATIONS: Tecumseh & Lasalle (new March โ€˜22). Botox, Dermal Fillers, Micro-needling, Laser Face & Body Treatments, Medical Grade Skin Care, Sclerotherapy, Custom Facials & Chemical Peels. +Private Primary Health Care Services by Nurse Practitioner.

04/10/2026

Unboxing something new in the world of skin regeneration ๐Ÿ‘€

This is VAMP Advanced by Prollenium โ€” a Canadian-distributed bio-revitalizing solution built around polynucleotide (PDRN) technology.

Not filler.
Not PRP.
Something different.

Designed to support cellular repair, collagen stimulation, and true skin rejuvenation โ€” especially when paired with treatments like microneedling or RF.

This is where aesthetics is goingโ€ฆ
Less volume. More biology.

SPRING LASER SALE โ˜€๏ธStart now โ€” see results by summer.When you begin laser hair removal in the spring, most clients expe...
04/01/2026

SPRING LASER SALE โ˜€๏ธ

Start now โ€” see results by summer.

When you begin laser hair removal in the spring, most clients experience up to 40โ€“60% reduction by June โ€” meaning slower regrowth, finer hair, and less shaving all season.

โœจ 3 SESSION STARTER PACKS
Bikini โ€“ $129
Extended Bikini โ€“ $179
Brazilian โ€“ $249
Underarms โ€“ $149

โœจ FULL BODY LASER
8 Sessions โ€“ $1200

Starter packages must be completed by July 31.
Full body plans must be completed by December 31.

One package per area per client.
Prepaid packages only.
Limited availability.

Book your consultation online.

03/25/2026

โ€œRejuvenationโ€ gets overused.

Letโ€™s be clearโ€”this is collagen remodeling.

Morpheus8 works by creating controlled thermal and mechanical stimulation within the deeper layers of the skin. This triggers your bodyโ€™s natural repair responseโ€”leading to collagen reorganization, improved density, and stronger skin architecture over time.

Weโ€™re not masking the skin.
Weโ€™re not chasing temporary tightening.

Weโ€™re stimulating your skin to repair, rebuild, and function better.

โœ”๏ธ Improved elasticity
โœ”๏ธ Enhanced structure
โœ”๏ธ Long-term skin quality

This is not instant.
This is not superficial.

This is intentional, medical-grade change.

Personalized consultation required.
Results are individualizedโ€”because no two skin journeys are the same.

03/23/2026

Itโ€™s time for a Spring Skin Reset

Target dryness. Texture. Dullness. Early aging.

Dermaplaning โ€ข OxyGeneo โ€ข Medical Facials
Chemical Peels โ€ข Microneedling โ€ข RF Skin Tightening โ€ข Botox

Clinical treatments. Personalized care.

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Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness

This symbol changes your care.The ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ designation represents a shift in how your clinic can support y...
03/20/2026

This symbol changes your care.

The ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ designation represents a shift in how your clinic can support you โ€” thoughtfully bridging cosmetic treatments with medical expertise.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€:

Care has largely focused on ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

When care needed to go deeper, clients were often referred elsewhere โ€” often to providers unfamiliar with the treatments, products, and goals within the aesthetic setting.

The result?
Care that felt ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:

That clinic is supported by a ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” someone who understands both the clinical and cosmetic sides of treatment.

When you see this symbol, it means your clinic can:

โœ”๏ธ Identify when a concern requires more than surface-level treatment
โœ”๏ธ Connect you to ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
โœ”๏ธ Support treatment plans that may include ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
โœ”๏ธ Continue your care seamlessly, without losing context or direction

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚

Your care is no longer split between:
โ€“ a clinic that understands your treatments
โ€“ and a provider who may not

Instead, your care becomes ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€” with medical support that actually understands your goals.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€.
๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™—๐™ค๐™ก.

03/19/2026

Letโ€™s talk about collagen โ€” because thereโ€™s a lot of confusion.

I get asked daily about collagen powders, drinks, and โ€œquick add-insโ€ to coffee.
And while many of these products arenโ€™t harmfulโ€ฆ theyโ€™re often incomplete when it comes to actually supporting skin health.

Hereโ€™s why ๐Ÿ‘‡

Collagen isnโ€™t just something you take โ€”
itโ€™s something your body has to build, protect, and maintain.

For that to happen, your body requires specific cofactors and support systems, including:
โœ”๏ธ Vitamin C โ†’ essential for collagen synthesis
โœ”๏ธ Antioxidants โ†’ help protect against collagen breakdown (UV, pollution, inflammation)
โœ”๏ธ Nutrients that support fibroblast activity โ†’ where collagen is actually produced

Without theseโ€ฆ simply adding collagen alone may not give you the results youโ€™re expecting.

Thatโ€™s where Advanced Nutrition Programme โ€“ Skin Collagen Support is different.

Itโ€™s not just about adding collagen โ€” itโ€™s about supporting the biology of your skin:

โœจ Encourages natural collagen production
โœจ Helps defend against premature aging
โœจ Supports skin structure, firmness, and resilience

This is what we mean by internal skin therapy โ€”
supporting your skin at a cellular level, not just following trends.

โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’”๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• โ€” ๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†-๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’“ ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’.โ€

At our clinic, we donโ€™t take a one-size-fits-all approach.

Real results come from combining:
โ†’ Clinical treatments
โ†’ Medical-grade skincare
โ†’ Targeted internal support

Because skin health is layered โ€” and it should be treated that way.

If youโ€™re investing in your skin, make sure youโ€™re supporting it properly.

Available in clinic.

Earlobe laxity is common with aging and long-term earring wear.At Awad Medical, we treat this using hyaluronic acid derm...
03/15/2026

Earlobe laxity is common with aging and long-term earring wear.

At Awad Medical, we treat this using hyaluronic acid dermal filler placed strategically within the earlobe to:

โ€ข Restore volume
โ€ข Improve structure
โ€ข Support the piercing
โ€ข Reduce wrinkling and thinning

This allows earrings to sit more securely and improves overall contour.

A small treatment โ€” with a meaningful structural result.

๐Ÿ“ Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness

International Womenโ€™s DayOne of the greatest privileges in my work is caring for women through many stages of life.Teena...
03/08/2026

International Womenโ€™s Day

One of the greatest privileges in my work is caring for women through many stages of life.

Teenagers learning about their skin and confidence.
Women navigating pregnancy and postpartum changes.
Women balancing careers, families, and the demands of everyday life.
Women experiencing the shifts of perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

At Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness, our focus has always been to care for the whole woman โ€” supporting concerns related to the face, body, hormones, pelvic health, and overall wellness.

Womenโ€™s health is not one stage of life.
It is a lifelong journey, and the care we provide should reflect that.

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and individuality of women everywhere.

Happy International Womenโ€™s Day.

โ€” Catherine Awad, MN, NP-PHC

BOOKING AT AWAD MEDICALMost of our clients prefer the convenience of ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ...
03/07/2026

BOOKING AT AWAD MEDICAL

Most of our clients prefer the convenience of ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–?
If you have never had a treatment at Awad Medical before, you will first need to book a consultation.
Consultations are performed with a medical provider, and consultation fees apply.

After your consultation, you will be advised which treatments you may book online going forward.

๐—˜๐—ซ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
If you have already been treated at our clinic, you may book your recommended treatments online anytime.

๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ โ€“ ๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ / ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—— ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ
First-time medical appointments must be booked by phone so we can ensure patients are scheduled appropriately.

โธป

๐ŸŒ To book, please visit:
www.awadmedical.com โ†’ โ€œBookingโ€
or go directly to:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://awadmedical.janeapp.com
๐Ÿ”— Link in bio

๐Ÿ’ณ ๐—” ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.
However, you will ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ โ€” unless the appointment clearly states otherwise (for example, consultation-only services).

๐Ÿ“ง ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.
All confirmations, intake forms, and communication will be sent there.

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๐—–๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ
Appointments require 48 hoursโ€™ notice to cancel or reschedule. Your appointment time is reserved specifically for you. Late cancellations or missed appointments will be charged.

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Thank you for your understanding. Booking online ensures timely access to care, and we look forward to welcoming you to Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness.

MARCH MADNESSConsider this your seasonal reset.We are offering exceptional March pricing on select treatments โ€” strategi...
03/02/2026

MARCH MADNESS

Consider this your seasonal reset.

We are offering exceptional March pricing on select treatments โ€” strategically timed so you can refresh, refine, and prepare for spring.

IPL Face โ€” $159 (Reg $240)
OxyGeneo Facial โ€” $109 (Reg $165)
TriPollar RF โ€” $79 (Reg $120)
4 TriPollar Sessions โ€” $259
Laser Hair Removal โ€” 40% OFF
Spray Tans โ€” $39
MesoGold + VAMP โ€” $349 (Reg $450)

Skin correction.
Collagen stimulation.
Body confidence.
Spring-ready glow.

Available through March.
Appointments are limited.

๐ŸŒ To book, please visit:
www.awadmedical.com โ†’ โ€œBookingโ€
or go directly to: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://awadmedical.janeapp.com

Awad Medical Aesthetics & Wellness | Age Well Clinics | Tecumseh, Ontario

Youโ€™re not โ€œbad at skincare.โ€Youโ€™re overwhelmed.Over-layering.Over-exfoliating.Overcorrecting.Burning isnโ€™t normal.Flaki...
02/28/2026

Youโ€™re not โ€œbad at skincare.โ€

Youโ€™re overwhelmed.
Over-layering.
Over-exfoliating.
Overcorrecting.

Burning isnโ€™t normal.
Flaking isnโ€™t progress.
And stronger isnโ€™t smarter.

Sometimes your skin doesnโ€™t need another active.
It needs structure.

At Awad Medical, we assess:
โ€ข Barrier integrity
โ€ข Inflammation
โ€ข Retinoid strength + tolerance
โ€ข Hormonal influence
โ€ข Treatment history

Then we build a plan.

Not a trend.
Not a stack.
A strategy.

Book a Personalized Skin Treatment Plan consult.

โ€” Catherine Awad, MN, NP-PHC
Nurse Practitioner

WindsorOntario

Retinoids are not interchangeable.At Awad Medical, through our ADAPT protocols, vitamin A therapy is selected based on c...
02/21/2026

Retinoids are not interchangeable.

At Awad Medical, through our ADAPT protocols, vitamin A therapy is selected based on clinical indication โ€” not marketing terminology.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ (retinoic acid) are the active form. They bind directly at the receptor level and remain the most studied option for acne and photoaging, with documented dermal collagen changes when used appropriately under medical supervision.

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น (often marketed as โ€œmedical-gradeโ€ skincare) also has a role. It requires enzymatic conversion within the skin before becoming active, making it gentler and often appropriate for maintenance or more sensitive skin types. It is typically an out-of-pocket expense and not covered by insurance.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น must convert within the skin before becoming retinoic acid. This regulated conversion makes it generally gentler, but also less biologically potent than prescription retinoic acid.

And under prescription:
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ acid is already in its active form and binds directly at the receptor level, which is why it produces measurable clinical change when indicated.

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

When measurable dermal change is the goal, prescription retinoids remain the gold standard.

The choice is protocol-driven โ€” based on skin goals, tolerance, and evidence.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ.
๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š.

Implemented across Awad Medical | Age Well and ADAPT affiliate clinics under structured medical protocols.





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