Blue Water Spa Brier Creek — Local services in Durham

I was referred to Blue Water Spa and to be fair, I didn’t have a problem with the employees or facility. I must say they have a beautiful facility and everyone is very pleasant. The Aesthetic Nurse Injector was very sweet. I question the Botox that was used on me. During my consultation I was told that I would need 16 units at $14.50 which would equal $232. I also received an email with the same information. Instead I spent over $400.

The first times I went in the nurse did approximately 6 units of Botox. Mostly focusing on eyebrows and 3 frown lines in forehead. It seemed to work fine.

November 1st I had more done which cost more than $300 and it did not work. She focused mostly on the forehead and between the eyebrows. I contacted the nurse by email and informed her that the Botox did not work. She suggested I come in to have it done again because sometimes they get faulty vials. I went in a second time and it still did not work (see photos).

I contacted her again by email to let her know it still didn’t work and she suggested that I come back in and this time she would use dysport. Because Botox is not a very comfortable process and I was afraid it may not work the third time, I suggested maybe using the money that I had paid for Botox to be used for another service they offered and/or consultation with the doctor for plastic surgery.

I never received a response or follow up from her to resolve the issue or provide a solution. The unfortunate part to all of this is that whatever was injected into my skin made my forehead look rough with bumps and it seems like I have way more wrinkles in my forehead now than before getting Botox. See the pictures which were taken 2 weeks and a month after Botox.

What’s unfortunate is that I really liked the location and the people. I had planned to continue using them for other services as well. But I am disappointed they have chosen not to resolve this matter. It has caused me to question whether or not, I was being injected with anything during my last visits.

I would suggest carefully reading their contract because it may indicate that if their products don’t work, they don’t have to...

Pros: beautiful, relaxing space very accessible, text-based appointment system

However: I would not recommend Blue Water Spa to any of my friends.

I am a person with testosterone who wanted to get rid of my facial hair. I have fair skin and thick black hair, so in theory I'm a great candidate for laser. But after 8 laser sessions at Blue Water, I still had considerable hair on my chin and even more on my upper lip. This is after I was assured at my consultation that, "in their experience", I would be at the "upkeep" stage after 8 sessions.

At that point, I tried another laser technician in the area and immediately saw much better results. Just to ensure it wasn't due to coincidental timing, after two sessions with my new technician, I returned to Blue Water for one more session and once again experienced less shedding with Blue Water laser than with my new technician.

TLDR: I would have saved a lot of time and money starting with someone other than Blue Water. I was taken in by the fact that Blue Water is cheaper than alternatives per session, but there is a reason for it! I hope others can learn from...

Spotted! Blue Water Spa has expanded, and now has a location in Brier Creek. With it’s easy to find and convenient location, there are no more excuses to treat yourself to some well-deserved self care. Their Botox injections and fillers are all done by licensed and certified Nurse Practitioners, with excellent bedside manners. Have dark circles under your eyes? BWS offers PRF and PRP, to help with those! How about unwanted hair? Laser hair removal will also be offered at this location, and performed by nurses. This is a real medical spa, with services performed only by licensed and certified professionals. They have special pre-opening offers going on now. So make sure to take advantage of it, and find out what it’s like to be treated the Blue Water Spa way. They know you’re already beautiful, they are simply enhancing what’s beautiful about you already. Walk in happy, and walk out even...