Intravenous (IV) hydration therapy involves the insertion of a small IV catheter into a vein for the purpose of administering IV fluids, medications, and other additives. Nutrients via IV route are absorbed immediately because they are administered straight into the bloodstream bypassing the gastrointestinal system. While oral supplements are effective for a variety of health conditions, there might be times when you need a larger dose of certain vitamins and minerals to get immediate effects. IV therapy does just that, it gives you the quickest delivery method at large doses to meet your individualized needs. IV treatment improves the overall health by providing your cells with 100% supplements it needs. Additionally, IV nutritional therapy can also prevent illness, get relief in case of hangover, enhance your beauty, and fasten athletic recovery.
The IV therapy process is painless and easy. Our patients fill out a health profile form, then we help you choose from a menu of infusions. We always tailor the ingredients to your needs. Once a “cocktail” has been chosen, our healthcare provider attaches the bag of IV fluids to your arm through an ultrathin catheter tube. You’ll relax in our comfortable infusion room for about 30-60 minutes as the treatment takes effect.
Getting vitamins from food or oral supplements is great, but it’s often harder for the body to absorb those nutrients effectively. Intravenous (IV) therapy uses nature’s most powerful ingredients to enhance your health rapidly. IV therapy delivers beneficial nutrients directly into your body’s tissue ensuring 100% absorption for maximum benefit. IV therapy boosts the immune system, rejuvenates skin, restores hormones, promotes weight loss, removes toxins, and much more!
Factors such as age, health conditions, metabolism, genetics, and even the environment can all affect the body’s ability to keep nutrients and vitamins at sufficient levels. IV therapy is an excellent stand-alone or supplemental treatment for a variety of health benefits. You might need IV therapy if you have:
Essentially, there are multiple uses for IV therapy, it is a low risk and minimally invasive procedure. The infusion process is simple and fast. All infusions are administered by our health care providers.
Every physiological function such as digestion, waste elimination, thermoregulation, and joint lubrication requires adequate hydration. Staying hydrated can be difficult for many due to various reasons. Common symptoms of dehydration are typically increased thirst, dry skin, dry mouth, constipation, lightheadedness/dizziness, decreased urination or dark colored urine, headache, irritability, loss of appetite and nausea.
Remember that by the time you are thirsty you’re already dehydrated. The sensation of thirst is believed to kick in when you’re about 1% dehydrated. In other words, you’ve lost 1% of your body mass (in water). When you’re severely dehydrated, you need to replenish a lot more fluids. These fluids will also need to be balanced with the nutrients that your body usually contains. Typically, your body can alleviate mild dehydration in 45 minutes with oral intake of 20.3 oz (600ml) of water. The amount of time it takes for your body to rehydrate mainly depends on how dehydrated you are. Intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy provides a direct infusion of vitamins into the bloodstream, where they can be directly absorbed by the body for maximum effect and reverse dehydration quickly.
Patients taking certain prescriptions medications should avoid IV therapy. Individuals with a history of kidney failure or heart disease and those who are pregnant, or breast feeding should use caution when considering intravenous (IV) hydration treatments. Other conditions include pulmonary edema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), abnormal potassium level, and epilepsy. Our experienced healthcare providers will evaluate your health history and determine if IV therapy is right for you. It is extremely important that each patient provides their full medical history, as that will help to identify any risks. If you are pregnant, we will need approval from your OBGYN provider before we can administer IV fluids.
Treatment times vary, but a good estimate is around 30-60 minutes for 1,000mL of fluid. Additives in your intravenous (IV) therapy may require slower drip speeds for maximum efficiency and comfort.
To get credible information as for intravenous (IV) therapy side effects, you should consult with a healthcare provider for details. Some of the potential side effects may include:
Various side effects from the prescribed vitamins themselves can also happen. To avoid these side effects, it’s important to share with our healthcare providers about any previous reactions, and your complete list of medications or supplements you take. Our healthcare provider will monitor you closely during your IV infusion. Complications like infection and air embolisms are rare.
Intravenous (IV) therapy typically contains normal saline which is a mixture of water and sodium chloride. Normal saline is one of the most common IV fluids and acts as a base in which vitamins and medication can be added to if necessary. IV therapy is much more than simply rehydration. Each vitamin and mineral have unique effects. When receiving IV therapy, you get fluids that restore your body’s water balance, along with individualized vitamins and minerals that meet your particular needs. Some of the many ingredients you can get in IV therapy are:
Intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy from NuCanvas Aesthetics and Wellness Center is customizable by our healthcare providers to meet the unique needs of each person. Therefore, IV vitamin infusion cost varies per person. Prices of the IV therapy session are dependent on the specific infusion you need, the number of IV drips used, and the discount from available promotions or package pricing. We will go into details on IV therapy costs during your consultation with our healthcare providers.
NuCanvas Aesthetics and Wellness Center does not accept medical insurance because most insurance companies will not cover the cost of vitamin injection as it is not considered medically necessary, it is considered elective treatment. However, we do accept Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA) or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
We typically get our vitamins through food or oral supplements. While oral supplements continue to be an excellent way to manage your wellness, there may be situations in which you need a larger or quicker dose of vitamins. There is substantial evidence to support that injectable vitamins provide better absorption than oral vitamins.
Vitamin injections are usually administered intramuscularly (directly into a muscle). The most common injection areas include the thigh, buttock, and upper arm. Because the injection needle is very thin, many people find the process virtually painless. In some cases vitamin injection may be given via intravenous (IV) instead of intramuscular (IM) route.
We offer customized vitamin injections with the main ingredients including:
Vitamin injections are highly effective because they are administered via injection or intravenous (IV) therapy. The injection or IV route allows the vitamins to bypass the digestive system, making these vitamins more bioavailable for immediate use. In addition, vitamin injections and vitamin IV infusion are of a higher quality than oral vitamins because tablets are formulated with binders, fillers, and other materials. Additionally, the oral formula often reduces the quality of vitamins considerably. With vitamin injections, you will experience better, more significant results quickly because you’re giving your body the nutrients directly through the bloodstream.
Yes! vitamin injections combined with other treatments work very well because they’re natural substances. We will complete a comprehensive health work-up and make the appropriate recommendations. If needed, we can add various vitamin injections during or right after your intravenous (IV) therapy session.
NuCanvas Aesthetics and Wellness Center does not accept medical insurance because most insurance companies will not cover the cost of vitamin injection as it is not considered medically necessary, it is considered elective treatment. However, we do accept Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA) or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
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