Sometimes, our bodies can feel like they aren’t getting the nutrients and vitamins that are necessary to stay fit, healthy, and at peak performance. Even when you have a good idea about what your diet might be missing, the problem can’t always be solved by changing your diet and lifestyle. This is why IV therapy can be extremely helpful when your body needs an extra boost to achieve optimal health.
What is IV Therapy?
IV therapy, also known as intravenous vitamin therapy or intravenous micronutrient therapy, is a treatment that delivers vitamins, nutrients, and other important fluids to the body directly through the veins. With the aid of an injection by syringe or infusion, this is the quickest method of delivering beneficial products directly to the bloodstream for immediate effect. IV therapy has been shown to offer many health benefits to patients looking for a more direct way to restore vitamins and nutrients.
What Can IV Therapy Do?
Vitamin IV therapy can address a range of different issues that often relate to a lack of nutrients and vitamins in the body, such as Vitamin C or Vitamin D. Nutritional deficiencies can lead to negative side effects, such as weakness, fatigue, migraines, headaches, muscle spasms, lightheadedness, severe dehydration, and even memory loss. It can also make someone more susceptible to illness since the body has less support in fighting off disease and infection.
By supplementing any possible deficiencies, IV vitamin infusions can help balance and stabilize the body again. Specific benefits from an IV drip therapy or therapy program include building a healthy, stable immune system, promoting better hair, nail, and skin health, enhancing energy production, achieving pain relief, boosting mental clarity, aiding muscle recovery, and restoring chronic dehydration.
Types of IV Vitamin Infusions
If you’re wondering how IV therapy works, it’s simply a direct way to give your body specific vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to support your body systems, such as to support a healthy immune system. For example, IV vitamin treatment provides a custom blend of vitamins like B12 complexes, Vitamin C, or Vitamin K, which is important for preventing excessive bleeding.
Other types of IV treatments include growth factors and electrolytes to help boost performance, whether before or after exertion. Minerals like iron can help your red blood cells uptake and deliver oxygen to depleted areas throughout your body.
Whether you’re suffering from a depletion of energy or want a boost of energy for higher performance, IV therapy might be able to help.
Who Is a Good Candidate for IV Therapy?
Those who believe that they have a possible nutritional deficiency may be good candidates for IV therapy. Additionally, if you suffer from chronic fatigue or neurodegenerative problems, IV infusions may be beneficial. Also, anyone who has trouble consuming enough calories throughout the day, has limiting diet restrictions, or suffers from certain chronic diseases that impact the way the body takes in and uses nutrients should look into this type of treatment. This is especially the case if oral supplements are not enough.
Those looking for faster athletic recovery can also benefit from this treatment.
Before Your IV Vitamin Therapy Procedure
Dr. Basile and our wellness team will discuss your lifestyle habits, symptoms, and diet to determine the right IV cocktail for your needs. You’ll discuss your treatment plan and map out a schedule that will best allow you to get the nutrients you need. We can also recommend ways to support your IV therapy for the best results.
Your IV Drip Therapy Procedure
IV therapy takes place in our comfortable treatment suite. You’ll choose the right IV fluid for your treatment plan and relax in one of our treatment chairs. Our wellness team will attach an IV to a blood vessel in your arm, then administer the fluids through the intravenous access. You’ll stay attached to the IV line for about an hour, at which point it will be removed, and you can go about the rest of your day as the body absorbs nutrients.
After Your IV Therapy Procedure
After your IV therapy session, you might have some redness and irritation at the IV site, but you can return to your regular activities right away. You’ll begin to notice an improvement in your overall health and wellness within a few days. Our team will recommend a treatment schedule so you know when to return.
Why Basile Plastic Surgery & Wellness?
With our team at Basile Plastic Surgery & Wellness, you couldn’t be in better hands. Whether you’re receiving IV injections from one of our specialists, an aesthetic nonsurgical procedure like Botox, or getting a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure from Dr. Basile, our whole staff is here to give you a completely personalized experience and the results you’re looking for.
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Learn More About Intravenous Vitamin Therapy at Basile Plastic Surgery & Wellness
If you think IV vitamin therapy may be the solution to your nutrient deficiencies or believe that it can help reduce the symptoms of other problems, schedule a consultation with Dr. Basile today. To find out if IV therapy is right for you, schedule an appointment with our office in Jacksonville, FL by calling 904-701-1927 or filling out an online form.
