The Ginger Injector: Noteshttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/Straight answers from Jamie Lobacz, APRN in Boca Raton. One note a week on what treatments actually do, what they cost, and when to wait.en-usMon, 19 Oct 2026 09:34:14 -0400Six filler products, three prices, and where each one goeshttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/six-fillers-and-where-each-one-goes/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/six-fillers-and-where-each-one-goes/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400Restylane L, Defyne, Kysse, Contour, Lyft and Radiesse: where each is placed, and how long each tends to last.Four wrinkle relaxers on one shelf, and how one of them gets chosenhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/three-relaxers-on-one-shelf/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/three-relaxers-on-one-shelf/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400Dysport, Daxxify, Jeuveau and Xeomin, dosed and quoted by area. How onset, duration and the area being treated decide which relaxer gets used.October to April: sequencing a season when someone is only here for half of ithttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/october-to-april/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/october-to-april/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400Sequencing a season of appointments for a resident who is in Boca Raton from October and elsewhere from April, with one injector and one record.Melasma, sun spots and age spots are not the same problemhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/melasma-sun-spots-age-spots/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/melasma-sun-spots-age-spots/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400Melasma, sun spots and age spots behave differently, and IPL is not the answer to all three. How pigment gets assessed. IPL, planned as a series.Erbium and CO2 are different lasers with different calendarshttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/erbium-and-co2/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/erbium-and-co2/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400Erbium YAG and CO2 are different lasers with different recovery calendars. Why one is carried here and the other is not. Erbium YAG for the face.Morpheus8, Ultherapy or Forma: how the choice gets madehttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/morpheus8-or-ultherapy/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/morpheus8-or-ultherapy/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400RF microneedling, focused ultrasound and surface radiofrequency are three different instruments. What separates them, and what decides which one suits a face.What the QuantumRF clearances actually say, and what the assessment decideshttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/what-the-quantumrf-clearance-says/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/what-the-quantumrf-clearance-says/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400The QuantumRF clearances read coagulation or contraction of soft tissue. What that leaves the assessment to decide. The quote is fixed before any claim is made.What decides how many RF microneedling sessions get scheduledhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/how-an-rf-course-gets-scheduled/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/how-an-rf-course-gets-scheduled/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400How the number of RF microneedling sessions and the interval between them get decided, and why the neck and the face are quoted apart.SkinPen, RF microneedling and resurfacing are three different appointmentshttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/three-different-appointments/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/three-different-appointments/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400SkinPen, RF microneedling and Erbium YAG. Three different appointments, three different calendars, and how the choice is made.Counting backwards from October: how a laser course gets scheduled in a Boca summerhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/counting-backwards-from-october/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/counting-backwards-from-october/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400Working backwards from October: how an Erbium appointment or an IPL series is scheduled across a Boca Raton summer. Erbium YAG Face, or face and neck together.Recent sun is a contraindication, not a preferencehttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/recent-sun-is-a-contraindication/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/recent-sun-is-a-contraindication/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400A current tan and recent sun exposure decide whether a laser appointment happens in a Boca Raton August. What gets postponed, and for how long.The FDA's radiofrequency microneedling notice, and what it changed about the consultationhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/rf-microneedling-and-the-fda-notice/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/rf-microneedling-and-the-fda-notice/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400The FDA's October 2025 radiofrequency microneedling safety communication, and what a nurse practitioner screens for before an RF appointment is booked.A unit is not a unithttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/a-unit-is-not-a-unit/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/a-unit-is-not-a-unit/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400Why comparing neurotoxin prices per unit across brands produces a number that means nothing, and why I price by area instead. Boca Raton.Sculptra is not a filler, and judging it early is how people decide it did not workhttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/sculptra-is-not-a-filler/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/sculptra-is-not-a-filler/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400Collagen stimulators work on a different timeline to filler. What Sculptra actually does, and why month one tells you nothing. Boca Raton.Why there is a two-week follow-up, and why judging it at day three is a mistakehttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/why-the-two-week-follow-up/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/why-the-two-week-follow-up/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400Neurotoxin does not arrive all at once. What the first fortnight actually looks like, and why the follow-up is part of the treatment price.In Boca, the right treatment in the wrong month is the wrong treatmenthttps://thegingerinjector.com/notes/the-wrong-month/https://thegingerinjector.com/notes/the-wrong-month/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400Resurfacing, lasers and devices are season-dependent in South Florida. What to book in August, and what is worth waiting until October for.