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  • 5.0-Star Patient Rating
  • Licensed Medical Aesthetician On Staff
  • Zero Pressure · Zero Judgment

For Women Ready to Actually Do Something About Their Skin

Your Skin,

Finally Figured Out.

By Someone Who Actually Looked at Your Face.

LiveWell’s licensed Medical Aesthetician Meghan creates a personalized skin treatment plan tailored to your unique concerns — not a generic facial. No pressure. No guesswork. Just results that actually show up.
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Tell us your skin concerns when you book — Meghan reviews every new patient before your visit.
  • Licensed Medical Aesthetician
  • Zero Downtime Options Available
  • Personalized — Not a Generic Facial
  • First Visit? You're in the Right Place

Sound Familiar?

You're Not Alone in This

Your skin used to bounce back.

Now it doesn't.

You take care of yourself. You’ve followed the skincare accounts, bought the serums, researched the retinol. You drink the water, wear the SPF (when you remember). But lately, there’s a dullness that doesn’t wash off. A congestion you can’t clear. A tired look that follows you into photos even on the good days.

"I just want someone to actually look at my skin and tell me what it needs. I'm tired of guessing."

You’ve been meaning to do something about it for two years. You’ve seen the LiveWell Instagram. The before-and-afters looked real — not overdone. But walking into a medspa when you’ve never been to one? It feels like showing up to a party where everyone else knows the rules.

That feeling is exactly why Meghan’s approach is built the way it is. Your first visit isn’t about selling you a treatment plan. It’s about looking at your skin, listening to what you’ve tried, and telling you honestly what’s going to work. First-timers feel it immediately: this is different.

Meet Your Esthetician

A person with glasses and tattoos sits on a wooden stool in a well-lit room featuring brick walls. They are wearing a white t-shirt underneath a black overall. The individual is smiling and positioned with their legs apart, creating a relaxed and approachable demeanor. Natural light from the large window enhances the warm atmosphere of the space, making it inviting and stylish. This image conveys a sense of confidence and casual fashion, suitable for lifestyle or fashion-related content.

Rapid City's Most Experienced Medical Aesthetician

Meghan Barajas

Licensed Medical Aesthetician · 15+ Years Experience

Meghan is LiveWell’s licensed Medical Aesthetician — and one of the most credentialed estheticians in the Black Hills. With 15+ years of experience, a specialization in acne treatment, and certifications across chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and advanced skin therapies, she doesn’t just perform treatments. She assesses your skin, listens to what you’ve tried, and builds a plan around what will actually work for you.

First-timers consistently say they leave finally understanding what their skin needs — and why nothing they’ve tried at the drugstore has been enough.

  • Licensed Medical Aesthetician
  • Certified Acne Specialist
  • Chemical Peel Certified
  • Microdermabrasion Certified
  • Advanced Acne Treatment Certified
  • 15+ years clinical experience in medical aesthetics

LiveWell isn’t a spa. We’re a medical aesthetics practice — which means Meghan works alongside board-certified providers, with medical-grade devices and professional-strength treatments. You get the warmth of a spa with results that actually show up in photos.

15+

Years of clinical esthetics experience — the most experienced in the Black Hills

5★

Average Google rating — Rapid City’s highest-rated medical aesthetics practices

300+

Patients seen at LiveWell — many of them first-timers who became regulars

Our Esthetician Services

What Meghan Offers at LiveWell

Every treatment, personalized to your skin.

Not sure what’s right for your skin? That’s exactly what your consultation is for. Browse the options below — Meghan will guide you to your best starting point.

Best First Treatment

The treatment that clears out what your cleanser can't reach.

And infuses exactly what your skin needs.

Diamond Glow combines exfoliation, extraction, and a customized serum infusion in one zero-downtime treatment. You walk out glowing. Straight back to work, the school pickup, your life — no recovery needed. This isn’t a spa facial. It’s skin resurfacing with a personalized prescription for your exact concerns.

Zero Downtime

Custom Serum Infusion

Dullness & Congestion

Immediate Glow

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Surface Renewal

Dull skin removed. Glow revealed. In a single appointment.

The fresh start your skin has been waiting for.

Chemical peels use professional-strength acids to resurface the outer layers of skin — clearing congestion, improving uneven texture, and revealing the smoother skin underneath. Dermaplaning removes dead surface cells and peach fuzz with zero needles and zero downtime, for a finish that makes makeup application noticeably better.

Uneven Texture

Dullness

Acne & Congestion

Discoloration

Dermaplaning: Zero Downtime

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Cellular Reset

Skin that works the way it's supposed to — from the inside out.

For the skin that hasn't responded to anything else.

DMK Enzyme Therapy works at a cellular level to restore your skin’s natural function — not just treat the surface. It’s the treatment for stubborn congestion, persistent uneven texture, or skin that feels like it’s stopped cooperating. If you’ve tried everything and nothing has stuck, this is where to start.

Stubborn Congestion

Uneven Texture

Cellular Restoration

Non-Invasive

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Active Skin Health

Vitamins, antioxidants & growth factors — delivered directly into your skin.

Not rubbed on top. Actually absorbed.

The Osmosis Infusion Facial uses advanced delivery technology to push active ingredients — vitamins, antioxidants, and growth factors — deep into the skin layers where serums applied at home can’t reach. For skin that isn’t bouncing back the way it used to, this is active skin health — not a surface treatment.

Aging & Laxity

Acne

Pigmentation

Deep Hydration

Beyond-Serum Results

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✦ Aspirational Next Step

Start lifting now — before you feel like you have to.

The proactive choice. No needles. No downtime. Results that build over months.

Sofwave uses ultrasound energy to stimulate collagen and elastin production in your skin’s deeper layers — producing a subtle, natural lift that develops gradually over 3–6 months. Because results build slowly, nobody can pinpoint what changed. They just know you look great.
Many of Meghan’s patients add Sofwave after their first few esthetician treatments — once they’ve established a skin routine that’s working, Sofwave is what takes it to the next level. You don’t have to start here. But when you’re ready, it’s waiting.

No Needles

No Downtime

Collagen Stimulation

Results Build Over 3–6 Months

Lunchtime Procedure

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Not sure which treatment to start with? Note it in your booking — Meghan will guide you.

Our Esthetician Services

What Meghan Offers at LiveWell

They were nervous too.

They left already booking their next visit.

★★★★★

“This is one of the most professional, caring, and fun places I have visited. The staff is smiling, happy to see you. Courtney is right on base with her recommendations and I am happy to say she does not suggest care that is not necessary. Highly recommend for all your facial care.”

Verified Google Review

LiveWell Medical Aesthetics · Rapid City

★★★★★

“Christa was incredibly knowledgeable and made sure to cover all treatments in a way that made me understand why I may or may not need certain things. I felt at ease and comfortable throughout the entire appointment, and left with a better understanding of what would be most beneficial long term. I love LiveWell’s approach to aesthetics and how they believe in keeping facial features as natural as possible.”

Verified Google Review

LiveWell Medical Aesthetics · Rapid City

Results From the LiveWell Team

The same commitment to natural, personalized results — across every treatment we offer.

Sofwave

Skin tightening & lift

Microneedling

Texture & skin quality

Microglow

Radiance & glow
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Results like these start with your first visit. Select the treatment you’re most interested in when you book.

Your Biggest Questions — Answered Honestly

No Judgment. No Guesswork.

Every question a first-timer asks before walking through the door.

I've never been to a medspa before. Is it going to feel overwhelming?

It’s the number one thing first-time patients tell us — they were expecting to feel judged or sold to. What they actually experience is different. Meghan’s whole approach is built around making you feel like you’re talking to someone who knows skin, not someone who needs to hit a quota. Zero pressure. Zero judgment. Just honest guidance.

I don't even know what treatment I need. Will I be upsold?

Figuring out what your skin actually needs is the entire point of your consultation. Meghan consistently hears from patients who arrived overwhelmed and left with a clear, honest plan — often simpler and more affordable than they expected. She will never suggest care that isn’t necessary. LiveWell’s reviews say this consistently. It’s how we operate.

What if the results look unnatural? I just want to look like me.

Esthetician treatments — Diamond Glow, chemical peels, DMK — don’t change your features. They improve your skin’s texture, clarity, and glow. The result is you, with healthier skin. Meghan’s goal is for people to ask “what are you doing?” — not “what did you have done?”

I can't deal with downtime. Does any of this require recovery?

Diamond Glow: zero downtime — you walk out glowing. Dermaplaning: zero downtime. DMK Enzyme: zero downtime. Chemical peels: minimal peeling over 5–7 days (plan around an event if needed). Most of Meghan’s treatments are true lunchbreak procedures. Your life doesn’t pause.

Is this better than just buying better products?

One Diamond Glow treatment delivers active ingredients deeper than any serum applied on top of skin can reach. Professional treatments clear congestion, resurface dead skin layers, and stimulate cellular function — none of which over-the-counter products are formulated to do. One session with Meghan does more than six months of guessing at the drugstore.

What happens at my consultation? Do I have to book a treatment that day?

Your consultation is a conversation — not a sales appointment. Meghan looks at your skin, asks what you’ve tried, and gives you an honest plan based on your goals and your life. You leave with a plan. You choose the pace. There is zero obligation to book anything that day or ever.

Still Have Questions? Call or Text Us
Ask anything. Meghan’s heard every question — and she’ll never make you feel silly for asking.

What Your First Visit Includes

No Judgment. No Guesswork.

This is what your first visit with Meghan looks like.

When you book your first appointment at LiveWell, Meghan comes prepared. She reviews your skin concerns in advance, arrives with treatment options matched to your goals, and walks you through exactly what she recommends and why — with zero pressure to add on anything you’re not ready for.

Full Skin Assessment

Meghan looks at your actual skin — pores, texture, congestion, moisture levels, sun damage. Not a questionnaire. A real assessment from someone who has been reading skin for 15+ years.

A Personalized Treatment Plan

You leave knowing exactly what your skin needs, what to start with, and what to hold off on. No overwhelming list of everything that could theoretically help. Just what's right for you, in the right order.

An At-Home Routine That Actually Works

Not a bag of products. A plan. Meghan will walk you through exactly what to use at home to maintain your results — and more importantly, what to stop wasting money on.

Honest Answers — No Guesswork

You can ask anything. About your specific concerns, about treatments you've seen online, about what's worth it and what isn't. Meghan will tell you the truth, even if the truth is "you don't need anything right now."

Your First Appointment: Personalized to Your Skin

Meghan reviews every new patient’s concerns before their visit. Come in knowing you’re already being taken care of.
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Meghan sees a limited number of new patients each month to ensure every client gets the attention their skin deserves.

The LiveWell Promise

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If you come in for a consultation and Meghan thinks your current drugstore routine is doing the job — she’ll tell you that. If there are three treatments she could recommend but only one makes sense to start with — you’ll hear about one. Our reviews consistently mention it: LiveWell doesn’t suggest care that isn’t necessary.

Your first appointment is focused entirely on your skin — not on upselling you into a treatment plan. Your treatment plan is built around your skin and your goals — not our revenue targets. If you walk out and decide today isn’t the right time, that’s completely fine. The door stays open, and there are no awkward follow-up calls.

Honest guidance. Real results. Or we’re not doing our job.

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Why Now?

You've Been Meaning To. Here's Your Sign.

You've had this on your list for two years.

Summer isn't going to wait.

Book This Week

  • New patient appointments available now
  • Most treatments: zero downtime
  • Look and feel your best by summer
  • Lock in your spot with limited availability
  • Finally stop guessing at what your skin needs

Wait Until Later

  • The right time keeps getting pushed
  • Meghan's schedule fills weeks in advance
  • Summer arrives the same way it always does
  • Another season of drugstore guessing
  • Still thinking about it next year

Keep DIY-ing It

  • Products keep piling up without results
  • Congestion and texture don't self-resolve
  • Dullness compounds over time
  • More money spent on serums that sit on top
  • The frustration stays exactly where it is
Planning for a summer event, reunion, or vacation? Most skin treatments take 2–4 weeks for full results to emerge — now is the right time to start. Chemical peels show results within 7 days. Diamond Glow gives you an immediate glow the same day. Meghan sees a limited number of new patients each month.
Book Now — It's Free
Zero commitment. Zero pressure. New patient spots are limited each month.

Book Your Consultation

Three Easy Steps

Your skin, finally figured out.

01

Book Online

Fill out the short form below. We confirm your appointment within one business day.

02

Come in & Meet Meghan

She looks at your skin, listens to your goals, and gives you an honest plan. No commitment required.

03

Leave with Clarity

You know exactly what your skin needs and why. If you want to treat that day, Meghan’s ready. If not — no pressure.

Book Your First Appointment

Tell us your main skin concern. Meghan reviews every new patient before their visit.

Consent
  • New patient friendly
  • Information is private
  • No pressure follow-ups

LiveWell Medical Aesthetics

811 Columbus St. Rapid City, SD 57701

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