FUTURE Medical and Aesthetics unveils new era
Loading article...
-
Left: Dr Mariesha Terrelonge Lee (right) chats with Nicole McLaren Campbell at the FUTURE Medical and Aesthetics relaunch.
-
Howard Forte (right) and Shemeka Saunders Forte were out for the relaunch of FUTURE Medical and Aesthetics at 15 Carvalho Drive.
-
Dr Mariesha Terrelonge Lee (left), aesthetic, laser and regenerative physician, poses with Shanice Gore at the cocktail-chic affair.
-
Chef Jacqui Tyson (left) shares a lively moment with Jahmai Mesquita.
-
From left: Tanaania Tracey, Tonaya Wint and Tina Rutherford stepped out in relaxed style for the celebration.
-
Co-founders of FUTURE Medical and Aesthetics Dr Marcus Lee (left), functional integrative physician, and Dr Mariesha Terrelonge Lee, aesthetic laser and regenerative physician, engage in conversation with Agent Sasco (centre).
-
Debbie Hall (left), fitness trainer, shares a moment with Dr Mariesha Terrelonge Lee.
-
Ceri Moe receives a CO2 skin treatment from Aesthetic Technician Paige Stoddart (centre).
-
Left: Lorane Rhoden pauses for the camera.
-
Shereese Renee Palmer strikes a confident pose.
The invitation said cocktail chic, and that is how guests showed up in hats, heels, and clutching designer handbags as Dr Mariesha Terrelonge Lee, along with her husband Dr Marcus Lee, relaunched their business as FUTURE Medical and Aesthetics, at 15 Carvalho Drive in St Andrew.
Upon entering, guests were met with cold-pressed mini towels for their faces and treated to either lychee-tinis or mint lemonade as they were exposed to cutting-edge therapy and treatments, given a tour of the facilities and briefed on what to expect in each treatment room.
Dr Terrelonge Lee told Sunday Lifestyle that when FUTURE Aesthetics was established eight years ago at Brompton Road, in short order, they realised that they would soon outgrow their initial 1,500 sq. ft space. “We were there until May 2024. With the FUTURE Medical side of things here, we are at 4,500 sq ft, plus an additional 1,000 sq. ft not yet tapped into.”
Terrelonge Lee, who is an aesthetic laser and regenerative physician, has now joined forces with her husband, Dr Lee, a functional integrative physician, to expand their offerings. “Another reason for the launch is that he is coming on board, which is why we are changing from just FUTURE Aesthetics to FUTURE Medical, focusing on internal health and wellness, bridging that gap from what we have been doing over the years, which is aesthetics, to now internal health and wellness. Now we are looking at preventative medicine and the root causes of all the concerns that people possibly have not been getting help for from their primary physicians over the years,” she said.
The word FUTURE is an acronym ‘Finding Your True Beauty and Unlocking Real Euphoria’, which Dr Terrelonge Lee emphasises has come full circle as now the business both advances aesthetic medicine and what is next in aesthetic care. “We hadn’t been practising our entire name because we did a lot of aesthetics and outward appearance, but now, we are also looking at how you are feeling. So we are complementing your internal health and wellness because if you feel better, it will exude externally, and you will step out with confidence. Plus, we are promoting UltraClear, which is our laser resurfacing treatment that addresses a lot of skin concerns and looks to anti-ageing treatment.”
“A lot of people do not want to do the injections. They are scared of looking possibly ‘overdone’, hence they will more [likely] embrace treatments that are non-invasive, so UltraClear works on pigment, acne, skin tightening, fine lines and wrinkles, and scars. So it could be surgical scars, Caesarean, breast augmentation, burn scars, etc. We can even treat children as young as two years old who may have a forehead scar. The good thing about UltraClear is that it is a laser resurfacing device that treats people of colour safely. So when we were deciding to bring laser treatment to Jamaica, we sought to have this one as the majority of Jamaicans are dark-skinned people, so we needed one that was ideal for our skin tone.”
Other than UltraClear, another new innovative treatment they offer is SoftWave, which is an ultrasound skin tightening and skin lifting treatment that stimulates your own collagen and elasticity, so it allows for fewer dermal fillers, and there is less of an ‘overdone’ look.
More people, she added, are now embracing the different types of treatment available. “To be honest, initially, when we started back in 2018, there were a lot of reservations. People used to fly out for a lot of the procedures, like the Botox, the fillers, the lasers, because there really was nobody in the space that offered these treatments in a safe way and had protocols in place for an emergency follow-up. So when we came on board, it was new and eye-opening for them, and they eventually became receptive locally. Fast-forward to 2025, when we brought in two energy-based devices: SoftWave, which is what Kim Kardashian talks about that tightens and sharpens their jawline without surgery, and now, the laser, which facilitates no burning of the skin for people of colour.”
Dr Terrelonge Lee will be the first to admit that these services are not inexpensive, but she said nothing is wrong with spending to sustain your health and your body, which is God’s temple. “These services are an investment, and if you believe that your internal health and your external beauty are a priority, you will prioritise them. We see people from all walks of life. We see people from low-income backgrounds who put their partner money together, and they come and get their treatments done,” she shared.
nicola.cunningham@gleanerjm.com