A Physician Assessment.
A Clear Path Forward.
Every treatment plan at GhalMédica begins with the Physician Aesthetic Consultation. In approximately 30 minutes, the Medical Director assesses your primary concern, determines whether treatment is appropriate for you, and recommends the options best suited to your anatomy and your goals.
This appointment is designed for patients considering physician-led aesthetic treatment in Montreal, the West Island, or Pointe-Claire, whether you have a specific treatment in mind, such as neuromodulators, ultrasound-guided filler, SkinPen microneedling, or Morpheus8, or a concern you would like assessed before deciding.
Book Your ConsultationThe consultation follows a clinical structure designed to make efficient use of your time and to arrive at a clear recommendation. Every appointment is shaped by the patient in front of us, but the path is always the same: concern, assessment, candidacy, plan.
The appointment begins with what brought you in. Defining your primary concern clearly is what allows the assessment to be focused and the recommendation to be precise.
Your medical history, current medications, and previous treatments are reviewed as they relate to your concern and your candidacy. Contraindications are identified here, not discovered mid-treatment.
Dr. Sonya Ghalehii, MD assesses your facial anatomy and skin condition through a diagnostic lens, drawing on physician tools such as VISIA complexion imaging when clinically appropriate to your case.
The assessment determines whether treatment is appropriate for you. When it is not the right answer at this time, you will be told so directly, with the reasoning explained.
You receive a personalized treatment recommendation in plain language, with the clinical rationale made clear. Treatment pricing is presented here, once the assessment is complete, so it reflects your actual plan.
Your questions relevant to the assessment and recommendations are answered before you decide. From there, next steps are simple: schedule your treatment, proceed the same day when clinically appropriate, or take time to consider.
The value of a physician consultation is the assessment itself: a trained diagnostic eye applied to your anatomy, your history, and your concern. To support that assessment, the Medical Director draws on a set of clinical tools, each used when it adds genuine value to your case rather than by default.
At GhalMédica, consultations are conducted by Dr. Sonya Ghalehii, MD, not a coordinator, a patient care advisor, or an esthetician standing in for a physician.
This distinction matters. A physician-led consultation means your history is reviewed through a clinical lens, your facial anatomy is assessed with medical training behind the assessment, and your recommendation comes from someone qualified to recognize contraindications, identify risk factors, and understand the full picture of your health.
Physician assessment has been the standard at GhalMédica since the clinic opened. It is not offered as a premium tier. It is simply how every patient is seen.
Results vary. All treatments are performed or supervised under physician oversight.
Aesthetic medicine in Québec is governed by the Collège des médecins du Québec, and physician oversight at GhalMédica is not a marketing claim. It is a clinical reality that shapes how consultations are conducted and how treatments are delivered.
Dr. Sonya Ghalehii, MD is present and clinically responsible at every injectable treatment at GhalMédica. Not on call. Not available if needed. Present, because that is what physician oversight actually means.
GhalMédica uses real-time ultrasound guidance for all filler treatments, mapping your unique vascular anatomy before any product is placed. Vascular injury is a serious complication of filler injection, and ultrasound guidance significantly reduces this risk.
Your medical history, current medications, and health status are reviewed before any treatment is recommended or performed. Nothing is recommended without physician assessment, and nothing is performed without physician oversight.
When treatment is not the right answer for a patient, the physician says so, and explains why. Patients who proceed at GhalMédica do so because it is clinically appropriate, not because it was sold to them.
The Physician Aesthetic Consultation is $100 + applicable taxes. The fee reflects what this appointment is: dedicated, one-on-one time with the Medical Director, a structured clinical assessment, a candidacy determination, and a treatment recommendation built for you.
Pricing at GhalMédica is transparent at every step. The consultation fee is confirmed at the time of booking, and treatment pricing is presented during your consultation, after your assessment, so that any figure you receive reflects your actual plan rather than a generic estimate.
Many patients arrive ready to move forward. When the assessment confirms it is clinically appropriate and you choose to proceed, treatment can often be performed the same day, and your consultation fee is credited in full toward its cost.
The consultation fee applies to all initial appointments and is non-refundable. It is credited in full toward treatment cost only when treatment is performed on the same day and deemed clinically appropriate by the physician. Treatment pricing varies by protocol and is discussed during your consultation.
The questions we hear often from patients who are considering treatment and deciding whether the consultation is their next step.
Yes. That is precisely what the consultation determines. You bring the concern; the physician assessment identifies whether treatment is appropriate and which option is best suited to you. You do not need to arrive with a treatment already chosen.
No. GhalMédica does not operate on a sales model. The physician's role at consultation is to assess and advise, and every recommendation is explained with its clinical rationale. The decision is yours, and there is no follow-up sales call.
A concern we hear often, and exactly the philosophy GhalMédica was built around. We enhance. We don't change. The result we work toward is a patient who looks like themselves: rested, refreshed, and harmonized.
Often, yes. When the assessment confirms treatment is clinically appropriate and you wish to proceed, treatment can frequently be performed the same day, with your consultation fee credited in full toward its cost. When further preparation is needed, your treatment is scheduled at a separate appointment.
The Physician Aesthetic Consultation serves a specific purpose: assessing a cosmetic concern and building a treatment plan around it. A moment to confirm it is the right appointment for what you are looking for.
the Assessment.
You do not need to arrive knowing which treatment you want. Bring the concern that has been on your mind, and leave with a physician's clear, personalized recommendation on how to address it.
Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9S 4L7