I tried the $430 tuning fork facial. Here's how it went

"I genuinely love a good facial - the ritual of it, the permission to lie still for 90 minutes, the way my skin looks afterward. I'm the person who books facials on vacation, who will try whatever's trending this month, who drives to San Gabriel for a treatment a TikToker described as " gua sha on steroids." So, yes, I was willing to pay $430 to have someone's fingers in my mouth if it meant potential jaw realignment. Even if it meant a tuning fork was somehow involved."

"Vargas said that she left fashion design eight years ago for facial massage training in techniques like craniosacral work (gentle manipulation of the skull and spine), manual lymphatic work and TMJ release. She told me the treatment has become popular with different types of clients. "It just depends on the face, the person, what they need and their budget," Vargas said. Some come weekly when dealing with acute TMJ issues, while others book quarterly maintenance appointments or schedule sessions before weddings when they want what Vargas calls a "natural lift.""

"The room was like many I'd been in for facials, dim, with low music playing and a bed taking up much of the space. But this one had a special addition of LED lights and 'chakra-aligning' gemstones that Vargas claimed pulsed at 4 hertz - a frequency she said that's meant to help the immune system. First came the familiar parts. The tingle of glycolic acid, the pain of extractions, the warm towels heating my skin."

Sonia Vargas offers a 90-minute Restructuring & Rebalancing Facial priced at $430 from a Beverly Hills storefront. The treatment combines craniosacral techniques, manual lymphatic work, TMJ release and intraoral manipulation alongside tools such as tuning forks. The room includes LED lights and 'chakra-aligning' gemstones claimed to pulse at 4 hertz. Clientele range from people with acute TMJ issues seeking weekly care to clients booking quarterly maintenance, pre-wedding lifts, or intensive sessions after jaw surgery or problematic filler and Botox. Standard facial steps like glycolic acid, extractions and warm towels accompany the restructuring work.

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