Patients travel from Arlington, Virginia to Elume Medspa in Fairfax, twelve and a half miles west along Route 50. That number deserves saying plainly: Arlington is the longest trip of any town with a page here, and it is the one where the journey has to earn itself. The practice has occupied the same Blenheim Boulevard suite since 2009, and you are seen under the care of Shaheen Ghafari, a licensed Nurse Practitioner.
Why the drive west is the first question
Arlington has no shortage of aesthetic clinics, so the honest answer belongs at the top rather than the bottom. This is one suite rather than a chain, and the same Nurse Practitioner sees you at each appointment, which is the part that is difficult to buy nearer in. Elume Medspa has operated in Fairfax since 2009 and carries a 4.6 star rating over more than 45 Google reviews. Consultations are free and nothing gets booked at the end of one unless you want it booked.
Route 50 nearly the whole way, plus an honest word about the traffic
The routing itself is simple. Arlington Boulevard, which is Route 50, runs west from Arlington for almost the entire trip, through Seven Corners and under the Beltway before turning into Fairfax Boulevard at the edge of the old town grid; Blenheim Boulevard is a short turn off Main Street from there. On clear roads it is roughly twenty five minutes. In the evening peak, and westbound out of Arlington is precisely the wrong direction at the wrong hour, it can stretch past forty. A mid morning or Saturday slot sidesteps the whole issue, and we would rather you planned around it than discovered it.
What tends to get booked from this far out
The mix looks different from the closer towns. When a visit costs the better part of an hour on the road, the longer format treatments make more sense than a fifteen minute top up. The usual ones:
- Morpheus8, radiofrequency microneedling for the face and neck.
- Laser hair removal, which runs as a course of appointments spread across several months.
- Venus Legacy, a radiofrequency body treatment also scheduled as a series.
- Radiesse and Belotero, two of the fillers on the injectables menu.
- Botox, more often added to a visit already being made than booked on its own.
Everything remaining, cosmetic tattooing included, is listed on the treatments page.
Planning the trip out from Arlington
No Metro station sits within walking distance of the suite, so this is a drive or a rideshare rather than a train journey. The course based treatments are the ones worth thinking through in advance, since laser hair removal and Venus Legacy both mean coming back several times; holding the same weekday slot each visit keeps the traffic predictable. Every confirmation email states how long to allow.
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Questions before you commit the drive? Phone (703) 383-0431, or look through the bookable services on the scheduling page.
Questions from Arlington
Realistically, how long is the drive?
Twelve and a half miles, near enough twenty five minutes while Route 50 is moving, and up to forty in the evening rush. Morning and Saturday appointments are the dependable ones.
Is it worth coming this far when Arlington has clinics of its own?
It depends what you are booking. For a routine top up the drive is hard to justify. For device work such as Morpheus8, or a course of treatment you would rather have one practitioner carry the whole way through, the trip makes more sense.
Can I manage it without a car?
Rideshare works and the address is easy enough to find. There is no Metro stop within walking distance of Blenheim Boulevard, so plan on being driven at least one way.
Are there pages for other towns near me?
Yes. Falls Church sits between Arlington and the practice, and there are separate pages for Annandale and Vienna. The contact page gives directions from anywhere else.
