Abby and the team at Ideal are great! I had my 2nd treatment and it was effortless. Abby did the treatment, and I can't recommend her enough! She's super kind, patient and informative each step of the way. If you're looking to get treatment, check out this location. read more

I loved my treatment! Alexis at Ideal Image in South Park is theeeee best!! Very attentive, pleasant and thorough! I've been doing laser treatment since 2020 and the South Park location here in charlotte is such a delightful location to frequent for treatments! Trust me when I say you won't regret the results or the joyful staff! So helpful and they get you in and out!! Looking for bare skin and smooth results get your laser treatments from Alexis at this location! Thank me Now! read more

Ideal Image Charlotte - Laser Hair Removal Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Every time I come to my appointments, the staff is always very polite and making sure you are comfortable. The RNs doing the procedures are always very friendly, make you feel right at ease, and listen to any concerns you have without trying to hush or rush you just to get the appointment over with. I love that they have plenty of affordable packages to choose from and payment plans to help you make monthly payments without the stress of having to pay one big lump sum. There is some construction going on at this location, so now you do have to park in the parking deck beside the building as opposed to being able to park right in front of the entrance. Just make sure to go to the 3rd floor parking deck, and the bridge will take you directly to this location. Now i dont know if it's because Covid 19 has been backing away finally, but it does seem like it is harder to book an appointment with Ideal Image now than it was when i first started thus treatment back in 2019. When I called the first two times to try to book an appointment i was told they were booked up until late May but would call me if a cancelation came up or i could just create an account and try to book one myself. I ended up creating an account, and i just checked every day to see if an opening became available. Luckily, i did see a few open spots, so i was able to snag one immediately. I def. Recommend just creating an account and logging in every day to see if there are openings that become available if you are not able to book immediately or when checking out from your appointment. Other than that, I haven't had any other issues. Definitely recommend ideal image. read more

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You gotta be kidding me this place was horrible. So they asked me to apply for a loan with their finance institution, which I did but no, they took it out of my checking account. Put me in overdraft and refused to answer the phone calls when I told them I do not notice any difference in my face. They told me a manager would call me back and I never got one call. I guess they have caller ID because now they don't even answer the telephone when I call. All I did is leave with Deb. read more

Don't waste your money on CoolSculpting with Ideal Image. After paying for six sessions, I was informed I would only receive three because they used a larger pad--something they failed to disclose when I purchased the package. They later agreed to provide three additional sessions, promising a total of nine. However, during my last visit, the front desk informed me it was my final session. When I called for clarification, I found out the promised nine sessions had been reduced to four. To make matters worse, for sessions 2-4, Ideal Image used a less effective machine. This explains why the first session showed results, but the last three had no effect. Additionally, during the holiday season, they charged $247 per session. Never sign a contract until you are absolutely clear about the terms and conditions. read more

Awesome. Service! They are professional, and create the plans that fit your needs. All the staff knows what to do, they help you set the appointments and help you to find the best for you read more

I booked Saturday for today and they told me it ended Saturday this morning. I don't know what's going on with this place but I won't book with them again. Really shady to call on the day of and switch the promo- as if I'm going to pay regular price after booking the special. Apparently this is a common practice because there were several others who had the same thing happen to them. read more

Today was my first visit. My service of choice is cool sculpting. It was a great experience. Kenya was great! She is very knowledgeable. She answered all questions which made me feel more comfortable. I'm looking forward to my next visit and results read more

The absolute worst medical spa I've ever been to. I had botox and filler. After close to 2k, I look the same. Botox ran down my face while injecting. Filler left multiple bruises. To top that, I made an appointment with a specific injector. Had to wait several weeks for the appt. I arrived and it was with someone else. As I don't have 2k in my pockets, I applied for a loan. She became so agitated with me since I have safe guards around credit. I guess I took too much of her time. After that, when I came in for my appointment, she never even greeted me. That's pretty rude. I wasted a lot of money. What a mistake to go there! read more

Great staff and great experience. Tech made me feel comfortable throughout my whole treatment.

While the nursing staff here is amazing, the overall business model is problematic. Specifically the Charlotte office, the office has over sold the amount of services that they can realistically service. Getting an appointment at this location is nearly impossible. I signed a contract with this location in August 2021, my first about for laser hair removal wasn't scheduled until Nov 2021. My 2nd appointment wasn't scheduled until March 2022. Everytime I'm placed on a waiting list with the promise of an appointment. I call and call unly to be offered an appointment in August 2022. Laser requires appointment to be 6-weeks apart to be effective. I wasn't told until AFTER I signed and paid that there was an issue with scheduling. This is FRAUD at best as I am upholding a contract by providing payment and they are not upholding their end of the contract by providing services. After filling a complaint with BBB, I was offered a "refund" that was pennies compared to what I've paid vs. the amount of appointments that I've had. I turned it down because the refund came with an NDA. I would not be able to warn people of this business practices. Based on the other reviews this is a common experience. read more

The staff is so nice and amazing. I highly recommend especially because it has amazing results and the staff here is so patient.

Best experience ever. Lori is friendly and very kind. Kari is the best . Highly recommend

My nurse was great! Quick and amazing. She was very gentle with me. This was my first visit in a while, but she took great care of me.

Alexis was great. My appointment was quick and I didn't have to wait. Fav location so far

I come here for my hair removal touch ups and the staff is great. The space is always clean and I'm always seen at my appointment time.

Literally the worst business ever. Booked a service I ended up not needing anymore for 3k. When I called them they said there will be a credit on my account till I'm ready to book something else. Now that I'm ready to book my 3k is gone and they are throwing their hands up in the air and said they can't do anything about it. They said my credit is good for life but I guess that was all lies!! read more

Don't let this place fool you. They will sell you a package with lies on scheduling then NEVER fit you in. Go anywhere else. Go to the voodoo shop, you will get just as much. This place is trash employed by sheep who do nothing more than regurgitate the same lies and BS none of whom have control over anything. Garbage. Go elsewhere. This place will take your money and give you nothing. They won't even call you back. You worked hard for your money, give it to a company that will value you as a customer. Go somewhere that values your satisfaction. Ideal Image is not that. Update: I have already emailed ideal image, talked to many associates and their office is unwilling to cure the issue even with me having no services from them. There is a reason they don't provide a phone # read more

Used to love it here. The girls in the office and nurses are awesome, but corporate policies and changing the value of things already purchased is really crappy. Cheaper elsewhere with same level of service. Also, you have to pay first, then they tell you that no appointments will be available for sometimes months. Never seen this in my 50 years of being a customer to all sorts of businesses. read more

Had such a great experience! My favorite part is that even after you finish your treatments you get touch up sessions. I came in 2 years after my package ended and they really make sure to get all the hair gone. I recommend ideal image to everyone I talk to about laser hair removal. It's the best investment I've made for myself! read more

I signed my contract 7/19...Here we are 8/14 and I still don't have my first appointment scheduled. Looking at the reviews here, this is common practice. Why over book and take people's hard earned money?! And not provide the service?! And not issue refunds?! Total scam! Edit: 4 hours later, I was contacted by Maggie at Ideal Image. She got me scheduled for next week. Thank you for the quick response and excellent customer service! read more

I would never recommend an unreputable med-spa organization like Ideal Image. I had no idea the Ultherapy treatment would be so painful. And no one from Ideal Therapy prepared me for the excruciating pain I was expected to endure. The Pre & Post Ultherapy Treatement Instructions and Expectations sheet that Ideal Image gave me merely stated that "Ibuprofen may be taken prior to the treatment". I had taken two Ibuprofen, the maximum recommended, but the pain was too intense for me to bear after 3-5 minutes and I had to ask the practitioner to stop the treatment. I have a fairly high pain tolerance, so I looked online to see if any others had experienced pain with this treatment and found that at a minimum, other Ultherapy providers applied a numbing cream to the area to be treated at least 30 prior to beginning the treatment to make the patient more comfortable. And at a maximum, some providers offered a facial nerve block. I was offered neither one. And when I asked for a refund because no one had told me to expect this intense pain, Ideal Image refused. They stated that per their contract, all they would do is apply my payment for the Ultherapy procedure to some other service offered by their company or toward another Ultherapy procedure at a later date. I will be disputing the payment I was required to pay upfront for this procedure because Ideal Image failed to properly communicate and manage the level of pain that I was expected to accept without complaint prior to the procedure. And after I explained that I was unable to tolerate the pain associated with their procedure, all Ideal Image cared about was keeping the money I had paid them in advance for this horrible experience. read more

Ideal Image Charlotte - Nothing in their instruction/expectation sheet about the extreme level of pain you should expect with the Ultherapy treatment. - Laser Hair Removal Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Laser hair removal here is honestly a rip off. I was talked into this by Shannon. I have HS and this is why I signed up and spent 3,100$. I can say the only thing that has worked is my armpits. They limit the amount of times you can come, which in return does not help my HS flares. The hair on my lip has not thinned nor stopped growing. It's just a waste of money. Before hand I communicated with the doctor to ask about hormones and the procedure, trying to save myself for someone on my lip when it would not work. She assured me that it would benefit me all around, and it did not. I tried to reach out to ideal image and I did not receive help. read more

I banked money for usage for Botox in late 2019, and as I have been on lockdown decided to wait until now to start using it again. I can never get an appointment, they are very hard to get ahold of, and when I finally had enough and tried to get my banked money back and go elsewhere they refused to refund me. I am desperately trying to find someone up the chain who will give me a refund, but it's next to impossible to get anyone to respond. DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

Update: It's been a little over one year since I started my laser hair removal at Ideal Image and it's much better now. They have more staff and another location, so although it was a rocky start, I am now more comfortable with my contract with them. Before it was a 3 month wait to get an appt and now it's a only 6 weeks, which makes me feel better about the contract that I signed. I'm very happy with ideal image now :) read more

BEWARE!!!! I am so very disappointed at the results of my treatment and the amount of money WASTED at this place. Not only did I purchase a package with "lifetime touch ups" (which is a complete joke) for laser hair removal but it's like playing the lottery to even get an appointment. Constant staff shortage, app doesn't work to book your own appointment, and now the price just doubled for the touch ups!?!? I am a person of color and I understand that my hair texture is different from what they use as standard (they made it clear). I paid for 9 sessions, my hair is still coming back as if I've never gotten any treatment. This is after an additional 2 years of 3-4 touch ups. I called to share my concerns and their response was to suggest I double book my sessions so I can endure twice the agony and pain of the procedure. No thanks! I want this review to be taken seriously so I'm trying very hard to remain respectful but I am LIVID. If I had the time and energy to sue them I would!! Please don't come to this place. I'm sorry I had to learn the hard way. Sadly, my interactions with the staff were always pleasant. It was the actual quality of the results that I'm complaining about. read more

I didn't listen to the reviews and unfortunately their sales lady is super nice. After you're stuck in a contract then you will get the worst service there is. The girl with the squeaky voice at the front desk is a piece of garbage. Her condescending manner she talks to you makes will set your blood boiling. So save your money and go to a place that treats you worlds better like Jon Ric salon. Update 9/29/20: just wanted to let people know that even if they think Ideal Image cares because they wrote back to this post, they don't. Nobody followed through with contacting me about the issue. read more

This was a total scam. I did an online Zoom consult, paid over 2,000 for filler and botox and an annual subscription, was supposed to get an appointment booked in 2 days, never heard back and ultimately they couldn't get me in for over 2 MONTHS. Then when I tried to cancel they said they would 'put in a case for me' that could take weeks. DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR SCAM. read more

I was early and they saw me right away. Friendly staff. I'll let you know in about 8 sessions if it worked. I'm getting laser hair removal. :) read more

BEWARE!! BEWARE!! I honestly don't know how Ideal Image stays in business after reading so many horrendous reviews. A class action lawsuit needs to start immediately! Unfortunately I didn't read the reviews before allowing Leah (a telephone sales rep out of Winston Salem repping for the Charlotte office) to scam me over the phone for my credit card number. We tried to have a zoom appointment but that failed and we were disconnected after a brief conversation. So we continued with a simple phone conversation. During the phone conversation I stated that I wanted an appointment anytime the following week in the Charlotte office. Leah said sure I just need to get your credit card information to set an appointment. She said she would send a link over for me to enter my card number. I get the link and she tells me to scroll to the very bottom and click... like an idiot I did exactly that. This continues three times, me not being told what this is. I finally get to the credit card information an enter it. Leah says great, let me call you right back with your appointment. I waited 20 minutes and didn't hear anything. I called the Charlotte office to schedule and the girl who answered said they have no available appointments for several months!! I called Leah back immediately and she didn't answer. So I emailed her immediately and asked her to cancel my credit card charge for $1,511.00 I finally get a call back a few hours later and she said she didn't know that Charlotte had no available appointments. Fine... but refund my credit card. She said once again let me call you back. She called back that evening and left a voicemail to say she could get me into another location 45 minutes away in 3 weeks. I emailed her and kindly asked again, please refund my credit card. A few days passed and my credit card was charged. I emailed Leah and she didn't reply. Called her and left a voicemail and she finally called me back to say she would have her manager call me. Her manager called and had the audacity to say I signed a contract, yet I had no idea that what I was scrolling down to clink was a contract because Leah failed to mention anything about a contract!! Leah said it was for my credit card information and something about "a lifetime warranty" program... NEVER any mention of a contract! Fortunately for me I have contacted American Express and explained this scam, but I have also contacted my attorney if Idea Image wants to fight American Express. If anyone else has had a similar experience I would love for you to contact me at Jenlsmall76@yahoo.com From what I have read this company has scammed way too many folks and it needs to stop. Legal action may be the only way and I have a fantastic class action attorney that handles companies like this. Ideal Image should never be allowed to scam people like they do, it's completely dishonest and dirty. read more

Save your time and especially your money!! Look elsewhere. They simply cannot keep up with demand. They have high staff turnover. My appointments get cancelled and have had to be re-scheduled multiple times. Their reasons have always been that the nurse is no longer there. When it time to re-schedule I get put on a waitlist because they "don't have anything available at the moment". Aside from their inconsistency, the customer base to employee ratio is way too high for them.. my appointments are never 8-10 weeks as recommended by them therefore I don't really see much success from my laser treatments. They have stated that it doesn't matter how long you go in between treatments but my results show different. I find it unethical to sign a contract and pay the amount of money that I have paid to them and for them to not uphold their end of the contract. If I had known their staffing, scheduling and communication challenges prior to I would have looked elsewhere. read more

As long as you make your next appointment at the end of your current appointment, you shouldn't have too many issues finding a time. They are very busy so you do need to book a decent amount of time in advance. The laser sessions can be painful, but the technicians are very kind and help you through it. I have been loving my results and highly recommend the treatment! read more

This is hardly a business. It's a total SCAM. They rush you into a contract but then offer absolutely zero available appointments. No appointments for 2021, but im supposed to use a full package of multiple treatments in 12 months? You all should be ashamed of yourselves. It's straight up robbery. ...Ideal has reached out to me to reschedule me with the same people to botched a procedure after a lot of wasted time ( MONTHS) trying to get in. They won't refund you, they just jerk you around. Seriously? The person had no experience, and your only solution is to come back for more? They never at any time had a laser appointment available when my contract was half laser. GO ANYWHERE ELSE!!!!!! read more

My past couple appointments have been canceled. Every time I try to book they tell me they have to put me on a waiting list. Ever since I've paid all my money they will not get me an appointment. If I would have known this I would have went somewhere else. When I was talking to the consultant about purchasing she told me it would be no big deal to get a Saturday appointment due to my work schedule. That was a year and a half ago and I've have one Saturday appointment. I wanted to get other areas treated but I will definitely be going somewhere else. read more

I had my appointment from August rescheduled to today, Sep08. I received a phone call the day of my appointment stating that my appointment needs to be rescheduled AGAIN - next available is October in both Charlotte & Huntersville. I have already gone through with the bank loan (IN JULY) & made payments on it. Ideal image received payment for my services in July. It is now September & I still have not received ANY services from Ideal Image, even though you have my money. & I likely won't receive any services until October. read more

I have been using ideal image services since 2013 and got a good professional service. Though the services are pricey I stick to it due to moment of inertia and comfort. Today I had very bad experience with my touch up appointment. On date of appointment they couldn't find my schedule as I had completed the credit card consent in timely manner. So when I asked they mentioned I needed to completed the additional step just within 10 mins of appointment schedule call, otherwise the appointment will be cancelled automatically, which I had no idea. So long story short, I had literally dragged myself from work for this appointment, only to know that my appointment got cancelled automatically and no appointments available on same day. This is just clearly a lack of customer care communication to customer. Receptionist was kind enough to help with next appointment and explain the process clearly when asked. read more

Charlotte office is too booked to even considered more clients. Sale associates should truly consider this before executing a sale. I hope they are more transparent and honest on what offices have to offer for scheduling and treatment. Per contract, it is non refundable and all services should be executed before 6 months. The contract can be extended but Whooh getting in contact with corporate is the opposite of fun! The customer service department will take weeks to contact you back and each department is segregated so there's no point speaking with anyone besides the subject matter expert. You will get 10 different stories from each person and department. If you have unlimited money and time then this places is for you. If you like to speak with a Doctor before putting down money and get immediate procedures then go to a surgeon not a medspa read more

Buyer beware - and read the small print. Ideal image is unable to support their client demand. In other words, they charge you an outrageous amount of money. Then, they are unable to fit you into the calendar for appointments. And someone will call you when an appointment opens up - ha! Further, if you do not complete your package in one year, you are out of luck and stuck with a payment that yields nothing. But wait, if you want to accumulate more debt, the business will happily charge you per visit to continue what they could not complete in the first place! Their theoretical capacity to provide services offered is similar to oceanfront property in Arizona. In closing, do not get sucked into their marketing scheme and purchase multiple areas for removal or cool sculpting because that will consume more time and require an extended appointment they will not have available. Good luck - and pick another business for your laser or sculpting needs! read more

I wish I had read these reviews before I signed up. Paid $$$ upfront had a few sessions before the pandemic. Need several more to get the results that were promised . Call them after im vaccinated and it's hard to get an appointment. I had to "renew my contract" again and go to their location in Winston Salem just to get an appointment in September (so now I pay $$$ for hair removal and $$ to drive out of town to get a session) And oh by the way, if you are late they cancel the appointment (reasonable, so I get it), but at the WS location I had to wait a whole hour after my appointment time to be able to see the provider. And then call the Charlotte office to schedule my next appointment and they have nothing in October or November? And said they would call me back? And that my contract will have to be renewed again. No one has called me back to schedule me. I'm definitely not getting my money's worth. I thought of this as an investment in myself. They were able to schedule me immediately when I first went in to pay and rushed me through the contract . But since then, it's been impossible to get an appointment within a 2 month period. What's the point of paying a few thousand (that's right, their fees run to thousands and they make you pay ALL of it upfront) to be hair free if you a) can't get enough appointment to be hair free and b) your contract keeps expiring all the time? Why have us pay upfront then? Have a pay as you go option. Very unprofessional. Seems like a scam and I feel taken advantage of. Find another place for your laser hair removal needs. I wish I could just get my money back. Update: I can confirm that it's been more than 48 hours (it's been over a 100 hours) and I have not received any call from Ideal image. Not from the person who left a response to my review and certainly not from the lady who said she'll call me back when I tried to book an appointment last week. Terrific customer service and follow up (NOT)! read more

If I could give zero I would. A service that was scheduled in February for June cannot be refunded only credited "because you have to fulfill your part of the contract" in this day seems ridiculous. Much has changed since then and all they want to do for me is issue partial credit back to my card and the balance to be used later. IM NOT COMING BACK, I want all my money back to pay more important bills. After 4 conversations nothing happened changed. Very shady, I do not recommend! read more