The offer
Two decades of faces, one pair of hands, and a feel for filler you can't learn fast. Bring in your unused Allē gift cards — they never expire — and I'll take 20% off your dermal filler on top of the full card value. Not instead of it. In addition to it.
The whole argument
You need expertise, experience, and a product you trust. One out of three isn't a result. It's a gamble.
Double board-certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. I know what sits under the skin because I've spent twenty years underneath it. A syringe in a surgeon's hand is a different instrument.
Twenty years means I've watched filler at year one, year five and year fifteen — in the same faces. That's the part nobody can shortcut. It's why I know where to stop.
The most studied hyaluronic acid collection in the world, approved since 2006. Different formulations for different jobs — lips move, cheeks hold. I match the gel to the task.
Twenty years of exactly thisMy twenty
The product is the easy part. It ships in a box. What you're actually choosing is the judgment behind the needle — how much, what plane, which formulation, and just as importantly where it does not go.
That judgment doesn't come out of a weekend course. It comes from twenty years of putting the same product into thousands of faces and following those faces afterward. I've seen what over-filling does at year ten. I'd rather you never find out.
So I'm not selling you syringes. I'm giving you a plan, and I'll tell you plainly if the answer is fewer than you expected — gift cards in hand or not.
Money you already spent
Thousands of people around Birmingham bought Allē gift cards during a promotion — a buy-one-get-one, a holiday offer, a rewards drop — and never redeemed them. The cards have no expiration date. The balance does not evaporate. It just waits.
We are an Allē provider, so we can redeem them here. Through September 30, 2026, bring whatever you're holding and I'll take 20% off your treatment before the card value comes off. Two discounts on the same face, one appointment.
Not sure what you have? Open the Allē app or sign in at alle.com and check your wallet. Screenshot it and bring it with you.

Through September 30, 2026
Bring any unused Allē gift cards to your appointment. I take 20% off the treatment, then your card value comes off what's left. No minimum, no new-patient requirement, no fine print about which filler.
The offer
My syringe price is $850. With this offer it is $680 — and it applies to every dermal filler I carry, not one promoted brand, because the right answer for your face is not always the one on the poster.
Stacked, not swapped
Holding $150 in Allē cards? A syringe drops from $850 to $680 with the discount, then to $530 once the cards apply. The 20% is in addition to your balance, never instead of it.
No deadline on the card
If you bought one during a past promotion and forgot about it, the balance is still live in your Allē wallet. The 20% is what expires — September 30, 2026.
Included
Every appointment starts face to face with me. Not a menu. A plan for your face, in the order it should be done.
Included
Topical numbing, ice, and lidocaine already in the gel. Most people are back at their desk the same afternoon.
Also earning
Redeeming a gift card doesn't stop you earning. Keep your Allē account attached at checkout and the treatment still builds points toward the next one.
Why 20% on everything
Nobody gets handed a menu. I look at your whole face, tell you what I would do and in what order, and pick the product that suits the job. Discounting one brand only would push you toward the syringe I am promoting instead of the one you need. So the discount covers all of them and the recommendation stays honest.
More to see
Lip filler, tox, Morpheus8 and HydraFacial are all running their own pricing right now. See the full specials page.
Do this in order
The cards were issued by Allergan, not by us — we just redeem them. Here's the sequence that makes it painless.
Sign in at alle.com or open the Allē app and check your wallet for unredeemed gift cards. No account yet? Joining is free and takes two minutes.
Balances don't expireSave a screenshot or keep the physical card. You'll want the number handy at checkout so we can apply every dollar of it.
Bring it with youCall or book online. September fills quickly once word gets around — I'd rather you had the appointment locked before the offer closes.
Book nowWe take 20% off the treatment, then apply your Allē cards to the balance, and attach the visit to your account so you keep earning points.
Through Sept 30Where it goes
Filler is not one thing. These are the jobs I reach for Juvéderm to do.
Shape before size. Balance the two lips to each other, keep the border crisp, and stop well before anyone can name it.
Rebuilding the structure that quietly deflates in your forties. Support up high changes everything below it.
Definition along the border of the jaw. The single most underrated area for looking rested rather than "done."
Softening the fold from nose to mouth — usually by treating the cheek first, not the line itself.
The hollow nobody points to but everybody registers. Filling it reframes the whole upper face.
The highest-skill area on the face and the easiest to get wrong. Candidacy decided in person, honestly.
How the day runs
No waiting room marathon. Appointments are spaced so I'm not rushing you, and you're not rushing me.
Photos and a look at your face at rest and moving. Bring the concern in your own words — you don't need the vocabulary.
I tell you what I'd do, in what order, and what it costs. If the honest answer is "not filler," you'll hear that too.
Fifteen minutes of topical while we finish paperwork and your Allē account.
Usually ten to twenty minutes depending on the areas. You'll see it in the mirror before you leave.
Written aftercare, my number, and a two-week check-in built into the price.

Actual patients
This is the whole argument for conservative dosing. Lips that look like better lips, not like work. Every photo below is a patient of mine treated here in Vestavia Hills.












Photos of actual patients, used with permission and unretouched. Individual results vary.
Before you book
Allē gift cards do not expire — the balance sits there until you use it. If you bought one during a promotion months or years ago and never redeemed it, it is still good. Bring it in before September 30 and we'll add 20% off on top of it.
We take 20% off the treatment price first, then apply the full face value of your Allē gift cards to what's left. The discount is not instead of the card — it's in addition to it.
Open the Allē app or log in at alle.com and look under gift cards or wallet. Anything unredeemed will be sitting there with its balance. Screenshot it and bring it to your appointment.
Not if it's done properly and not if we stop at the right point. Most of what people recognize as "filler" is volume in the wrong plane or too much of it over too many years. My default is conservative, and I would rather you come back for more than ask me to dissolve something.
Depends on the product and the area. Lips move constantly, so they turn over faster — think six to twelve months. Structural areas like cheeks and jawline commonly hold a year or two. I'll give you a realistic number for your plan, not a brochure number.
Less than you're imagining. Topical numbing first, and the gel itself contains lidocaine. Lips are the most sensitive area and still very manageable.
Usually the same day. Expect some swelling, and bruising is possible — more likely in lips and under eyes. If you have an event, book at least two weeks ahead of it, not two days.
Yes. Bring what you know: product, area, roughly when. If you don't know, that's fine — I can usually tell on examination. Sometimes the right first step is dissolving old product rather than adding to it, and I'll say so.
The gift-card offer is built around the filler collection, but the consultation covers your whole face. If tox, skin, or energy-based treatment is the better answer for what's bothering you, we'll talk about that too.
Patients across Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Mountain Brook and Homewood review Dr. Melanie Petro on Google.
The rules

Products in the JUVÉDERM® Collection are available only from a licensed physician or properly licensed practitioner. They are indicated for injection in specific facial areas in adults over the age of 21 — cheeks, chin, temples, jawline, lips, perioral lines, infraorbital hollowing, and moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds — and each formulation is approved for its own areas.
They should not be used by anyone with a history of anaphylaxis, multiple severe allergies, or allergy to Gram-positive bacterial proteins or lidocaine. Filler must never be injected into a blood vessel; rare but serious events including vision impairment, blindness, stroke, and skin necrosis have been reported. The most common side effects are redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, firmness, lumps or bumps, bruising, discoloration, and itching, and most are mild to moderate.
We will go through all of this with you before treatment. To report an adverse reaction with any JUVÉDERM® Collection product, call Allergan® Product Support at 1-877-345-5372. Full prescribing and safety information is at rxabbvie.com.
Reserve
Twenty years of a product that works, in the hands of someone who has spent twenty years learning exactly how to use it — and 20% off while your gift cards are still in your wallet. Book the consultation and we'll build the plan from there.

Get in touch
Filler appointments before September 30 are limited and they go first to whoever calls. If writing is easier, that inbox is mine — not a form that disappears into a queue.
Comes straight to me. Tell me what's bothering you and I'll tell you honestly whether filler is the answer.
Where
Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Serving Birmingham, Mountain Brook and Hoover.