Peptide Therapy in Albuquerque, NM
Peptide skin treatments for smoother, fresher-looking skin, plus compounded semaglutide for weight management.
The Basics
What Is Peptide Therapy?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Your body makes many of them to send signals, like the ones that tell you you’re full after a meal.
At Royal Medical Health, we offer two kinds:
Peptide skin treatments use cosmetic peptides applied to your skin, to help it look smoother and more refreshed. No injections.
Compounded semaglutide is a prescription peptide for weight management. It starts with a consult. If it fits your goals, your provider prescribes it, and a licensed compounding pharmacy prepares it just for you.
For Your Skin
Peptide Skin Treatments
Cosmetic peptides, applied to your skin, to help it look smoother and more refreshed. No injections.
Matrixyl 3000 Treatment
For fine lines and texture
$149
Per treatment
Matrixyl 3000 is a blend of two cosmetic peptides. It helps soften the look of fine lines and wrinkles, for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
Best for
Fine lines, rough texture and early signs of aging
How it’s done
Applied to your skin. No injections.
Argireline Treatment
For expression lines
$129
Per treatment
Argireline is a cosmetic peptide. It helps soften the look of expression lines, like forehead lines and crow’s feet.
Best for
Forehead lines, crow’s feet and other expression lines
How it’s done
Applied to your skin. No injections.
BOTH PEPTIDES
Peptide Glow Treatment
Matrixyl 3000 + Argireline
$199
Package of 3: $597
Both peptides in one visit, for skin that looks smoother and more refreshed.
Best for
Fine lines, expression lines and texture
How it’s done
Applied to your skin. No injections.
These are cosmetic skin treatments, not injections, and they don’t work like Botox. Results vary. Prefer an injection? See our Botox page.
Prescribed for You
Prescription Peptide Therapy
Compounded semaglutide is a prescription peptide. It starts with a consult, where your provider checks if it fits your health and goals.
Compounded Semaglutide
GLP-1 medicine
$300
Per month after your first month
Semaglutide works like a natural hormone that helps you feel full, so smaller portions can feel like enough.
Best for
Weight management, along with healthy eating and activity
How it’s taken
A small shot under the skin, once a week
Dosing
Starts low and goes up slowly
Start With a Consult
Your first visit is a $300 consult. We go over your health history, medicines, weight and goals. You don’t need labs to start.
Consult
$300
First month
$600, consult included, when you start at your consult
Each month after
$300 a month
For more on medical weight loss, see our weight loss injections page.
Want to pay over time? Royal Medical Health offers financing through CareCredit.
How It Works
Your Prescription Plan, Step by Step
1
Consult
Meet with our medical team. We go over your health history, medicines, weight and goals.
2
Your plan
If semaglutide fits, your provider writes a prescription just for you. You don’t need labs to start.
3
Start
A licensed compounding pharmacy prepares your semaglutide. We show you how and when to take it.
4
Follow up
Regular check-ins let your provider see how you’re doing and adjust your plan.
Before Your Consult
- Make a list of your medicines and supplements.
- Bring recent lab results if you have them.
- Think about your goals and what you’ve tried before.
- Write down any questions you want to ask.
Good to Know
Important Information About Compounded Semaglutide
Compounded, not FDA-approved
Compounded medicines are prepared by a licensed pharmacy for one patient. They are not FDA-approved, and FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality.
Prescribed only for you
You’ll only start semaglutide after a visit with your provider, and only if it’s a good fit.
Side effects
With semaglutide, the most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and constipation, mostly while your dose goes up. Less common but serious ones include pancreatitis, gallbladder problems and dehydration that can strain the kidneys. We’ll show you exactly how to measure each dose.
Tell your provider first if
You’re pregnant, nursing or planning a pregnancy. You or a family member has had medullary thyroid cancer or MEN 2. You’ve had pancreatitis, or gallbladder, kidney or serious stomach problems. You take insulin or other diabetes medicine, or you have diabetes-related eye problems. You’ve had depression or other mental health concerns, or you have surgery coming up.
Your Care Team
Meet Dr. Maryam Bornaei, DNP
Board-certified family nurse practitioner · Owner and lead practitioner
Dr. Bornaei (DNP, NP-C, MEP-C) founded Royal Medical Health. She has over 20 years of clinical experience as a board-certified family nurse practitioner, and she has trained dozens of medical professionals in advanced procedures.
Our licensed registered nurses (RNs) perform your treatments. They work under the direct supervision of our medical director, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
Questions, Answered
Peptide Therapy FAQ
Still have a question? Call us and we’ll help.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids. We offer peptide skin treatments, which are applied to your skin, and compounded semaglutide, a prescription peptide that starts with a consult. Your provider helps you pick the right option.
It’s a cosmetic treatment that applies peptides to your skin. Matrixyl 3000 is a blend of two peptides for the look of fine lines and texture. Argireline is a peptide for the look of expression lines. Our Peptide Glow Treatment uses both.
No. Botox is an injection that relaxes the muscles behind some lines. Our peptide skin treatments are applied to your skin, with no injections, and they don’t work like Botox. To learn more, see our Botox page.
No. Compounded medicines are prepared by a licensed pharmacy for one patient, and they are not FDA-approved. FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness or quality. Your provider only prescribes semaglutide after a visit, when it fits your health and goals.
A licensed compounding pharmacy prepares our semaglutide for each patient. Our skin treatments use cosmetic peptide products made for use on the skin.
Brand-name medicines are FDA-approved. Compounded semaglutide is prepared by a licensed pharmacy for one patient, and it is not FDA-approved. Your provider can answer your questions at your consult.
Peptide skin treatments are applied to your skin at your visit. Semaglutide is a small shot under the skin, once a week. We’ll show you how.
No. You don’t need labs to start. We go over your health history at your consult.
With semaglutide, the most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and constipation, mostly while your dose goes up. Less common but serious ones include pancreatitis and gallbladder problems. Our peptide skin treatments go on the skin, and mild redness or irritation can happen, so tell your provider about any allergies or sensitive skin first. Your provider will go over the risks with you.
It depends on the treatment and your plan. Semaglutide starts at a low dose that goes up slowly over several weeks, so changes build over time. For skin treatments, results vary by person, and a package of 3 helps you keep a steady routine.
Peptide skin treatments are $149 for Matrixyl 3000, $129 for Argireline, or $199 for both in one visit ($597 for a package of 3). Compounded semaglutide starts with a $300 consult. If you start at your consult, your first month is $600, consult included. After that, it’s $300 a month. Financing is available through CareCredit.
Images are illustrative. They do not show our patients or results. Compounded medicines are not FDA-approved. Results vary.
Ready to Get Started?
Book a peptide skin treatment or a consult online, or call us with questions.