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Knoxville Lice Clinic is OPEN!

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We are just so excited to be open and able to help!  Check out our new clinic!  The lobby is comfortable, we offer wi-fi and refreshments, and we have things for kids to do while they wait for treatment.  Treatments can feel like a long time to sit still for a child, so we have kid-friendly tablets, books, coloring, and fidget spinners to make the time pass quickly.  Before you know it, everybody is lice free!

If you are dealing with head lice, know that you don’t have to go it alone.  We are here to help.  One treatment, One time, One hour… and Done!

Child with shampoo suds in hair and on face

Kerosene for Head Lice?

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As I’ve been getting ready to open, I’ve been striking up conversations all over town — about Lice!  More than just a couple of folks I’ve talked with lately have shared a family recipe including the use of kerosene as a major ingredient in a home lice remedy.  This is a very, very bad idea.

Please do not use kerosene on yourself or on your children!

  • Kerosene is extremely toxic to lung tissue.
  • Kerosene damages mucous membranes on contact.  Delicate eyes and mouths are located on precious heads — a drip of kerosene can cause lasting, permanent damage.
  • Kerosene can cause chemical burns on skin.  It causes “defatting” of the skin, and painful irritation.
  • A spark could cause a horrendous accident leading to severe burns or death.

Here is a link to a short and very informative article on kerosene poisoning: Kerosene Poisoning – NY Times Health Guide

There are better, more effective and safer ways to get rid of head lice.  Knoxville Lice Clinic has non-toxic, effective solutions.  We can do a thorough head check to see if you need any treatment at all (because sometimes it isn’t lice).  We have solutions starting at $25 for a do it yourself, dimethicone home treatment, on up to $185 for our signature 3-step heat treatment that takes care of it all, very safely, in a single 60-90 minute sitting — once and done!

We are close by in Knoxville.  We plan to open on July 15th.

 

 

Getting Ready to Open

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We are getting close to opening!  Our original opening date was targeted for August 1st, but things have gone so swimmingly that we plan on seeing patients starting July 15th!

Our new clinic is cute.  It’s ‘pinch its cheeks’ kind of cute.  It’s in Bearden, in a cute little brick house that was converted into an office.  It’s on a street with other cute little houses that have been turned into other cute little offices.  More importantly, it is practical for our use.

Things I love about our location:

  • There is ample parking to the side and rear of the building.
  • Parking is not overtly noticeable from the street.
  • The property is wheelchair accessible.
  • The rooms are filled with light from the windows.
  • It is in a central location, with everything you could need nearby.
  • This place has character!  Rounded plaster ceilings, built in nooks, a fireplace, doorway arches…  It looks like a storybook house.
  • The flow is great and clients will be comfortable during their visit.

Progress:

  • We refinished the original hardwood floors and they are easy to clean and beautiful too.
  • We painted the walls bright white and now the rooms are even more filled with light.
  • The electricity has been upgraded to allow for the safe use of the Headwinds medical devices.
  • The waiting area chairs arrived and have been put together.  Both adult sized and kiddie sized.
  • We have our new telephone numbers, and they work!
  • Our email address, info@KnoxvilleLiceClinic.com is live – try it, say hello, and I’ll email you back!
  • Our website is live (you are here)!
  • The Headwinds devices are here, tested and ready!
  • Misc. other furniture is here and ready to be installed.
  • Lots of supplies are on order or already here.
  • Business licenses, all that tax stuff, etc, all done!

Still to do:

  • Signs!
  • Internet is being installed on Friday, the 30th.
  • I have a lot of the furniture still in my personal garage and I need to move it over to the shop.
  • There is still more furniture to purchase.
  • Inventory and display shelves to be set up.
  • The salon treatment chairs are selected, but not here yet.
  • A lot of supplies are ordered but not here yet.
  • Need to purchase tablets for client entertainment.
  • Need to set up office equipment – Mac, printer, CC machine, etc.
  • Need to set up all the business software.
  • Need to decorate!

And that’s where we are so far.

I am so excited to be getting closer to serving Knoxville and the surrounding areas (you know who you are)!  Here’s a shout out to Oak Ridge, Pigeon Forge, Newport, Sweetwater, Ft Louden, Lenoir City, Clinton, Gatlinburg, Claxton, Harriman, Maryville, Alcoa, Seymour, Solway – in no particular order!!

Loving life and can’t wait to serve our community and help families.

Sincerely, Jen