A studio,
not a spa.

Linden is a small, single-suite medical aesthetics practice in downtown Asheville. One provider. Eleven services. Long appointments.

Practice — 001

We opened the studio in 2019 with one rule: be the place we wished existed.

For years, our founder worked in a busy multi-provider practice and watched patients get rushed, oversold, and over-treated. Linden was a deliberate response — a single treatment room, longer windows, the same hands every visit, and the freedom to say "not today."

We are not the cheapest studio in Asheville. We are not the largest. We are the most considered — and most of our patients have been with us for more than two years.

Principles — 002

Four things we believe.

i.

Under-treat first

We dose conservatively. You can always add. You cannot subtract.

ii.

Photograph everything

Standardized lighting, every visit. The record is yours; the comparisons are honest.

iii.

Recommend less

If the right answer is to wait, we will tell you. Some of our best appointments end without a treatment.

iv.

Keep the room small

One provider, one suite, one schedule. Continuity is the technology.

Provider — 003

Dr. Mara Holloway, MD — founder & medical director.

Mara is board-certified in internal medicine with eight years of medical aesthetics practice. She trained at Vanderbilt and completed advanced injector fellowships with Allergan and Galderma.

Training & affiliations
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
  • · Vanderbilt University Medical Center, residency
The studio — 004

Two-thousand square feet, one treatment room.

We took the second floor of the Battery Park building and kept most of it quiet — a long waiting room with north light, our standardized photo booth, and one suite for treatments.

Credentials — 005
ABoard Certified
MAMSPA Member
AAllergan Diamond
GGalderma Practitioner
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7Since 2019

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