VAL is a modern medical practice built at the intersection of science, intention, and care. Based in Bakersfield and serving patients nationwide, VAL integrates functional medicine, aesthetic expertise, and longevity-focused treatment to support how you feel today, how you look today, and how you live over time.
Every plan begins with data, clinical insight, and a clear understanding of the individual, not trends or templates. The experience is elevated yet grounded, balancing advanced medical strategy with thoughtful, human-centered care. Here, treatment is deliberate, personalized, and designed to evolve with you, supporting your health, confidence, and longevity at every stage.
Dr. Valerie Civelli, MD, is the founder of Vitality Aesthetics Longevity and a board-certified physician in both Family Medicine and Functional Medicine. Her work is rooted in integrating clinical science, precision diagnostics, and long-term health optimization.
With a background spanning functional medicine, aesthetics, inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation medicine, and clinical research, Dr. Civelli brings a rare breadth of expertise to every patient relationship. She has held leadership roles in residency education, published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and received multiple honors for both clinical excellence and mentorship.
Dr. Civelli approaches medicine with balanced structure and intuition. Her philosophy centers on extending healthspan, going beyond symptoms to understand the systems that shape performance, appearance, and longevity over time. At VAL, she has created a space where science is applied with intention, care is individualized, and medicine evolves alongside the patient.
Vitality Aesthetics Longevity is built on the understanding that health is not one-dimensional. How you feel, how you look, and how long your body can sustain both are interconnected systems, not separate goals.
is how your body functions today. Energy, focus, resilience, and balance are signals of internal regulation. When those systems are supported with precision, the body performs as it should.
is the visible expression of that internal state. Facial balance, skin quality, and structure are reflections of overall health and intentional care. Subtlety matters. Integrity matters.
is the long view. Longevity is all about extending healthspan: preserving strength, cognition, and metabolic stability over time. Through functional medicine, data-driven protocols, and ongoing evaluation, longevity becomes something that is measured, supported, and refined.
Our featured treatments reflect the core of Vitality Aesthetics Longevity: care that is precise, personalized, and designed to support how you feel, function, and present in the world. Each offering is guided by medical insight and delivered with restraint, intention, and respect for individuality. These are not one-size-fits-all solutions, but carefully selected modalities that work together to support vitality, aesthetics, and long-term health.
TRT at VAL is guided by comprehensive lab analysis and careful monitoring. Treatment is designed to restore balance and support energy, focus, muscle integrity, and metabolic health for both men and women. When optimized correctly, testosterone therapy can enhance resilience, recovery, and overall vitality while aligning with long-term health goals.
Effective weight loss is approached as a biological process, not a behavioral flaw. VAL’s medically guided programs address appetite regulation, insulin sensitivity, and metabolic efficiency using evidence-based therapies, including GLP-1 medications when appropriate, to achieve fat loss, preserved muscle, and improved energy without extremes or short-term fixes.
Peptides support communication at the cellular level, helping the body repair, regulate, and adapt. At VAL, peptide protocols are selected based on lab data and individual goals to support energy, recovery, cognitive function, and tissue health. Treatment plans are integrated into a broader functional strategy for long-term resilience.
Lip filler at VAL focuses on balance and proportion, not exaggeration. Treatments are customized to facial anatomy to restore softness, hydration, and subtle definition while preserving natural movement. The result is a refined enhancement that complements the face without overpowering your natural proportions.
Facial balancing treats the face as a complete structure rather than isolated features. Strategic use of injectables restores symmetry, support, and proportion with restraint. This approach often yields more natural results with less product, creating cohesion and refinement that age well over time.
Non-surgical rhinoplasty uses dermal fillers to subtly refine the nose without surgery or downtime. This treatment can smooth irregularities and improve profile balance in select patients. Results are immediate and designed to support overall facial harmony, rather than a dramatic, permanent change.
At Vitality Aesthetics Longevity, functional medicine is the foundation beneath everything we do. We begin with comprehensive diagnostic testing, including advanced lab panels that evaluate gut health, metabolic function, hormone balance, inflammation, and nutrient status.
When appropriate, DNA mapping can help better understand how your body processes stress, nutrients, and aging over time. This data-driven approach allows us to move beyond symptom management and identify the patterns influencing how you feel, perform, and recover. Each plan is built with precision, then refined as your biology changes. By addressing brain health, metabolic efficiency, and internal resilience together, we create strategies designed to support clarity, energy, and long-term vitality, now and in the years ahead.
