Drip hydration versus drinking fluids

  • Rows: 12 clinics
  • Unit: categories of 20
  • Source: each clinic's website
A pitcher of citrus water poured into a glass, with an IV stand behind it

The hangover question

The question behind this page is whether IV hydration cures a hangover. This page does not answer it. Nothing in the data behind this page supports a claim that a drip beats drinking fluids, or the reverse. This site is not a clinic and gives no medical advice, so a list of clinics here cannot settle a hangover question for you.

We can show something narrower: how wide each Kirkland and Bellevue medical spa's menu looks on its own website. IV therapy is one of 20 treatment categories in that count, and the counts below do not show which clinics offer it.

How the counting works

The table sorts clinics by a single number, highest first: how many treatment categories the clinic's own website lists, with 20 set categories as the ceiling.

At the top of the menu count table, Sun Aesthetic Clinic in Bellevue names all 20 on sunaesthetic.com, observed 2026-10-19. Every other count comes from the clinic website shown in the Source column.

Clinic City Categories named (of 20) Source
Sun Aesthetic Clinic Bellevue 20 sunaesthetic.com
Glow Medispa - Kirkland Kirkland 13 glowspaseattle.com
SkinSpirit Kirkland (Totem Lake) Kirkland 12 www.skinspirit.com
Pūr Skin Clinic - Kirkland Kirkland 11 www.purskinclinic.com
Refine, MD Northwest Kirkland 11 refinemdnw.com
Skintegrity MedSpa Kirkland 11 www.skintegritymedspa.com
Templum Aesthetics & Wellness Kirkland 11 www.templumaw.com
Gem Aesthetic and Skin Clinic Kirkland Kirkland 7 gemaestheticandskinclinic.com
Lake Washington Medical Aesthetics Kirkland 6 lakewashingtonskin.com
Bellamedica Aesthetics Kirkland 5 www.bellamedica.com
Restore Hyper Wellness Kirkland 5 www.restore.com
MOD Skin and Body Kirkland 3 www.modskinandbody.com

Row commentary

  • Sun Aesthetic Clinic names the full 20. That shows breadth only. It does not say whether it offers IV therapy or whether a drip would help you.
  • Glow Medispa - Kirkland names 13, the second highest count.
  • SkinSpirit Kirkland (Totem Lake) names 12.
  • Pūr Skin Clinic - Kirkland, Refine, MD Northwest, Skintegrity MedSpa and Templum Aesthetics & Wellness each name 11, so they are tied on this measure.
  • Gem Aesthetic and Skin Clinic Kirkland names 7.
  • Lake Washington Medical Aesthetics names 6.
  • Bellamedica Aesthetics and Restore Hyper Wellness each name 5.
  • MOD Skin and Body names 3, the lowest count. A low count may mean a focused practice or a short website, and the count alone cannot tell you which.

Why a table cannot say whether a drip works

Do not pick a clinic from this table to treat a hangover. The table measures menu breadth, and menu breadth says nothing about whether a drip helps. Before you pay for one, read the review of the science behind intravenous vitamin therapy and Cleveland Clinic's pros and cons of intravenous vitamin infusion, and then ask any clinic what evidence it relies on and who would place the line. If the answer is a sales pitch instead of an explanation, drinking fluids at home remains the option with no needle attached.