Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Is this a clinic?

No. This website is operated by Aesthetic Launch Lab, a UK aesthetics digital specialist. It publishes information about skin treatment in London. It provides no treatment, employs no practitioners and recommends no clinic.

Can you book me an appointment?

No. There is no appointment book behind this site. Enquiries to hello@aestheticlaunchlab.com are read and answered by Aesthetic Launch Lab, who operate the site, and they cannot arrange treatment.

Why are there no before and after photographs?

Because this site treats nobody and has no results. Any image published here would be an invention. Cosmetic photography can also be made dramatically more flattering without editing anything, simply by changing lighting, angle, distance, expression and make-up.

Why are there no prices?

A figure detached from the diagnosis, the device, the number of sessions and what is included is not useful information. The cost guide sets out every variable instead.

Does a London skin clinic have to be registered with the CQC?

Only if it provides a regulated activity. Much purely cosmetic treatment falls outside one, so many competent clinics are not registered. Ask which category applies and verify on the regulator's own website.

What is a Fitzpatrick skin type and why does it matter?

A scale describing how skin responds to ultraviolet light. It is crude and it remains the practical basis for choosing agents, depths and device settings safely, particularly in skin of colour where the risk of post-inflammatory pigmentation is higher.

Should I always be patch tested?

Before light-based and laser treatment, yes, with a review after an appropriate interval. A clinic that skips it is not managing the principal risk.

When should I see a GP or dermatologist instead?

For active acne, inflammatory rosacea, any new or changing pigmented lesion, sudden or patchy hair loss, and suspected allergy. Effective medical treatment exists for several of these and is available on the NHS.

Can a mole be lasered off?

Not without medical diagnosis first. Removing the appearance of a pigmented lesion without knowing what it is is a serious error.

Do I need sunscreen in the UK?

Yes. Ultraviolet A passes through cloud and window glass all year, and visible light also contributes to pigmentation in darker skin types.

What should I do if a treatment goes wrong?

Contact the practitioner who treated you promptly. If you cannot reach them and the problem is urgent, contact NHS 111 or attend an emergency department. Report post-treatment pigmentation early rather than waiting.

Do you take payment from clinics?

No. There is no advertising, no directory, no sponsorship and no referral arrangement with any treatment provider.

Every treatment page carries its own questions covering that procedure specifically. Start with the treatment index.

Enquiries

Get the diagnosis right first.

Nearly every disappointing skin result starts with the wrong problem being treated. This site exists so that you can work out what you are actually looking at before anyone points a device at it, and so that you know which questions a good clinic will welcome.

hello@aestheticlaunchlab.com

Enquiries are read and answered by Aesthetic Launch Lab, the UK aesthetics digital specialist that operates this website. Please do not send clinical details or photographs. If something has gone wrong after a procedure, contact the practitioner who treated you, or NHS 111, rather than waiting for a reply here.

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