Treatments

Eleven treatments, with their limits stated.

Start with the finding rather than the device. If you are not sure which of texture, pigment, redness or skin quality describes your concern, read the guide on choosing a clinic first.

Microneedling in London, editorial image

Treatment

Microneedling in London

The most reliable low-risk texture treatment, and the one most often undermined by home devices.

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Radiofrequency microneedling in London, editorial image

Treatment

Radiofrequency microneedling in London

Microneedling with heat added. More remodelling, more downtime, considerably more operator dependency.

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Chemical peels in London, editorial image

Treatment

Chemical peels in London

Controlled injury with a century of clinical history. Depth and skin type decide everything.

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Laser resurfacing in London, editorial image

Treatment

Laser resurfacing in London

The most powerful resurfacing available, and the least forgiving of a careless assessment.

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Pigmentation and melasma treatment in London, editorial image

Treatment

Pigmentation and melasma treatment in London

Four different conditions wearing one word. Getting the diagnosis wrong here is expensive and sometimes permanent.

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Acne and acne scarring treatment in London, editorial image

Treatment

Acne and acne scarring treatment in London

Two problems, in strict order. Active acne is a medical condition; scarring is a staged programme.

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Rosacea and facial redness treatment in London, editorial image

Treatment

Rosacea and facial redness treatment in London

A medical condition first and a cosmetic one second. The order matters more here than anywhere.

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Skin boosters in London, editorial image

Treatment

Skin boosters in London

Hydration delivered into the skin rather than onto it. Useful where resurfacing is risky.

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Polynucleotide treatment in London, editorial image

Treatment

Polynucleotide treatment in London

A newer category with genuine promise and marketing that has already outrun the evidence.

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Platelet rich plasma treatment in London, editorial image

Treatment

Platelet rich plasma treatment in London

Prepared from your own blood in the same appointment. The variability between clinics is the whole story.

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Hydradermabrasion facials in London, editorial image

Treatment

Hydradermabrasion facials in London

The best version of an event treatment. Real, immediate, and temporary by design.

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How to use these pages

Read the treatment you had in mind, then read the section on what it does not treat. A large share of disappointment in skin work comes from a well performed procedure applied to the wrong finding, and that is a diagnostic failure rather than a technical one.

Then read how to choose a skin clinic and how to read results. Between them they cover most of what determines whether a course of treatment is worth what you pay for it.

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.

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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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