One of my past patients who was at her wits end. Aged 37, she had a slew of unsightly dark brown patches all over her face. And they seemed to be getting more pronounced as the years ticked by. “I just look like I have a dirty face ALL the time – even with make-up on!” she wailed. The patient in question did have quite an extreme type of facial pigmentation known as melasma, which is characterised by brown patches on the upper lip, upper cheeks, forehead and chin.

Acne scars can really affect our confidence; the acne that caused so much grief and embarrassment has finally cleared up, but they’ve left uneven skin texture that no make-up can hide. Acne scars can take various guises, from what is known as “ice-pick “ scars (deep and narrow pitting) to broad depressions. The scarring is caused by trauma to the skin and requires treatment that is powerful enough to affect the skin’s structure.

If you have a special occasion that has inspired your decision to tweak, you’ll need to consider a timeline for treatment. The best way to do this is to firstly book a consultation to discuss what outcome you would like to achieve. When booking a consultation we often have a treatment in mind, rather than the concern we wish to address- but it may turn out that there are other treatments available that would provide better results for your needs.