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Taking care of oily skin can be a thankless task and something we get asked about a lot here at Skin Perfection. Oily skin is medically referred to as seborrhoea and can happen because of excess skin oil (sebum) produced within the pores. Oily skin usually starts during puberty as hormonal changes occur within the body and increase androgen levels. For many people, oily skin can continue in to adulthood read more

This is a question I get asked all the time and a perfectly sensible and valid one. The truth is, hair doesn’t grow at the same rate, at the same time all over the face and the body (we do have hair pretty much everywhere apart from the palms, lips and the soles of the feet, we just can’t see all of it). There are 3 stages of hair growth read more

It’s so tempting isn’t it, to bask in the sun as soon as it starts to creep through after what seems like an age of winter. It’s human nature to want to absorb those rays and the vitamin D that the sun produces can offer health-giving benefits. However, sun-damage is a risk not only to our health, but to our skin and can make us look older than our years. read more

I get asked a lot about stretch marks (or Striae in medical terminology) and by all types of people, both male and female. It’s a bit of a myth that stretch marks only appear during pregnancy. It’s possible to get stretch marks at any age from puberty onwards and both men and women can get them. You don’t have to be overweight to get stretch marks though they can appear read more

For anyone who has ever suffered with acne and won that battle, the effects of the condition can be imprinted on to the skin in the form of acne scarring and can be a life-long reminder of the condition. I see many patients who have got over the embarrassment and upset of acne, only to be faced with new skin challenges and who are seeking help to rid their skin read more

As an expert on light based systems for the removal of unwanted or excess hair, I am always being asked if shaving the hair makes it hair grow back thicker and courser. The simple answer I give is “no” as indeed, shaving doesn’t change the thickness, colour or rate of hair growth. However, there are factors of shaving that can indeed, make the hair look as if it is indeed, read more

Dark circles can be tough to eliminate. It actually-depends on why you have them as to how you go about treating them. In many cases, dark circles are caused by not drinking enough water, drinking excessive alcohol and sleep deprivation. These factors can all lead to your skin becoming pale and sallow, allowing for the darker tissues and blood vessels under your eyes to become more visible. Lack of sleep read more

If you have ever had to go through the annoyance of regular shaving or the agony of painful waxing or epilation, you’re probably one of the many thousands of people in the UK who look for alternatives to these methods to get rid of unwanted and excess hair. Being an expert in light-based cosmetic treatments and in seeing many lives being changed by this method, I get asked all the read more

Laser hair removal is one of the most effective, long-term solutions for unwanted or excess hair. However, older technologies have meant that this treatment was not necessarily suitable for Asian skins, due to the single wavelength of laser light. Risk of skin burning was high as melanin in the skin would be targeted as opposed to the hair follicle, making this a very risky procedure for darker complexions. At Skin read more

Rosacea is an inflammatory chronic skin condition that can affect both men and women. As a rule, rosacea usually begins at around the age of 30 and happens when certain blood vessels, usually in the facial area enlarge. Rosacea appears as facial redness and can also produce small, red, pustules (bumps) in extreme cases. Rosacea is often mistaken for acne or eczema and can worsen over time if not treated. read more

Acne is a chronic skin condition which is thought to affect 80 percent of people between the ages of 11 and 30. It can especially affect those from the ages of 14 to 19 and some people continue to experience acne in to adulthood. Hormonal acne is not a term used in medical research or by doctors, but is commonly used by the media and on the internet to describe read more

The latest Laser Hair Removal technology Excess and unwanted hair is extremely common. Most of us will experience this at some time or another. It can be a real nuisance and sometimes embarrassing, especially if you are a woman who experiences hirsutism or you have particularly course or dark hair. Laser hair removal technology has come on in leaps and bounds since the 1960’s, and more and more people are read more

Does Laser Hair Removal hurt? The average woman will spend over £12,000 in her lifetime on hair removal products and treatments, most of which are only very temporary solutions and can be extremely painful! Waxing and epilating involve ripping the hairs out from the root, so you can imagine how this feels and probably have at some point experienced this near torture. Shaving can irritate the skin and cause razor read more

Ingrown hairs are hairs that have grown up and out of the upper layer of the skin and have curled back around and re-entered at the hair follicle. Ingrown Hairs can happen when the hair follicle becomes clogged with dead skin cells, which blocks the channel of hair growth and forces the hair to grow out sideways and then curl around on itself. This happens more commonly with coarse hair, read more

We live in a fast world. Busy lives, super-innovative technology and great expectations mean that in everything we do we want results and we want them now. In the world of cosmetic treatments, the desire for instant results that last is on the rise and the industry must move fast to keep up with these demands. At Skin Perfection, in the heart of London’s busy shopping quarter, we offer our read more

Most of us look to our favourite celebrities and super-stars to learn about the newest and hottest beauty and fashion trends. Laser hair removal has its fair share of celebrity fans and here at Skin Perfection, London, we love this treatment and the celebs that have made it so popular. It’s well documented that Victoria Beckham is a lover of the laser. In an article in Allure Magazine she reported read more

Most of us would like to retain our youthful looks and vitality as the years pass on and the skin can have a huge impact on how we look and feel. As part of your 2019 new year’s resolutions, why not get your skin in tip top condition with a skin analysis and bespoke treatment plan? here at Skin Perfection in the heart of London’s West End. At our clinic, read more

At Skin Perfection in the heart of London, we understand how skin conditions such as acne and acne scarring can be tough to bear, especially if you’re one of the many people who can develop it, later- on in life. Using our expertise in skin health and with our many effective, clinically-proven, in-clinic treatments, we can help you to obtain smoother, healthier-looking skin in time for the summer. Medical Microneedling read more

Laser hair removal is the most effective way to permanently reduce unwanted hairs on the face and the body. At Skin Perfection, London, we are experts on the subject and get asked all the time, whether laser hair removal is best as a winter time treatment. Basically, to know more about why winter may be the perfect time for a course of laser hair removal, it’s important to understand how read more

Laser hair removal is the most effective way to permanently reduce unwanted or excess hair. At Skin Perfection London, you’re in expert hands when it comes to laser hair removal. And would only be treated by medical-grade devices to perform this treatment. But is laser hair removal suitable at any age? We are born with some hair growth, such as vellus hair (fine hair without a root) and very fine read more