If you’ve never had advanced blemish removal before, walking into a consultation can feel a bit like the unknown. Here’s what happens when you come to see me, step by step. Before you arrive You’ll have booked online via my system or over the phone, which keeps everything simple. I’ll usually have a rough idea of what you’re coming in for, but please don’t worry about explaining it perfectly; we’ll discuss it on your first visit. The chat first Every consultation starts with a proper conversation. I want to understand what’s been bothering you, how long it’s been there, whether it’s changed, and what you’re hoping to achieve. No blemish

The Timeline You Need There’s a particular kind of phone call I get. A bride, sometimes a groom, sometimes a mum of the bride, asking if I can squeeze them in before the big day. The wedding is in three weeks. Could I fit them in next Tuesday? Sometimes the answer is yes. Often, it isn’t, not because I don’t have availability, but because their skin needs more time than they have left. Here’s the honest timeline: Six months before the wedding: book your consultation This sounds early. It isn’t. A consultation gives us time to assess the blemish, perform a patch test, see how your skin responds, and plan

A few weeks ago, a 30-year-old woman came to see me. She’d been keeping an eye on a mole for a while and, like so many of us do, had put off getting it looked at. When she finally came in and I examined it under my dermatoscope, I created a report ready to send away to dermatology, checking her history and details regarding the mole. she felt it had grown over the last year. It Isn’t Always What You Expect One of the most important things I want people to understand is that skin cancer doesn’t always appear as a dramatic change to an existing mole. Yes, we should