The Beauty Doctors
[3 miles from Coulsdon]
At The Beauty Doctors we aim to provide a personalised aesthetic service to address any concerns you may have.[READ MORE]
5 Tillingdown Lane, Caterham, CR3 6RU
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[3 miles from Coulsdon]
At The Beauty Doctors we aim to provide a personalised aesthetic service to address any concerns you may have.[READ MORE]
5 Tillingdown Lane, Caterham, CR3 6RU
[4 miles from Coulsdon]
Nurse-prescriber led aesthetics service in Carshalton, Surrey and mobile service in Surrey/West Sussex. I provide free consultations for bespoke face/neck rejuvenation and beautification treatment...[READ MORE]
Enhance Beauty Clinic, 60 Banstead Road, Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, SM5 3NL
[5 miles from Coulsdon]
Definition provide cosmetic treatments and enhancements. We have selected an excellent and fully qualified team, who are passionate, highly professional in their approach and knowledgable with the...[READ MORE]
7 High Street, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8RQ
[6 miles from Coulsdon]
Brigstock Skin & Laser is located in Croydon & specialises in Laser & Dermatology services. The clinic is run by Dr Vajpeyi & is situated to serve the towns of Croydon, Beckenham & Bromley. The clin...[READ MORE]
83 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 7JH
[9 miles from Coulsdon]
House of Aesthetics is a London-based centre of excellence offering the work of beauty industry leaders a hub to perform medically graded treatments with superior service and guaranteed results. A...[READ MORE]
14 Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NA
[9 miles from Coulsdon]
Mr David Gateley FRCS and his expert, friendly team offer effective, tested treatments for facial rejuvenation, skin health, slimming, laser hair and tattoo removal. Open 7 days with EASY parking ...[READ MORE]
261 To 263 Coombe Lane, Wimbledon, SW20 0RH
[10 miles from Coulsdon]
Our first consultation is the most important one. Together, we work out a plan that best suits you and your needs. Visit our clinic in Wimbledon, London for a free 30 minute consultation targetin...[READ MORE]
23 Alfreton Close, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5NS
[11 miles from Coulsdon]
If you are looking for laser hair removal in South London then our Clapham clinic might just be for you. With an impressive and established reputation as a provider for laser hair removal and other sk...[READ MORE]
14 The Pavement, Clapham Common, London, SW4 0HY
[11 miles from Coulsdon]
Dr Liesel Holler specialises in Advanced Medical Aesthetic procedures such as Non-surgical facelifts, nose-reshaping and tear- trough treatments, with natural results. She holds busy clinics in Mayfa...[READ MORE]
30b High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AN
[11 miles from Coulsdon]
The Norup Clinic is an established aesthetics clinic in Esher, Surrey. Led by Dr Mette Norup, we aim to help you achieve beautiful, luminous skin through advanced skin care, and are experts in...[READ MORE]
Williamson House, Claremont Lane, Esher, KT10 9DA
[12 miles from Coulsdon]
Welcome to the Nimmo Clinic, a leading destination in Cobham, Surrey and Chelsea london for advanced aesthetic medicine treatments led by the founder and clinical director, Dr. Martin Nimmo.[READ MORE]
32 Anyards Road, Cobham, KT11 2LA
[16 miles from Coulsdon]
GP led aesthetic & dermatology clinic based in West Byfleet Health Centre, within a purpose built medical building. Our highly qualified GPs and practitioner offer a one stop clinic. Plus the renown...[READ MORE]
West Byfleet Health Centre (2nd Floor, Purple Area), Madeira Road, West Byfleet, KT14 6DH
[18 miles from Coulsdon]
Located in Woking, the Body and Beauty Studio offers both aesthetic non-surgical treatments alongside traditional beauty therapies. They are easily accessible from the local areas of Lightwater, Guil...[READ MORE]
86 Maybury Road, Woking, GU21 5JH
[19 miles from Coulsdon]
Advanced skin & body clinic of excellence. Experts in a vast range of skin and body treatments in a safe, relaxing environment. Including laser hair removal, skin tightening, fat reduction, tattoo r...[READ MORE]
4 Hermitage Road, St Johns, Woking, GU21 8TB
[21 miles from Coulsdon]
Kate has 35 years of experience working as a registered nurse and has been working in the field of aesthetic treatments since 2006. She is fully qualified and indemnified to carry out aesthetic pr...[READ MORE]
Full Address Upon Request, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20
[26 miles from Coulsdon]
Health & Aesthetics is a multi-award winning, doctor-led clinic of excellence providing the latest non-invasive aesthetic, face, skin, and body treatments.[READ MORE]
Oak House, Tanshire Park, Shackleford/elstead Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6LB
[30 miles from Coulsdon]
Fabelle Aesthetics is a face, body and wellness clinic located on East Street, Farnham. We specialise in a range of non-surgical cosmetic treatments, including skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, ...[READ MORE]
21c East Street, Farnham, GU9 7SD
There are literally hundreds of different brands of skin care products available worldwide that claim they can improve skin tone, reduce wrinkles, or the appearance of age spots, etc. Many of these products are sold as “cosmeceuticals” which is a term that describes products that fall somewhere between cosmetics and drugs.
Products that fall into the cosmeceutical realm can contain ingredients such as Vitamins A, C, and E, panthenol, essential fatty acids, alpha hydroxy acids, ginkgo biloba, aloe vera, jojoba, allantoin, urea, and prickly pear!
You will come across a range of different manufacturers and product lines which sometimes claim to be exclusively produced for beauty salons, spas, or cosmetic clinics.
Please see the Product Brands section above for details of some of the the vast range of different professional skincare or cosmecutical ranges that you may encounter in private clinics.
In the following information below, we have outlined two prescription creams that may be prescribed by a doctor or surgeon and are often recommended to help with certain skin problems caused by ageing. These are, Tretinoin, made from Vitamin A, which is licensed for the treatment of sun damaged skin and Hydroquinone which is a skin bleaching agent.
Both are available on private prescription.
Tretinoin:
Tretinoin is made from Vitamin A (which is also known as a “retinoid”). This product is best known as an anti-acne treatment. It was first used in the 1970s for this purpose, when some young and middle – aged women reported improvement in fine wrinkles around their eyes when they were using this product for facial acne.
As a consequence, strict medical trials were performed in the late 1980s that proved that tretinoin could indeed reduce the appearance of fine facial wrinkling and also reduce the appearance of some facial hyperpigmentation (or age spots). It appears that tretinoin works by stimulating the production of collagen, which improves the skin’s appearance, and by also reducing the production of the pigment, melanin, in the skin.
As a result of this, tretinoin became the first and is still the only prescription drug able to claim that it could improve the roughness and fine wrinkling of sun damaged skin.
Hydroquinone:
Hydroquinone is a powerful skin bleaching agent. It works by stopping the pigment-producing cells in the skin from working. This pigment is called melanin and it is this which gives our skin its colour.
This is a reversible process and the skin can produce melanin again when hydroquinone is no longer used. It is often seen as the most effective topical product that dosctors use to treat melasma and other causes of hyperpigmentation (areas of darker coloured skin).
Tretinoin:
In adults and elderly patients, tretinoin should be applied daily at night. Just enough cream should be used to cover the affected areas thinly. Once the maximum effect has been achieved (after about 3 - 6 months) it can be maintained by continuing to apply tretinoin cream one to three times a week.
This product can make your skin more sensitive to the sun so you should avoid sunbathing or sunbeds. You should also always use a sunblock recommended by your practitioner to help prevent further sun damage to your skin.
In medical trials, the only adverse reaction to the cream was skin irritation. Mild to moderate skin reactions (e.g. dryness, peeling, redness, burning, stinging, and itching) are seen in many patients when they start this treatment. If this occurs, patients are usually recommended to stop treatment for a few days, and then start treatment again with a tiny pea sized amount spread over the area to be treated.
Tretinoin is a pharmaceutical product that is only available on prescription from a doctor or surgeon in the U.K.. It is possible to purchase some prescription drugs, including tretinoin, directly from the internet without a doctor’s prescription. We would, however, strongly advise you not to begin using this product without first seeing a specialist.
Hydroquinone:
This product is available in low strengths of 2% or less, by itself, or in combination with other products such as alpha hydroxy acids, without a prescription. Higher strengths require a prescription from a suitably qualified practitioner.
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation with itching and redness, which can make it unsuitable for some patients.
It must be used alongside a high factor sunblock, and should not be used for more than a few months without a break of at least a month owing to the potential risk of developing a condition called ochronosis (This is a abnormality in our metabolism which can result in the surface of the skin of the face, as well as in the whites of the eyes, becoming a brownish colour.) This is especially important in people with black skin.
As with tretinoin, it is possible to purchase some of these creams over the internet without a prescription, but you are strongly advised not to start using hydroquinone without first seeking the advice of a specialist.
People with black skin are not advised to use lightening creams since they can cause a very dramatic and ugly change of skin colour where they have been applied. The cream leaves irregular white or dark patches, which are hard to cover up. There is no safe way to lighten dark skin permanently.
Tretinoin and Hydroquinone 4% are available on private prescription.
Tretinoin:
Tretinoin is available on private prescription and, depending on the brand, concentration and tube size prices are around £45 - £65 per tube.
Hydroquinone:
Hydroquinone 4% is available on private prescription and, depending on the brand, prices are around £30.00 per tube.
Tretinoin:
There is evidence from carefully controlled medical trials in large numbers of patients that tretinoin 0.05% cream can improve some of the signs of sun damaged skin. The only adverse effects associated with this treatment are skin irritations and mild peeling.
As a result, many practitioners will recommend the use of tretinoin as part of a skin improvement treatment package.
Hydroquinone:
This can be an effective product for reducing the appearance of areas of discoloured skin if used under the proper guidance of a specialist.
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