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Dr Anj believes that skin health is a skin journey. It starts with having a skin consultation with her to understand your skin history, your concerns, your skincare routine and your goals for treatment. Her aims are for you to really understand your skin and then she will give you all the options which will be emailed to you following your consultation.
Any products can be posted out to you and treatments booked if applicable. You will have another review call in 6-8 weeks and then another at around 16 weeks to refine things long term. Anj will always be available on email for support through your skin journey.
You can start your journey today by clicking the book consultation button to the right!
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This is impossible to say and really does vary patient to patient. It is important to be realistic with your expectations for example, if you have been suffering with hyperpigmentation for 5 years, you can’t expect it to disappear in 5 weeks. Good things take time and consistency and at home skincare needs to be balanced with good diet and lifestyle changes which will be discussed during your consultation.
Most of the transformation images seen on this page and in the gallery below have been carried out over a 6-12 month period.
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Generally speaking, Anj finds the best results she achieves are through a combination of both an at home medical grade routine alongside some in clinic treatments.
However, many of our patients are not based in London or do not want to have treatments done due to personal circumstances. If this is the case, don’t worry as she will talk you through all the options during your initial skin consultation.
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People often worry that they cannot have treatment as their skin is sensitive. This is not always the case but in cases where your skin is sensitive, it is important to have a professional go through your existing skincare routine with you as well as assess your skin barrier. In cases where Dr Anj suspects your skin barrier is compromised, she will often suggest a simple at home routine first to strengthen your skin and get it healthier before considering treatments to tackle hyperpigmentation.
Hyperpigmentation
This is the most common skin concern which we treat in clinic alongside acne and affects so many of us. Common forms of hyperpigmentation include:
Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation: This can be in the form of dark marks from previous spots or pigmentation caused from trauma or invasive procedures. On the left is an example of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation which we treated which was left from previous teenage acne that the patients had.
Melasma: This can be hormonally induced and UV induced due to lack of sun protection. This tends to form as patches, sometimes above the upper lip and also on the cheeks bilaterally. This tends to be more stubborn and harder to treat than PIH.
Sunspots/ Agespots: These are again caused by cumulative sun exposure likely with little or no protection via SPF.
Darker skin tones can be known to have more stubborn hyperpigmentation but this does not mean we cannot get rid of it!
We work in a holistic way to really try to help you understand your hyperpigmentation, triggers that may be making it worse and patterns in order to try to tackle the pigmentation for the long term.
Many of us have areas of hyperpigmentation and have tried so many different treatments and products to no avail. Please see gallery below for some cases of varying severity which we have treated. For dark circles see here.
Most of these cases have been treated with a simple at home medical grade routine, combined with in clinic treatments such as mesotherapy and chemical peels. Medical grade skincare has a stronger evidence base than over the counter skincare and is designed to act at a deeper level in the skin. It tends to therefore be more potent and give better results than over the counter skincare. This is skincare that must be given by a medical professional. It is suitable for sensitive skin too. Click below to start your skincare journey!
