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The Pregnancy Facial

Developed in collaboration with our Women’s Health expert, Dr. Jo Mennie, The Pregnancy Facial is designed to improve a multitude of common pregnancy related concerns, such as melasma, hormonal acne and skin sensitivity. Each facial begins with a consultation, allowing your aesthetician to expertly tailor yourfacialto you and your skin concerns, followed by advanced and pregnancy safe techniques such as acid peels, dermaplaning, extractions and lymphatic drainage massage.

Microneedling

Microneedling effectively improves skin concerns resulting from pregnancy hormones through increasing cell turnover and stimulating collagen and elastin production. This both stimulates skin repair and reduces inflammatory signalling, significantly improving pigmentation and acne scarring and remaining pregnancy and breastfeeding safe.

Morpheus8

Collagen loss during pregnancy can often lead to skin laxity and visible reduction in elasticity. Morpheus8 works as an excellent treatment to restore levels of both collagen and elastin, through the advanced combination of microneedling and radiofrequency. Working to improve the quality of the skin, Morpheus8 produces impressive results in just two treatments.

Lumecca™ IPL Therapy

Lumecca IPL stands as a highly effective solution to stubborn pigmentation which often forms during pregnancy. Recommended as a post-partum treatment, IPL uses advanced technology in the form of intense pulsed light to target pigment in the skin, destroying pigments through heat, causing them to break apart.

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your skin during pregnancy

Several skin concerns can arise as a result of pregnancy, attributable to the significant hormonal fluctuations experienced, namely changes in oestrogen, progesterone and androgen levels.

Symptoms of the fluctuation of progesterone and oestrogen levels during pregnancy often involve irritation and a weakened skin barrier, appearing as redness and reactivity on the surface of the skin. Alongside this, the fluctuation in oestrogen may reduce oil production and overall moisture retention, leading to dry and flaky patches of skin during pregnancy. Alternatively, an increase in androgen levels can stimulate the sebaceous glands in the skin, producing excess sebum and causing the formation of pregnancy acne.

The production of excess pigment is additionally a skin concern we see in some cases amongst pregnant and post-partum women, the increase of oestrogen and progesterone levels causing the stimulation of melanocytes, often in the third trimester. This occasionally manifests as particularly stubborn forms of pigmentation, such as melasma.

Particularly when experiencing new skin concerns, changes to the skin during pregnancy can become uncomfortable and difficult to navigate. These often require targeted treatments to optimise balance, ensuring pregnancy and breastfeeding safe ingredients and techniques. Get in touch to find out the treatments we can offer you today.

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