Skin Correctives

Skin therapists keep a quiet observation about winter: it is the best season on the calendar for scar revision.
The reasons are practical. Treated skin heals most comfortably away from strong UV, and any post-treatment redness or micro-crusting is far easier to live with in July than in December. Begin a series now, and by the warmer months the skin has had its full rebuilding time.
No urgency and no countdown; simply seasonal logic, shared from our Shellharbour clinic. The link is below if the timing finally suits.

At Skin Correctives, the thinking starts before your appointment does.

Your plan begins with a facial imaging skin assessment and a consultation, then a written treatment and homecare plan we review and amend as your skin changes. Each morning our therapists plan their clients for the day together, and on harder cases we may draw on other specialists such as a naturopath.

Because skin is constantly changing, treatment should never be one-size-fits-all. Call the clinic on (02) 4297 7455 to start yours.

Individual results may vary.

The clinic closes at 1:00pm on Wednesday 29 July.

Karen and the team are stepping out for the afternoon: first for training in advanced skin treatments, then on to the Illawarra Local Business Awards. Ongoing education is how we hold our clinic-grade standards, and it is a privilege to be recognised among the region's best.

We reopen the next day at our usual hours.

Winter is tough on skin. Cold wind outdoors, dry heating indoors: both drive moisture loss, dehydration and inflammation, adding stress to the skin barrier.

Hydrating Balance delivers a refreshing boost of hydration and skin-supporting minerals whenever your skin needs it. Apply after cleansing, after serums, or over makeup to refresh and help set the look.

Formulated with Magnesium, Vitamin B3, Copper Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, it may help support barrier repair, calm inflammation and restore hydration.

Well suited to dry, dehydrated, inflamed or acne-prone skin.

Not all scars are the same. That is exactly why a scar product that does nothing for one person can appear to help another.

There are four broad types: atrophic (indented, the classic acne scar), hypertrophic (raised), keloid (raised and spreading beyond the wound line) and pigmented (flat but darker). Most people carry a combination.
At our Shellharbour clinic, every scar revision journey starts with a facial imaging skin assessment, so the treatment plan matches the scar type rather than the trend.

If a raised scar is growing, itchy or painful, we will always recommend a GP visit first.

Meet Pippa, one of the skin therapists at our Shellharbour clinic. Pippa loves treatments that deliver real results with minimal fuss, from spicules to microneedling, and has a special interest in post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and supporting clients through it both in clinic and at home. Swipe through to get to know her, then say hello at your next appointment.

Progress around the eyes. This client presented with under-eye darkness and puffiness, and we built a combination plan: HIFU, multipolar RF, peptide therapy and a single nanofractional RF session. The area now appears smoother, firmer and visibly brighter. Combination treatments, sequenced correctly, can support results a single modality may not achieve alone. (Individual results may vary.)

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