Christine Chesworth runs a clinic
once a month (Sundays) for permanent hair removal
by light pulse therapy.
We have compiled
an FAQ for your information about this service
Q.
What does the treatment feel like?
A. The sensation felt varies very much from person
to person and area to area. Most people feel a slight
feeling of warmth on the area.
Q. What are the after effects of the treatment?
A. There are no after effects as such, some people
may notice slight redness in the area, and this
is just physiological response and will disappear
within a few hours.
Q.
Will I have any scarring of the skin after the treatment?
A. Because the treatment is gentle and only heats
the melanin in the hair shaft and not the skin,
there is no risk of scarring.
Q.
Do I need to do anything to the hairs before the
treatment?
A. The first time you have the treatment the therapist
must be able to see the hairs so she can input the
correct settings on the machine. You must insure
the hairs have not been plucked, waxed or have been
removed by electrolysis for six weeks prior to treatment.
Q.
Why do the hairs have to be shaved?
A. The hairs have to be shaved because the hair
on the surface would absorb the light and would
not reach the root of the hair under the skin, rendering
the treatment ineffective
Q.
Will shaving affect the hairs that have not been
treated by the light?
A. No, the hairs will not be affected by shaving
them; it is purely part of the preparation for the
treatment.
Q.
Why are the hairs not removed from the follicle
straight away?
A. You would need to reach an extreme temperature
to completely vaporise the hair from the follicle
and in turn blister or burn the skin. The freedom
treatment is gentle and the hairs are left in the
follicle and then fall out 14 days later.
Q.
Once the hairs have been treated and have fallen
out will they grow back?
A. Once the hairs have been caught in the actively
growing stages then they will not grow back again
(Hormonal conditions can effect the growth cycles)
Q.
Can I do anything to the hairs that are left behind
after the treatment?
A. You may do anything to the hairs that does not
remove them from the follicle, so you may shave,
bleach or use hair removal creams.
Q.
Can the IPL light penetrate the skin further and
cause any seriouse problems?
A. The light used is just red light and is completely
safe and gentle and will not damage the skin in
any way.
Q.
Does natural sunlight or light from the sunbed affect
the treated area?
A. After being exposed to sunlight or sun beds you
will need to wait at least 2 weeks before treatment.
The treatment would feel painful and there would
be a minimal risk of pigmentation patches.
Q.
Can you treat anywhere on the body or face?
A. You may safely treat anywhere on the body or
face.
Q.
If I do not come on a regular basis for treatments
will it affect the outcome?
A. Each time you have a treatment a percentage of
hairs will be cleared. And so, while the regularity
of visits will not affect the outcome, obviously
the time taken to clear the area will be longer.
Q.
How long will treatment take?
A. A facial treatment takes around 5-10 minutes
whereas both legs or an entire back can take approximately
2-2½ hours. The extra time is needed to prepare
the skin for the treatment.
Cosmetic
Tattooing (Skin Art) goes back to biblical times,
discovered on the skin of Egyptian mummies dating
back to 2000 B.C. Primitive implements of the trade,
at that time, were soot or gunpowder implanted with
a bamboo stick or sharpened stone. Dermalpigmentation,
commonly known as tattooing, has been present for
centuries in our cultures for the purpose of body
adornment. Cleopatra’s eyes were permanently
tattooed. Did you really think she was a born beauty?
"PERMANENT
MAKE-UP" is not make-up as we know make-up to be,
(from your local drug store, or other cosmetic companies),
"Permanent Make-Up" is a term used to describe
facial cosmetic tattooing or micropigmentation. Color
pigments are placed just below the dermis of the skin
for the purpose of creating lines of definition to enhance
facial beauty, indefinitely. This service is custom
designed for each individual client according to their
face shape, skin-tone, eye color and hair color. This
technique has been used by plastic surgeons and dermatologist
as well as trained Permanent Make-Up Technicians.
Permanent
cosmetics personally benefit people with poor vision,
arthritis, problems with dexterity, allergies to make-up,
watery eyes, problems with contact lenses or oily skin
that causes make-up to smear. Convenience is also a
great consideration for busy people example: athletic
people who want to look good during sports or exercise.
Some people simply do not like to be seen without make-up
at any time. One of the most beneficial uses of permanent
eye make-up is to recreate the illusion of lost lashes
and brows due to hair loss induced by chemotherapy,
alopecia areata, heredity balding or over tweezing.
A sudden loss of hair can be very devastating, although
wigs are readily available. What about losing your eyebrows
and eyelashes?
More
and more people are becoming aware of the advantages
of permanent cosmetics and how it can enhance and accent
their own natural beauty! It will not wash off or smear
and will always look professionally applied. The art
of cosmetic tattooing has helped many people achieve
their desired beauty. It is no longer just available
to the rich and famous, but to anyone who really cares
to look their very best! You can correct unshapely eyebrows,
define a pair of beautiful eyes, sculpture a pair of
voluminous lips and don’t forget a beauty mark
to really show off your face!
Is
this you?
Too
busy to look your very best?
Never
learned to apply make-up properly?
Want
to look fresh & natural always?
Are
you allergic to cosmetics?
Do
you have oily skin that won’t hold make-up well?
Do
you have a physical or visual limitations that hinders
your ability to apply make-up?
Now
you can save countless hours shopping for pencils,
sharpening pencils, the cost of buying all your pencils,
not to mention all the work of shaping your eyebrows,
eyeliner and lipliner. Save yourself the embarrassment
of having your pencil lines slide down your face halfway
through the day.
Q.
Who would have this treatment?
A. Ladies with: Active lifestyles, contact lenses, visual
impairment, hay fever or watery eyes, little or no brow
hair, sparse or light eyelashes, difficulty in make-up
application, unsteady or arthritic hands, allergies
to conventional cosmetics, a desire to always look their
best
Q.
How long will the treatment last?
A. Normally 3-7 years, maybe longer. Re-enhancements
are recommended for maintenance, once a year, or every
2 years
Q.
Does it hurt?
A. Some people find it a little uncomfortable. However,
we use a numbing cream, at a charge of £10, which
can be applied so no discomfort is felt
Q.
How long will it take?
A. Most procedures take between ½ - 1 hour. Consultation
time will depend on approval from client
Q.
How is it done?
A. Sterilized, disposable needles are used to implant
hundreds of tiny dots of coloured mineral pigment beneath
the basal (top) layer of the skin, enhancing natural
features
Lip
liner
200.00
Eyeliner
200.00
Eyebrow
200.00
Beauty
Spot
50.00
Retouches
(after
1 month) 50.00
Maintainance
(once/year)
100.00
EYEBROWS
Have
you tweezed your eyebrows to death, and they never grew
back in? Have your eyebrows drooped due to the aging
process, or maybe you have a scar in your eyebrow that
always has to be penciled in? "Cosmetic tattooing
can literally give you a mini eye-lift. You will be
amazed at the more youthful look you will have. Your
Permanent Make-Up technician will help you choose the
desired shape and color that will best enhance your,
face shape. The color of your eyebrows are usually one
shade lighter than your hair color.
EYELINER
Choose
a color that compliments your eyes. Dramatize
them: be as beautiful as possible. People always
look at your eyes when they are speaking with
you. Large eyes with thick lashes are more apt
to catch your attention. Permanent eyelining along
the eyelashes give the elusion of thicker lashes
and more beautiful definition of the eyes. Shape,
color and thickness of lines are determined by
your Permanent Make-Up Technician and you.
LIPLINER
Do
you have problems with lipstick bleeding or your
lips are not quite as thick as you would like
them? Permanent Make-Up is the answer for you!
The permanent implanted color actually builds
a ridge to stop lipstick from bleeding. A thick
line above your natural lip line will build up
thin lips. Drawing a line inside your lip line
will diminish excessively large lips to make them
appear smaller. You can choose colors ranging
from bright red to a soft pink to just a dark
skin tone. These issues are discussed in your
consultation appointment.
BEAUTY
MARKS
Beauty
marks are permanently created to accent a beautiful
area of the face. Usually placed at the highest
point of the cheek-bone, near the eye to attract
others to your eyes, or near the mouth to bring
their attention to your beautiful lips. Depending
on your skin tone, the beauty marks can range
from light brown, medium to dark brown, to black.
For example: Stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn
Monroe, Cindy Crawford and Madonna.
Don’t
let an unwanted or unsightly tattoo stop you
from wearing the clothes you want or stand
in the way of your career!
Are
you fed up of wearing long sleeve shirts in
the summer, or covering up when everyone else
is stripping off?
Or
perhaps your tattoo serves as an all too permanent
reminder to an uncomfortable or unwanted memory?
Until
recently getting an unwanted tattoo removed
has been a daunting task, but now there is a
revolutionary method of ink extraction developed
in the USA to remove that tattoo quickly, easily
and permanently.
The
e-raze system works much like having the original
tattoo, but instead of ink uses a specially
formulated cream that bonds with the original
tattoo ink and draws it to the skin surface.
The cream doesn’t remain in the skin,
or replace the tattoo and the treatment is so
effective that a tattoo can usually be completely
removed in just three or four sessions, compared
to the dozens of treatments required by laser
removal methods.
Does
it hurt?
The treatment is very similar to being tattooed.
Painaway a powerful anesthetic agent is used
to numb the skin prior to treatment.
How long does a treatment
take?
A treatment takes around 45 to 60 minutes to
cover a 2x2 inch square area.
What's in the removal
cream?
The removal cream has been specifically developed
for the purpose of removing tattoos by bonding
with the tattoo ink and causing its expulsion
from the body. Many of the ingredients can be
found in food and cosmetic products.The ingredients
in order of quantity are as follows Water, zinc
oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, n-propanol,
TEA benzoic acid. Only a very small amount of
cream is required per treatment typically less
than 3-4ml most of which does not penetrate
the skin, exposure is minimal and chemical concentrations
in the cream present little or no risk. The
treatment has been approved by various health
and safety officers around the UK.
If you tattoo the removal
cream in does this mean it gets left in the
body rather than the tattoo?
No, the removal cream is designed to bond to
and absorb the tattoo ink and extract the ink
to the skin surface. It does not replace the
tattoo and it does not remain in the skin. It
is not a skin colored cover up tattoo.
How will I know if this
treatment is suitable for me?
The treatment is suitable for most people, however
a through consultation is carried out prior
to any treatment. Generally if you have tolerated
the original tattoo process then this treatment
is very similar.
How many treatments
will it take to remove my tattoo?
On average most tattoos can be removed in three
to four treatments depending on size and location.
Very old tattoos may take extra treatment. We
do not normally recommend treating a complete
arm or leg band tattoo in one sitting but usually
treat it in sections. We normally recommend
that a maximum single area of two square inches
is treated to minimise discomfort after treatment,
If you require a larger area to be treated then
please discuss this with your technician.
How frequently can I
have the treatment?
It will generally take about two weeks from
the initial treatment for most of the crusting
to fall away, normally after around six to eight
weeks the area is completely healed and can
be re-treated.
How soon will I see
the results?
The most amazing thing about this treatment
is that you will actually get to see the results
in just a few days. After the treatment a sterile
dressing is applied which must be kept on and
kept dry for 48 hours. After removing the dressing
a good crust will form over the treated skin,
as the crust falls away it will take the unwanted
tattoo ink with it. It is likely that parts
of the tattoo will be almost completely erased
on just the first treatment.Your tattoo can
be completely removed in just a matter of months,
compared to years that it takes with laser.
Can I have this treatment
if I've had laser treatment?
It is possible to treat tattoos that have previously
undergone laser treatment, however the results
can be less successful due to sub-dermal scar
tissue left behind by the laser process, please
call us to discuss. It is perfectly safe to
have laser treatment on your tattoo after it
has been treated with the e-raze system if necessary.
I have a home made tattoo,
will this system work on that?
Yes, usually the ink in home made tattoos is
less resilient than that used in professionally
applied tattoos and can be removed very easily,
however unlike professional tattoos ink depth
can be very random which may make additional
treatments necessary.
I have permanent make
up, can this system remove that?
Yes this treatment will completely remove permanent
make up, the only place its not suitable for
is sensitive areas near the eyes, or where there
is a risk of moisture contamination.
Can all pigments be
removed?
Yes the process acts upon all pigments equally,
unlike laser which is ineffective against certain
pigments. The success rate of tattoo color removal
is 100% for permanent makeup and over 92% for
body tattoos, much higher than the success rate
of laser treatment.*
Will it leave a permanent
scar?
The removal process is well tolerated by the
skin the scarring rate in a published series
of 98 patients (Cosmetic Dermatology April,
2001) was 0% for permanent makeup and 6% for
body tattoos (micro-scarring) compared to laser
with a 5% chance that a permanent scar will
form**. Usually if you did not suffer any complications
when the tattoo was originally applied, do not
suffer from keloids and the treated area is
cared for properly then the risk of scarring
should be minimal. If the original tattoo has
been applied too deeply, (tattoo has become
blurred) then attempted removal can be more
liable to scarring. Please discuss this with
your technician. It is recommended that a small
trial area is tested first. It is also important
to follow the after care instructions provided.
Are there any lasting
side effects?
There have been no lasting side effects documented
arising out of the removal treatment. The area
may be sore for around a week after treatment
and following the final treatment the area may
appear slightly redder however this should fade
to the normal skin colour after a few months.
None of the cases in the Cosmetic Dermatology
April, 2001 study of 98 patients demonstrated
destruction of the skin's natural pigment unlike
laser where hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation
can be more common.
Do you guarantee complete
tattoo removal?
Every individual tattoo is unique some will
respond better than others to particular treatments.
Therefore no guarantee can be made on the likely
sucess of the treatment. The published success
rate of tattoo color removal is 100% for permanent
makeup and over 92% for body tattoos, better
than any other currently available tattoo removal
technique.
Who
developed the removal cream?
The tattoo removal cream is developed by Rejuvi
Laboratory San Francisco which was founded in
1988 by Dr. Wade Cheng, a distinguished and
renowned biochemist in the San Francisco Bay
Area. Dr. Cheng has an extensive multi-disciplinary
background in biochemistry, pharmacology, chemical
engineering and Oriental herbalogy. Working
closely with his former professor, Dr. Arthur
Furst, a leading research scientist, the team
created the Rejuvi product line, Rejuvi Plus
Botanical line and Rejuville Anti-aging hair
care line. In collaboration with the leading
Scandinavian skincare expert - Marie Evertson,
the unique Rejuvi professional treatment line
and the extensive home care line were developed
and are successfully used in salons and spas
throughout the world.
Once
a month, Nurse Carol Lloyd runs a clinic from
our salon for this service.
Consultation
are free.
A
natural beauty lift
Impressions of beauty change with time - as
do our faces as we age. With RESTYLANE, you
can have a natural beauty lift with the body's
own material. RESTYLANE is a crystal-clear,
non-animal, biodegradable gel based on a natural
substance, called hyaluronic acid. The gel
is injected into the skin in tiny amounts
with a very fine needle. The result is instantaneous
and produces a long-lasting, natural enhancement,
gentle and safe to your skin.
Natural
beauty. Made in Sweden
RESTYLANE is made in Sweden, a nation known
for health, nature and beauty. Since 1996,
more than a million people have been successfully
treated in more than 60 countries worldwide.
BOTOX
INJECTIONS
A
Botox injection treatment is a simple non-surgical
procedure that smooths frown lines. The areas
most commonly treated are the forehead and
crows feet. Call in salon for leaflet info.
Prices from £195
Clinc held once a month
RESTYLANE
INJECTIONS
Restylane
is a temporary filler used to smooth out facial
wrinkles and enhance lips. A natural non-animal
product. Call in salon for leaflet info.
£300.00 per treatment
Clinc held once a month
