Advanced Cosmetic Procedures

Enlarged sebaceous (oil) glands that occur mostly on the T zone – where there are more oil producing glands, sebaceous hyperplasia are completely harmless. They are removed by gently scraping them away with the heat energy of electrolysis.

What is a sebaceous cyst?- A painless, round, skin-coloured lump varying in size from a pea to an egg.

What causes a sebaceous cyst?- Caused by the collection of sebum [skins natural oils] in a closed sac. They can be hereditary or can be caused by injury to the skin or a swollen hair follicle. They are completely harmless and are reduced by applying the heat energy of electrolysis into the area where the sebum has collected. However, they do sometimes re-fill with sebum, and may require surgical removal of the ‘sac’ for permanent results.

Thermo-coagulation - Thermo-coagulation, often referred to as Veinwave, is a diathermy (heat) technique used to destroy thread veins.

The perfect choice for facial thread veins as well as fine thread veins in the legs that are small.

Also referred to as seborrhoeic warts or Senile warts, seborrhoeic keratosis are a very common blemish usually seen from middle age onwards.

They are not actually warts, but are most easily described as an ageing or thickening of the skin.

These are small white pearly lumps which occur in the uppermost layer of the skin when sebum (natural skin oil) becomes trapped in a blind duct.

Milia are more common on dry skin but can also appear in response to injury like sunburn. Milia are treated by applying heat energy into them. After treatment, a tiny pin-dot crust will form which will heal and fall away usually within a few days leaving no marking at all.

These little marks are caused by an overgrowth of the sweat glands. They most commonly appear around the eyes and can be mistaken for milia but they are softer and are usually oval.

They are removed by gently scraping them away with electrolysis.

These yellowish-white pads usually appear around the eyes. They are a build up of fat cells under the skin and can be a sign of high cholesterol so if you have these it’s worth getting your blood cholesterol checked.

Electrolysis is used to gently scrape them away.