Skin of Colour
Care considered for every skin tone
Aesthetic medicine has too often been validated mainly on lighter skin. Treatment for richer skin tones deserves its own care — considered device selection, awareness of pigmentation risk, and plans built for the skin in front of you.
Device selection considered for your skin
Some lasers and energy devices carry a higher risk of pigmentation changes in richer skin tones. Device choice, settings and treatment intervals are selected with that in mind rather than applied from a single default.
Pigmentation and post-inflammatory change
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is a recognised risk in Fitzpatrick IV–VI skin. Assessment, treatment planning and aftercare take this into account, and conservative approaches are often preferred.
Conditions that deserve their own plan
Conditions such as melasma and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia are considered in the context of skin of colour, with plans built for them rather than borrowed from lighter-skin protocols.
Honest, evidence-based advice
The published evidence in darker skin is thinner than it should be. Where a treatment is not the right answer, or the safer route is patience and good skincare, that is said plainly.
If you have a mole or a pigmented patch that is new, changing, itching or bleeding, please see your GP or a dermatologist first — that sits outside an aesthetic consultation.
Begin with a proper assessment.
Tell us a little about what you're looking for and we'll match you with the right consultation — at the clinic or virtually.