The journal 5 pieces
The explaining we would rather do before you book.
Mechanisms, numbers and the occasional correction. Everything here is written by a clinician who does the procedure in question, and nothing is written to sell one.
Most recent
Room 4 has a new laser, and a longer patch-test list
We have replaced the KTP platform in the laser room. Most of what changed is invisible to patients — except the part where more of you now need a patch test, and we think that is an improvement.
2026
What a Wood's lamp actually shows
A £200 ultraviolet torch is the cheapest instrument in this clinic and it routinely changes a treatment plan by several thousand pounds. Here is what it is doing.
Retinoid, retinol, retinal: the only difference that matters is conversion
Three words used interchangeably on packaging, describing molecules that are between one and three enzymatic steps away from doing anything at all.
We photograph before we praise
Why every result in this clinic is shot on the same seat, the same lights and the same lens — and why a before-and-after that does not do this is worth nothing at all.
SPF 50 is not twice as good as SPF 25
The number on a sunscreen is a ratio, not a percentage, and the curve it sits on flattens hard. What actually decides your protection is the two grams nobody applies.
Or skip the reading
Have the actual conversation instead.
Everything above is general. The useful version happens with a lamp, a dermatoscope and your face in front of it.