Contact & consultation

Arranging an assessment

Outpatient appointments are booked through the hospital on the numbers below; international patients can ask for Michael Yu. Bring photographs of yourself from several years ago if you have them, because they show how the skin has changed rather than only how it looks now. Bring a written note of how many weeks you can set aside, because that is a real part of the decision and it is better said before a plan is made.

What a good assessment includes

An examination of the skin surface, of where the lines sit and whether they are present at rest or only in movement, and of how the surrounding skin behaves. A history that includes cold sores, previous resurfacing, any tendency to pigment problems or keloid scarring, current medication, and any active skin condition. You should leave able to say how deep the treatment needs to go and how many weeks of healing that means.

Asking about the plan

Ask which depth is being chosen and why, how many sessions are planned, whether a test area will be treated first if your skin carries pigment risk, and what the aftercare includes. Ask what the plan is if healing does not go as expected, and who is available to look at the skin during the raw phase. Ask what would make resurfacing the wrong answer for you; a specific answer is the sign of an assessment rather than a presentation.

Before you commit

No decision needs to be made at the first appointment, and neither laser needs to be chosen before the examination has established how deep the injury should go. Take the plan away, read it against the guides on this site, and come back with questions. A discount that expires, or pressure to book before an assessment is complete, is information about the clinic rather than about your skin.