Skin & Co · MorpethThe Journal
Straight answers to the questions we get asked in the room — written by the people who do the treatments, not by a marketing department.

- Regenerative · Explained · 6 min readProfhilo or Polynucleotides? How We DecideThey get lumped together as "skin boosters" and they are not the same thing.
- Laser · Explained · 6 min readHow Many Laser Hair Removal Sessions Will I Actually Need?The honest answer is six to eight for most people, more if hormones are involved, and nobody can tell you the exact nu…
- Skin · Explained · 6 min readIPL or Laser for Pigmentation?They are routinely described as the same treatment and they are not.
- Facials · Explained · 5 min readHydrafacial or Chemical Peel?One cleans the skin thoroughly and hydrates it with no downtime.
- Aesthetics · Explained · 6 min readAnti-Wrinkle Injections: Your First Appointment, HonestlyWhat actually happens, why there is a prescription appointment first, and the situations where the right answer is tha…
- Skin · Explained · 6 min readAdult Acne in Your Thirties and FortiesIt arrives when you were told it would be long gone, it sits along the jaw rather than the forehead, and most of what…
- Skin · Explained · 5 min readRosacea, or Just Red Cheeks?Persistent redness gets labelled rosacea by everyone from Instagram to the person on the beauty counter.
- Laser · Explained · 5 min readLaser Hair Removal and PCOS: An Honest AnswerYes, it works.
- Bridal · Planning · 6 min readWedding Skin: A Timeline That Works BackwardsThe single rule that prevents almost every wedding skin disaster: nothing new in the last four weeks.
- CryoPen · Explained · 5 min readSkin Tag and Lesion Removal: What Actually HappensSeconds per lesion, no anaesthetic, no cutting.
- Clinic · Explained · 5 min readWhat a Skin Consultation Is Actually ForIt is not a sales appointment with a fee attached.
Why we write these
Most of what is published about aesthetics is either advertising or frightening. These are the answers we give across the consultation table — including the ones that talk people out of treatments, because those are usually the most useful.
If something here raises a question we have not answered, call the clinic on 01670 641601 or ask at your next appointment.
