PCA Chemical Peels & Facials, The Birches

Allow at least a week for a medical peel. A PCA facial is much more forgiving and is often booked two or three days before an event specifically for the glow.

Yes. They help control active breakouts by clearing congestion and regulating oil, and improve the marking left behind. For established scarring, microneedling is usually the stronger option.

Then Lauren will say so at the consultation and talk through what would suit your skin better. Being told no is a reasonable outcome of an honest assessment, and it happens regularly.

Yes, and it is one of their strengths. Because each peel is custom-layered and the response monitored during application, the strength is matched to your skin rather than applied as a fixed protocol.

NUA runs by appointment only with flexible scheduling, including times outside standard working hours. That tends to suit clients travelling from The Birches who would rather not take time off work.

Lauren, every time. She is an NMC registered nurse and CIDESCO qualified skin specialist. There is no rotating team, so The Birches clients see the same practitioner from consultation through to review.

Yes, though not on the same day as microneedling or injectables. Lauren will sequence them so the skin has time to recover between treatments.

A series is recommended, with results maintained by ongoing skincare. Maintenance is discussed at your review so you can plan around it.

Yes. PCA Peels & Facials sequences well with several other treatments, and Lauren will plan the order so each one has room to work rather than doing everything at once.

Stop retinoids and exfoliating acids five to seven days before, avoid sun exposure and fake tan, and do not book within two weeks of any waxing on the treatment area.