Boss Hair & Beauty Studio have recently launched a range of new advanced cosmetic light-based treatments to help tackle your most common aesthetic concerns. These new IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatments include highly effective permanent hair reduction as well as a variety of skin rejuvenation solutions, such as, acne, rosacea, pigmentation, sun damage and vascular outbreaks.
illumiFacial® is the ‘next generation’ of the highly successful ‘Photofacial’ treatment, using a new and unique combination of specialist Lynton skincare together with powerful, medical-grade Lynton IPL technology.
illumiFacial® Your Natural ‘Filter’ This quick and simple facial treatment dramatically improves skin tone and appearance, helping your skin feel and look its best.
• Tightens and Firms
• Acne Treatment
• Hydrates
• Improves Skin Tone
• Soften and Smooths
• Helps improve Wrinkles (Collagen Renewal)
1. Cleanse The first step in achieving clear, healthy, radiant skin will involve a deep cleanse, with your illumiFacial® practitioner using a specialist formulation to remove any impurities.
2. Tri-Fruit Acid Peel Following a deep cleanse, a unique Tri-Fruit Acid Lynton Fruit Peel will be applied to your skin, for 3 - 10 minutes. This peel resurfaces skin texture and decongests pores, priming the skin ready for stage 3 of illumiFacial®.
3. Lynton IPL Post fruit peel, your skin will be at its optimum condition for the application of the award-winning Lynton Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment. This works by both stimulating collagen and targeting any discolouration on your skin, e.g. freckles, pigmentation, vascular breakouts, general redness. In most cases, the results are instant, providing you with dramatically clearer, firmer skin.
4. Hydrate & Protect To help maximise the results your of your illumiFacial® treatment, a trio of specialist serums will be applied to your skin post-IPL, helping soothe, regenerate and protect your skin.
This treatment is perfect for anyone whose skin exhibits congestion, discolouration and visible signs of ageing, however, a full consultation is carried out prior to treatment to ascertain your suitability and individual treatment needs. A full treatment plan will then be tailored to treat your specific concerns, all aiming to improve the appearance, feel and health of your skin.
llumiFacial is a very quick, comfortable treatment which is designed to provide you with ‘optimum skin health’. Some people will feel a slight tingling sensation when the fruit peel is first applied, but it very quickly subsides. The IPL aspect of this treatment can sometimes be mildly uncomfortable - most people describe the discomfort as feeling like a ‘quick pinprick’ and ‘warm feeling’, which is very tolerable.
You may experience a superficial tingling feeling on the skin and you may see a darkening of pigment spots before they flake away - this means the treatment has worked perfectly in providing you with a more even, flawless skin tone. As well as clearer, healthier skin, you will also experience an ongoing improvement to the firmness and plumpness of your skin in the following months post-treatment, as new collagen is stimulated deep within the skin tissue.
The illumiFacial is a completely non-invasive treatment, using safe, medical-grade equipment to minimise side effects. Your skin may be red and slightly swollen immediately after treatment, but this will subside very quickly. You may also have some patches of dry skin and in very rare cases, a small blister can form with some temporary lightening or darkening of the skin. However, most people experience absolutely no side effects and any reactions usually disappear within a few hours, leaving the skin feeling and looking radiant.
Light emitted directly targets the overactive sebaceous glands, greatly reducing the total number and severity of active lesions. This lessens inflammation and frequency of breakouts. The light stimulates the production of new collagen to improve skin texture, scarring and can also reduce the appearance of red or brown areas of skin that are often associated with acne breakouts.
Treatment is mildly uncomfortable but there is no need for anaesthesia and the procedure is actually quite quick. Sensations vary but most people describe the treatment as feeling like a very quick, hot pinprick.
The number of sessions required varies from client to client and is dependent on many factors. Though results can been seen after a few treatments, a minimum of 4 and up to 8 treatments, at 4-week intervals, deliver the best results.
Almost everyone can be treated, apart from tanned individuals. If you are pregnant or taking Roaccutane (an acne medication) it is best not to undergo treatment until you have been off the medication for a minimum of 6 months.
BOOK A CONSULTATIONShort pulses of light are released and are readily absorbed by the high concentration of melanin found within pigmented lesions. The rapid absorption of light energy heats the melanin and causes the destruction of the melanin-rich cells. This triggers the body’s natural healing process to stimulate the growth of new, healthy skin tissue.
Most patients describe the discomfort as mild and tolerable and no anaesthesia is required.
The number of sessions will depend on the type and size of the pigmented lesion, but typically a minimum of 3 and up to 6 sessions are recommended. Treatments are carried out every 4 to 6 weeks. Following your course of treatments, top-up sessions are performed as required, usually once or twice a year.
Most people are suitable for treatment. We recommend a consultation with your clinician to ascertain if the treatment will be successful for you. Large, dark, mottled or raised pigmentation cannot be treated and may need to be checked by a dermatologist. Large, dark moles should not be treated, nor should lesions covering a large part of the body. The pigmented marks that respond the best are superficial lesions such as those caused by sun damage (sun spots, age spots) and freckles.
BOOK A CONSULTATIONThe light emitted by the device is absorbed by melanin within the hair, which is then converted into heat energy and damages the hair follicle.
Treatment sensation varies but you can feel what is described as the ‘hot flick’ of an elastic band during treatment. However, thanks to Dynamic Reflex Technology, most clients describe the discomfort as moderate and tolerable.
The number of sessions required varies from client to client and is dependent on many factors.
Results can be seen after just a few treatments. However,
a minimum of 6 and up to 12 treatments, are recommended to deliver the best results.
Most people are suitable for treatment. We recommend a consultation with your clinician to ascertain if the treatment will be successful for you. Grey/white hair has no melanin so is not recommended for treatment.
BOOK A CONSULTATIONLight energy is applied to the skin where it is readily absorbed by blood vessels, heating them to a point where they are destroyed. Following treatment, the vessels quickly clear as they are reabsorbed by the body, leaving little or no trace of the original lesion.
Treatment is mildly uncomfortable but there is no need for anaesthesia and the procedure is actually quite quick. Sensations vary but most people describe the treatment as feeling like a very quick, hot pinprick.
The number of sessions required varies from client to client and depends on many factors, however, a course of treatments is recommended. Though small lesions may clear in just a single session, a minimum of 3 and up to 6 treatments, at 4-week intervals, deliver the best results, depending on the skin concern.
Most people are suitable for treatment. Best results are obtained for lighter skin types. We recommend a consultation with your clinician to ascertain if the treatment will be successful for you.
BOOK A CONSULTATIONHIFU stands for ‘High Intensity Focused Ultrasound’. This treatment is for skin tightening, skin lifting and body contouring.
Sending focused ultrasound waves to different depths of the skin can tighten different layers to tighten and lift the skin. The layers we targeted are the same layers as when a plastic surgeon goes in with a scalpel. With HIFU there’s no knife and no downtime!
We recommend 3-6 months between treatments to keep up the effect. Most people will only need 2 treatments per year.
Between 30 to 90 minutes.
It is not pain free but it is tolerable. Some people describe the sensation as prickly.
It can cause redness, swelling and light bruising.
HIFU is ideal for body contouring post pregnancy tummy, abdomen fat, bingo wings, thighs and under the buttocks for a non-surgical bum lifting effect. It can even tighten the skin on the knees and arms, helping to improve the ‘crepey’ look.
