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 the mark from earlier years if you have them, because they show whether it has changed. Bring a written list of your medicines, including anything that makes the skin sun-sensitive, and mention any previous laser treatment, including what it was for and how the skin responded.

What a good assessment includes

An examination of the lesion under good light, a judgement about what it is and how deep it sits, an assessment of your skin type and how it has responded to injury or previous treatment, and a clear statement about which pulse — if either — suits the target. A lesion that is new, changing, bleeding or unusual should be examined as a diagnostic question first, and a tattoo should be assessed for its colours and depth.

Asking about the plan

Ask how many sessions are expected, how far apart, who will operate the device and who decides the settings, what the days afterwards will look like, and what the plan is if the skin does not respond as hoped. Ask what would make this treatment the wrong one for you. A clinician who answers that last question specifically is assessing you rather than presenting to you.

Before you commit

No decision needs to be made at the first appointment. Take the plan away, read it against the guides on this site, and come back with questions. A discount that expires, or a course sold for a lesion nobody has examined, is information about the clinic rather than about your skin.