Your skin, planned ahead
A tailored skin plan for your wedding, built with registered nurse Abbey Hamilton at our Drummoyne clinic and paced to your date. Starting around 12 months out gives your skin time, and gives you a calm, unhurried lead-up.
All procedures carry risks and results vary. Read about recovery and risks.
The best plans start early, and start with a conversation.
Tailored, not off the shelf
There is no set bridal package at Concept Cosmetic Medicine. Every plan starts with a consultation, because every bride’s skin, timeline and priorities are different.
Abbey will look at your skin, talk through what you’d like to work on, and map out a plan that fits around your date, your recovery time and your budget. Some brides want to focus on pigmentation or redness. Others want help with texture, acne scarring or simply a good daily routine. Some decide that a skin care plan is all they need.
Planning ahead matters. Many skin treatments work gradually over a course of sessions, and some need a week of recovery. Starting early lets those treatments happen well before the big day, with time to rest in between.
Your bridal consultation
- iAn unhurried, one-on-one consultation with Abbey
- iiA close look at your skin, your history and any treatments you’ve had before
- iiiA talk about what matters most to you, and what’s realistic in the time you have
- ivA written plan with timings worked back from your wedding date
- vClear information on sessions, recovery, risks and costs, including the option of not having treatment
Already less than 12 months away? We’ll plan around the time you have.
Twelve months, five stages
This is a guide only. Your own plan depends on your skin and what Abbey recommends, and not every stage suits everyone.
Plan
Your consultation and skin assessment. A home care plan, including daily sun protection, and a timeline worked back from your date.
Treat
If suitable, treatments that need the most recovery, such as Fraxel Repair or Morpheus8, so any redness and swelling settle long before the wedding.
Build
A course of treatments spaced several weeks apart, such as skin needling, chemical peels or laser for pigment and redness.
Refine
Lighter treatments to maintain your skin. Abbey checks how your skin has responded and adjusts the plan.
Rest
Nothing new. If you’ve had it before, a gentle laser facial one to two weeks out. Otherwise, sun care, your routine and rest.
We don’t recommend trying any new treatment in the last four weeks before your wedding, so there’s time to recover if your skin reacts.
What your plan may draw on
Abbey will recommend only what suits your skin. These are some of the options.
Laser treatments
For pigment, redness, broken capillaries and texture.
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Fraxel Repair
Fractional CO2 resurfacing for sun damage and scarring, best planned well ahead.
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Morpheus8
Radiofrequency microneedling for texture and mild laxity.
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Skin needling
Collagen induction for texture and mild scarring.
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Chemical peels
Light and medium peels for tone and texture.
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Skin quality consultations
For dullness, dryness and fine lines.
Learn moreGrooms, partners and the bridal party are welcome too
Anyone with an event ahead can book a consultation. Each person has their own consultation and their own plan.
What to know before you start
RecoveryRecovery varies from person to person and by treatment. After a laser facial, most people return to normal activities the same day. After Morpheus8 or Fraxel Repair, expect around 5 to 7 days of redness and swelling, though some people recover sooner. Your plan leaves room for this.
RisksDepending on the treatment, risks include redness, swelling, bruising, blistering, infection, cold sore flare-ups, darker or lighter patches of skin, and rarely scarring. Abbey will explain the risks of each treatment in your plan before you begin.
Sun careDaily sun protection is part of every plan, and a recent tan may mean a treatment has to wait.
Planned by someone who’s been there
Abbey Hamilton is a registered nurse at our Drummoyne clinic, and she leads our bridal consultations. Abbey planned her own wedding not long ago, so she knows how full the year before the big day gets, and how much it helps to have one part of it mapped out early.
She’ll take the time to understand your skin, your date and what matters to you, then build a plan that fits around everything else on your list, with recovery time and a quiet final month built in.
Abbey Hamilton, registered nurse. AHPRA NMW0002444129. Drummoyne.
Read more about AbbeyQuestions brides ask
When should I start?
Around 12 months before your wedding is ideal, especially if you’d like treatments that need recovery time. Six months still leaves time for a lot. If you have less, we’ll plan around it.
Is there a set bridal package or price?
No. Your plan is built around your skin, so costs are explained at your consultation and given to you in writing before anything is booked.
Can I have treatment close to the wedding?
We don’t recommend anything new in the last four weeks. A gentle treatment you’ve had before, such as a laser facial, can usually be booked one to two weeks out.
What if I’m not sure I want treatment?
That’s fine. Many people leave their consultation with a skin care and sun protection plan only. You’re never committed to treatment by booking a consultation.
Where are bridal consultations held?
At our Drummoyne clinic, 193 Victoria Road, Drummoyne, with Abbey.
Book a bridal consultation with Abbey
Tell us your wedding date when you book, and we’ll make sure there’s time for an unhurried first visit. You’ll leave with a clear plan built around your skin, with recovery, risks and costs explained, so you can decide with confidence.
Important information. All procedures carry risks. Results vary from person to person and are not guaranteed. Before any treatment you’ll have a consultation with a registered practitioner, who will explain the expected benefits, recovery time, possible side effects and complications, costs, and alternatives, including not having treatment. Take time to consider your decision. You may wish to seek a second opinion.