Tia's Personal Skin Journey

TIA’S PERSONAL SKIN JOURNEY

My melasma journey began back in April 2011; I remember the exact date it first started to appear! I had sunspots for as long as I could remember, as I spent a lot of time in the sun when I was younger but this was different. The spots were more patchy - almost like stains on my upper cheeks.

Being in the industry, I had access to medical grade IPL so it just made sense to have all my freckles zapped and get rid of this patchy skin that had popped up.

I had only just started transitioning into Dermal Therapies at this stage. I still had a lot of learning to do but to my knowledge (at the time), I was suitable for the treatment. I wasn’t told otherwise and it wasn’t like I performed the treatment on myself! 

So, I had the treatment. The first time it worked a treat on my sunspots but the dark patches were still there. Second time round cemented my fate and my Melasma was triggered!

How could this have happened??….Simple; I never should have had the treatment in the first place!

My melasma may have stayed dormant for years or something that would have surfaced on its own, but the treatment certainly accelerated the process and it only got progressively worse with time.

My experience gave me an immediate understanding for the condition, and I think what would have taken years to understand, made sense overnight. There’s nothing quite like a personal experience! 

Having previously studied pre-health science, my nerdy brain kicked into overdrive and I found myself literally studying and learning everything I could about pigmentation to fix my problem…and that of so many of my clients.

Over the past 10+ years I’ve been on a journey of discovery; exploring what treatments are the most effective from Q-Switched Laser to Chemical Peels and everything in between.

Although they all have their own unique benefits, with some working better than others for pigmentation, it wasn’t until I discovered Cosmelan in 2017 that I knew it was different - I had found something that worked better than anything else I had previously used on myself, or performed on my clients.

I documented my entire journey, the process my skin underwent and the benefits. I’m happy to say I have maintained these results now for 6 years. Its these results and those I have achieved on others that have led to the development of my own signature pigmentation programs.

They have been carefully thought out and designed. From the initial consultation which is fundamental to any successful skin treatment, right down to hand selected products and in-clinic facials that all work in harmony together, the clinical treatments help achieve the best possible outcome for each individual case.

I know the journey intimately, of what skin pigmentation and skin transformation can do to one’s self confidence.

I have lived it and solved it. I really want to help other women feel that daily confidence in their own skin.