COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING MUMBLES FROM LLANELLI
IPL treatment to calm active acne, reduce breakouts and support clearer skin, from £60 a session, at a doctor-led clinic in Llanelli.
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Registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and led by GMC-registered doctors.
From £60 a session, with your price confirmed at a free consultation before any treatment.
Sessions take around 30 minutes and you can carry on with your day, following the aftercare advice.
In Llanelli town centre, about 15 miles from Mumbles, with parking nearby.
Our Lynton Lumina IPL system uses a 585nm handpiece designed to tackle the causes of breakouts.
The light acts beneath the skin’s surface, reducing redness and excess oil.
Our doctors set the protocols we follow, starting with a full check of your skin and medication.
Acne is not only a teenage problem. Breakouts, redness and oily skin can carry on well into adult life and affect how you feel about your skin. If you live in Mumbles and creams and cleansers have not been enough, IPL treatment at our Llanelli clinic can help to calm active acne and reduce how often you break out.
Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is in the centre of Llanelli. We are a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and we have been treating clients since 2016.
Every client starts with a free consultation. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, just an honest view of what treatment can and can’t do for you.
When the skin produces more oil than it needs, pores can become blocked with sebum and dead cells. Bacteria thrive in those blocked pores, and the result is inflammation and breakouts. For many people in Mumbles, breakouts on the chest and back are most noticeable in summer clothes and swimwear.
You might see blackheads, whiteheads, red spots or tender lumps beneath the skin, most often on the face, chest and back. It’s linked to hormones, genetics and certain medicines, not to how well you wash.
Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and doctor-led; we use the Lynton Lumina IPL to treat active acne, from £60 a session.
We use the Lynton Lumina intense pulsed light (IPL) system with its 585nm handpiece. Pulses of light target the bacteria involved in acne and calm the inflammation and redness around active spots, and can help reduce excess oil, lowering the chance of future breakouts.
IPL also fades the marks spots leave behind: red marks (post-inflammatory erythema, or PIE) and brown marks (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, or PIH). Treatment is given as a course, with sessions about four weeks apart.
Most people need three to six sessions for a significant improvement, with fewer and less inflamed breakouts as the course goes on. Maintenance treatments can be arranged if needed.
IPL helps to control acne. It is not a permanent cure, and results vary from person to person. For severe or scarring acne we may advise you to see your GP as well, because prescription treatment may be needed.
IPL is suitable for skin types up to Fitzpatrick type 4. Tanned skin cannot be treated, and that includes fake tan.
We’ll examine your skin, confirm your skin type and go through your acne history, the products and treatments you’ve tried, and any medication or skincare, such as retinol or antibiotics.
You’ll leave knowing whether treatment is right for you, how many sessions to expect and what each will cost. The decision is entirely yours.
To secure your appointment we take a £30 deposit. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it in full if you decide not to go ahead. Please read our cancellation policy before you book.
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What causes acne, how IPL calms breakouts, how many sessions you may need, side effects, before and after care, results, cost, comfort and photographs. © Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic.
Acne treatment starts from £60 per session. The price depends on the size of the area being treated, and we confirm it at your free consultation, before any treatment. You pay per session.
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You’ll be given aftercare advice to take home, and you can call us with any questions.
Many Mumbles clients start a course of acne treatment in autumn, so their skin is calmer by the following summer.
Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, about 15 miles north-west of Mumbles. Most Mumbles clients drive through Sketty or Killay to Gowerton and over the Loughor Bridge. There is parking in the town centre.
The clinic is also within reach of West Cross, Newton, Langland, Caswell and Bishopston. Appointments are short, so a visit is easy to combine with a trip into Llanelli.
For more detail, see our main acne treatment page.
Prices start from £60 per session and depend on the size of the area. We confirm your price at the free consultation, before any treatment.
It can feel warm or slightly prickly, but it’s generally well tolerated and settles once the session is over.
Typically three to six sessions, around four weeks apart, though this varies from person to person. Maintenance sessions can help afterwards.
Usually around 30 minutes, depending on the size of the area being treated.
IPL is a way of managing acne rather than curing it permanently. It helps reduce breakouts, and top-up sessions can help maintain clearer skin.
Retinol and some antibiotics make skin more sensitive to light, so we’ll need to wait until you’ve stopped. We’ll tell you when it’s safe to begin.
IPL fades the red and brown marks spots leave behind. Pitted scars need fractional laser, and we can assess both.
Call 01554 227543 or message us on WhatsApp at 07437 164988. Consultations are free, and we’re open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, at 10 Cowell Street, Llanelli.
Come in for a free consultation and find out what treatment involves and what it will cost.
A £30 deposit secures your appointment. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it if you decide not to go ahead.
Find us
10 Cowell Street
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
SA15 1UU
Monday to Friday
10am to 6pm
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