COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING PORTHCAWL 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 35 miles from Porthcawl, 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 Porthcawl 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. In Porthcawl, where people spend a lot of time at the beach, back and chest acne can feel especially hard to hide.
Acne can range from blackheads and whiteheads to inflamed spots and deeper cysts, typically on the face, chest and back. It’s influenced by hormones, family history and medication, and has nothing to do with hygiene.
At Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic, a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, we treat active acne with the Lynton Lumina IPL system, from £60 a session.
Our Lynton Lumina IPL system uses a 585nm handpiece that sends pulses of light into the skin. The light acts on acne-causing bacteria, reduces inflammation and redness around active spots, and can help to reduce oil production.
It also helps to fade the red (PIE) and brown (PIH) marks that spots can leave behind. Most people have a course of sessions, spaced around 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.
Your first visit is a full assessment. We examine your skin, check your skin type and ask about your acne history, what you’ve already tried, and any medication or skincare you use, including retinol and antibiotics.
You’ll leave knowing whether treatment is suitable, how many sessions we recommend and the cost, with no obligation.
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.
From Porthcawl, a session every four weeks means the trip to Llanelli is a manageable monthly visit.
Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, about 35 miles west of Porthcawl. Join the M4 at junction 37 and head west to junction 48, then take the A4138 into Llanelli. There is parking in the town centre.
The clinic is also within reach of Nottage, Newton, Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cornelly. 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.
It depends on your skin and how it responds, but most people need three to six sessions about four weeks apart, with maintenance treatments if needed.
Usually around 30 minutes, depending on the size of the area being treated.
It isn’t a cure, but it can bring active acne under control and reduce how often you break out. Occasional maintenance treatments help keep results going.
Not while you’re using retinol or certain antibiotics, because they increase light sensitivity. We’ll advise you on timing at your consultation.
IPL reduces the colour of marks left by spots, such as red marks (PIE) and brown marks (PIH). Indented scars and uneven texture are treated with fractional laser, and we can assess both at your consultation.
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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