COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • SERVING PORTHCAWL FROM LLANELLI
IPL treatment to fade sun spots, age spots and uneven brown marks, from £30 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 £30 a session, with your price confirmed at a free consultation before any treatment.
Most people return to their normal day straight after a session.
In Llanelli town centre, about 35 miles from Porthcawl, with parking nearby.
Our Lynton Lumina IPL targets the melanin in sun spots and age spots.
Sun-exposed areas such as the face, hands and chest can all be treated.
Our doctors set the protocols we treat to, and your skin and health are reviewed beforehand.
Sun spots, age spots and patches of uneven colour build up slowly, usually on the face and the backs of the hands, and make-up only hides them for the day. If you live in Porthcawl and would like to fade them, laser pigmentation removal is one option to consider.
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.
A pigmentation mark is a flat patch of brown where the skin has made extra melanin compared with the area around it. Life in a seaside town like Porthcawl means a lot of sun exposure, and sun spots are a common result.
Most are caused by years of sun, which is why they appear on the parts of the body that get the most light: the face, hands, chest and shoulders. They’re known as sun spots, age spots or liver spots.
At Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic, a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, we treat them with the Lynton Lumina IPL system, from £30 a session.
Treatment uses the Lynton Lumina IPL system, used within the NHS and approved in the NHS Supply Chain. Pulses of light are absorbed by the excess melanin and converted to heat, which breaks the pigment apart.
Treated marks darken before they fade or flake off over the next few days and weeks. Because the darker pigment absorbs most of the light, healthy skin around it is largely untouched.
IPL is most effective on distinct brown marks caused by the sun. We can’t treat skin with a real or fake tan.
Hormone-related melasma doesn’t respond well to this treatment, so we don’t offer it for melasma. We’ll always advise a GP check for any mark we’re unsure about.
We check your skin type and medical history, look closely at the marks you want treated and tell you honestly what result to expect.
You’ll leave knowing whether treatment is suitable, how many sessions to expect 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 pigmentation is, how IPL fades it, how many sessions you may need, side effects, before and after care, results, cost, comfort and photographs. © Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic.
Pigmentation removal starts from £30 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.
Porthcawl clients often book treatment in winter, so their skin is protected from the sun while it heals.
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 laser pigmentation removal page.
Prices start from £30 per session and depend on the size of the area. We confirm your price at the free consultation, before any treatment, and you pay per session.
Most clients describe a quick flash of warmth or a mild sting. It’s generally very comfortable.
Usually one to three for an individual mark, or three to five for a wider area.
Treated pigmentation can stay clear for a long time, but further sun exposure can cause new marks. Daily high-factor sunscreen helps protect your results.
That depends on your skin and the type of mark, which we assess at your consultation. Tanned or fake-tanned skin can’t be treated.
The face and the backs of the hands are most common, along with other sun-exposed areas such as the chest and shoulders.
No. Melasma does not respond well to IPL, so we do not treat it. If you are not sure what kind of pigmentation you have, we can look at it at a free consultation.
That’s expected. The pigment darkens as it breaks down, then fades or flakes away as the skin heals. Don’t pick at it.
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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