Expert Skin Care Advice for Brides on Their Wedding Day  

The summer wedding season is in full swing.  Every bride wants to look their best on their big day.  Especially when it comes to their skin.  But how do you get that beautiful, glowing skin?  It’s easy.  Ask an expert! 

When is the best time for a bride to come in to start her skincare program before the big day? 

There are two types of brides; the planners who come in the day after they get engaged, wanting top-to-toe mega programmes – and the panickers who arrive with just weeks to spare and want miracles……at Pulse Dermatology and Laser we can treat both! The best would be to come in for a consultation 3-6 months before the big day so that we can put a program together that covers around 3-6 full skin cycles. This will ensure that you get the most out of your treatments and obtain the best results. However, I do understand that with how busy life can be this is not always possible for all the brides I see and so I have developed treatment that delivers real results within 1 skin cycle (4 weeks), allowing even our last minute brides to have luminous and radiant skin.

What is your most popular pre wedding facial treatment? 

There are definitely 3 treatments that take centre stage! Firstly , being that we live in cape Town many brides come in looking to treat unsightly sunspots and broken veins on the face, wanting a more even skin tone without having to wear layers of Foundation. 

 Our PDL laser facial is excellent for this, starting off with a papaya and pineapple enzyme treatment to soften dead skin cells and deep cleanse while still being gentle and followed by a combination of IPL laser and Radiofrequency to address, enlarged pores, pigmentation, thread veins, acne breakouts and fine lines! 

Next up will be our USP Medfacial, tailor made to each individual bride, this includes a ‘no peel’ peel or Crystal therapy to retexturize the skin , followed by extractions, high end treatment serums  and Anti Stress treatment and LED light therapy to heal and repair the skin. 

Last but not least the MesoGlow, this uses high frequency mesotherapy to infuse a cocktail of vitamins and hyalouronic acid (natures top hydrator)into the Dermis.

What ingredients should we be using on our skins at home to ensure that our skins are the healthiest they can be?

A  good Growth factor and SPF 50+ during the day for brightness and protection and a glycolic treatment  or vitamin A complex for the evenings to smooth texture and unblock pores!

When it comes to the body… how do we get rid of the dreaded orange peel? 

We have many cellulite treatments at Pulse but the Rolls Royce is our NIR laser from London, this smooths and lifts making sure our brides feel fully confident in their gorgeous lingerie on the night of their wedding!

What  body treatments would you advise for fatty pockets on the back should the bride want to wear a dress exposing her back? 

We do an excellent treatment called Ciccarelli which involves treating the fatty pockets directly with natural Vit C and Iron  using injections.

And what about mum? 

Our most popular treatment for mother of the bride would either be our lifting NIR face laser that has no downtime but delivers fast results and some ladies also choose to have a little bit more with soft fillers and muscle relaxers, but please remember less is more and we strive to achieve a more natural look rather than looking ‘done’! 

Do you ever see the Groom before the wedding? 

Yes of course 40% of our patients are male! Mostly they come in for our state of the art Pain Free Laser Hair removal and also the PDL facial has proven most popular!