What happens in a skin analysis — and why every treatment starts there

Published: 2026-09-05

A computerised skin analysis is not a formality before the treatment; it is what decides what the treatment will be. Here is exactly what happens at the first session, and what it shows that the eye cannot.

Why we do not start with the treatment

The rule I work by is one: I analyse before I touch.

It sounds obvious, but it is not. Many women come to me after being treated somewhere else without anyone having looked at their skin first. Two sentences I hear again and again: "they promised me and I did not get it", and "they damaged me". Both start at the same point — someone decided what to do before they knew what was in front of them.

I cannot promise you a result if I do not know the state of your skin. So I do not promise, and I do not begin.

Part one: we talk

The analysis starts with a conversation, not with a device.

What bothers you — in your words, not from a treatment list. What you have already tried, what worked and what did not. Your routine at home, which products you use, how much sun you take. What is happening in your body right now: pregnancy or breastfeeding, medical conditions, medication. And what you expect to get, and within what time.

That last part is usually the most important. The gap between the expectation and what can actually be delivered is the number one reason a woman leaves a good treatment disappointed.

Part two: the camera

Then I photograph and analyse the skin with the clinic's analysis camera.

The camera shows things the eye does not see: pigmentation sitting deep that has not yet surfaced, the state of hydration and of the skin barrier, pore size, inflamed areas, and layered texture that is hard to judge by looking. It changes decisions — the type of pigmentation and the depth it sits at, for example, determine whether a given method will help or make things worse.

I do not guess what is under the skin. I look.

Part three: we go over what was found

At the end we sit together over what the camera showed, and I explain what I see and what can be done about it.

This is also where the less pleasant things get said. How many sessions it will take. Which treatments involve downtime and which do not. What is not achievable with the method you asked for. And when the answer is no — because the expectation is not realistic, because the skin is not ready yet, or because it is a matter for a physician.

I teach podiatrists to work with patients who have diabetes, so I am well aware of skin that heals more slowly and of a lower risk threshold. If you have a condition like that, tell me here — it changes the pace and sometimes changes the method.

What you take away

Not every analysis ends in a treatment, and that is entirely fine. Sometimes the outcome is a plan for the coming months, sometimes a change to the home routine before anything is touched at all, and sometimes a referral onwards.

What does come out of every analysis: a true picture of your skin, and a plan I am willing to stand behind. You can see all the treatments here.