Life stages
Bridal & events
Great skin on the day is a calendar exercise.
- Time · Counted back from your date
- Downtime · Planned so there is none on the day
- Results last · The day, and the photos after it
What this covers
Who it suits
- Brides and grooms with six months, three months or six weeks to go
- Mothers of the bride or groom
Consultation with a physician — 45 minutes, $250, redeemable against treatment within 30 days.
- Doctor-run · A physician assesses you first
- Planned by one doctor
- Inside a medical centre · Discreet by design
Dr Kristy Truong — US fellowship-trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery · Georgetown, Iowa, North Carolina · AHPRA MED0002351485
Dr Kiran Shahid — MBBS, FRACGP, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Dermatology · Practising in Perth since 1991 · AHPRA MED0001577305
Dr Anthony Chaffee — Medical Director, Elevate Medical Clinics · Former neurosurgical registrar, SCGH · AHPRA MED0002263360
Lizzie Stock — Registered Nurse, Master's degree, Bachelor of Biomedical Science · AHPRA NMW0002736196
Your practitioners
Pricing
Published pricing for this treatment is on our pricing page — no packages, no bundles, no pressure.
Consultation fees — $250 with any physician, including the 45-minute skin assessment with Dr Kiran Shahid · $100 with our skin & cosmetic nurse — are redeemable against treatment within 30 days. A deposit ($100 · $50) is taken at booking and credited to your consultation.
What it is
We work backwards from the date. Six months allows real change; three months allows refinement; six weeks allows a meaningful difference. Peels, LED, needling and laser are sequenced so each lands at its best — and nothing new is ever tried in the final fortnight.
The same approach serves grooms, mothers of the bride and groom, and anyone with a milestone event. One rule governs all of it: nothing new close to the day.
Covers: Timelines counted back from the date; staged skin preparation; what not to do close to the day.
What this covers
Timelines counted back from the date
Six months, three months or six weeks to go — what is realistic at each.
Staged skin preparation
Skin treatments sequenced so results have settled before the day.
What not to do close to the day
The treatments we decline within a set window of the event, and why.
Who it suits — and who it doesn't
It suits
- Brides and grooms with six months, three months or six weeks to go
- Mothers of the bride or groom
- Anyone with a milestone event and a date to work towards
It doesn't
- Anyone wanting to try a new treatment the week of the event — we will talk you out of it
Risks and what to expect
- The main risk is timing, not treatment — which is why the calendar rules
- Any treatment risks listed on its own page apply; nothing is doubled up close to the day
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.
What happens on the day
- 1A planning consult, working backwards from your date
- 2The staged programme — peels, LED, needling or laser in sequence
- 3A calm final week: one gentle treatment, then hands off
Recovery and aftercare
- All downtime is planned into the calendar so there is none near the day
- Your final-fortnight rule is written into the plan
How long results last
The programme peaks at your date. Many patients keep a light maintenance rhythm afterwards.
Related concerns
Questions
Start with a consultation
New patients are assessed before anything is booked. Honest advice, natural results.