Treatments such as IPL and LASER Hair Removal are very effective on the underarms.
Is phototherapy effective on the underarms?
Most medispas in Edmonton would agree that the underarm region is one of the most successful areas for IPL/ LASER hair removal! At Dérmica, we permanently remove underarm hair with IPL Hair Removal treatments. Your initial treatment will give you the most noticeable reduction. Clients report an average of 20-60% less hair growth following their initial treatment. Not only do they experience less hair growth, but the texture of the hair also becomes finer and delayed in growth rate.
Each treatment following your initial session will increase the amount of reduction by approximately 10% to maximum of 80-98% overall reduction.
How painful is IPL/ laser on the underarms?
While LASER uses a beam, IPL uses pulse light. As a result, you may feel a slight, momentary sting, such as the snap of an elastic band, during your IPL treatments.
The sensation felt when the energy is delivered is described by most as a small pin-prick shock lasting only milliseconds. When graded on a scale from 1-5 for the pain felt during the session, clients will on average report under a level 3. The portion of the device that is in contact with the skin has a patented cooling system that keeps your skin slightly numb on contact.
What is the cost of permanent hair removal on the legs?
Please refer to our treatment menu for IPL hair removal cost per session per area, plus a link directing you to contraindications, pre and post treatment instructions.
When should I start treating my skin for my wedding day?
Wedding skin prep can take several months to reach realistic skin goals. Our skin care professionals will help you select the right treatment for your skin concern and help you establish a routine for follow-ups, as you may need more than one session of your selected treatment.
Skin treatments to try 2- 6 months before a wedding
Depending on the severity of unwanted blemishes, we recommend commencing treatments from 2-6 months prior to your big day. Professional treatments will clear blemishes, plump up fine lines and wrinkles, and banish dark spots. Therefore, the sooner you get started, the closer you’ll get to your skin goals.
Your skin treatment will give your skin the most visible result and get to the source of your skin concerns. Think of this step as the booster for all things to follow.
Depending on what your skin type, age, and concern is, you will be directed to one or a combination of the following medesthetics treatments.
Hyperpigmentation
Photofacials cause a heating effect which either dissolves unwanted matter such as pigment or broken blood vessels, or multiplies the source creating volume. Results are quick to follow and long lasting.
Skin texture concerns
Chemical Peels use molecular acids that can penetrate to separate the top layers of the skin. This leaves the skin renewed and gives way to clearer skin with every treatment.
Concerns of the Back
You may become suddenly aware of acne or hyperpigmentation on your back if your wedding dress exposes this area. Back treatments and peels combat acne or hyperpigmentation on your back.
Skincare services to try 1-2 months before a wedding
The following skincare services are great to refresh skin with no major issues. Unlike our medesthetics treatments, they are superficial services meant to provide a boost of radiance. In other words, they do not have the capacity to transform the skin from within, only externally.
Facials are great for minor concerns such as congested pores, few breakouts, dull skin, or minor pigment imperfections. Once your skin has made a full recovery after 4-6 days, your skin should look and feel smoother with minimized pore size.
The process immediately brightens the complexion, evens skin tone, and leaves the skin feeling supple and smooth. This process delivers a fine shave that removes the dull surface skin and vellus facial hair.
Esthetics services to try 1-2 weeks before a wedding
We offer a vast spa menu in Edmonton. Our selection of brow services can help you achieve the look you want on your special day-no matter your original brows! Plus, try a lash lift! It is the perfect way to enhance your eyes for weeks after your wedding.
Aside from beauty facial treatments, we offer waxing services for your hair removal needs.
Now let’s toast to the happy bride and her glowing SKIN!
We have compiled some of our brow shape before and after images in Edmonton. Our signature brow wax, the Brow Shape, is your go-to for brow definition or a quick fix. It includes a precise shape using your facial measurements, gentle wax application, tweeze, and trim that will leave your brows looking clean and fresh!
Generally, it takes 15-20 minutes to compete and lasts between 2-5 weeks. Check out our brow shape before and after gallery in Edmonton below:
Before and After Gallery
How long does a brow wax last?
Clients typically come in once a month for regular upkeep.
Can I tweeze between waxes?
Tweezing between eyebrow waxes is perfectly fine. However, we recommend only tweezing the hair that grows slightly below the brow line. If the hair is too close to the brow line, leave it to the professionals! Precision is hard to achieve with tweezers. By leaving the hairs close to the brow line, over time your technician may be able to give you a thicker eyebrow, even if you can’t visualize it now.
What are the disadvantages of eyebrow waxing?
For many people, eyebrow waxing can make a huge difference. However, clients with thin or sparse brows may find little difference after the service. These clients may achieve a more satisfying look with brow lamination or microblading.
Men’s Brow Shape
Brow correction through continuous brow shaping
Depending on the amount of recovery needed from the brow trauma, you may need anywhere from two to six brow shapes to restore your brows to your recognizable, beloved shape.
While brow shapes are the best way to restore your eyebrows from an economical perspective, it is a journey that requires a time commitment. On the other hand, microblading is a brow correction method that immediately restores a pigmented-yet-realistic version of your eyebrows.
Our spa offers medical esthetics treatments and traditional esthetics services in Edmonton, Alberta.
Advanced skin treatments
Chemical peels
Chemical peels are medical esthetics skin treatments. They accelerate the cell turnover rate by chemically penetrating beneath the surface of the skin to dissolve away dead skin cells.
They are customized depending on the current condition of the skin and desired results. As a result, they treat a variety of conditions, for example, pigmentation, acne, fine lines, dry skin, and more.
The first thing to remember when booking your peel is the recommended downtime of 2-7 days depending on the depth of the peel. Please review the criteria before booking your peel.
Photofacials
Photofacials use Intense Pulse Light (IPL) technology to diminish brown spots, redness, broken capillaries, fine lines and other textural damage.
Over time, skin accumulates damage resulting in age spots and other pigmented lesions. Our skin loses elasticity which creates fine lines. IPL treatments are ideal for treating pigmented and textural damage that come from aging.
We recommend 4-6 treatments when treating the above skin concerns.
Types of Photofacial IPL treatments
While all photofacials emit light energy into the skin, the difference between them lies in their specific targets.
ALISA blasts collagen cells to boost collagen production. It target fine lines, skin smoothing, textured scarring, and large pores. Promotes skin rejuvenation.
ACLARA dissolves blemishes by destroying excess melanin cells. Recommended for removal of dark spots, pigmented scarring, and sun damage.
ALIVIA cauterizes superficial vessels and dissolves them back into the skin while flushing out the excess. It is used to treat vascular lesions.
Vascular lesions are due to conditions such as Rosacea, couperose skin, sensitized skin, or simply genetics. Subsequently, if left untreated these conditions can worsen, or mutate the skin’s texture.
Our advanced pedicure or “pedícare” menu includes specific treatments for ingrown nails, nail fungus, and diabetic feet.
Ingrown Nails
Ingrown toenails can cause discomfort and lead to infection when left untreated. Pressure is relieved by clearing debris and carefully trimming the ingrown portion of your nail.
This process can take anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half depending on how severe it is or if the use of topical anaesthetic is necessary.
Anti-Fungal Treatment
Fungal growth on your nails can lead to discomfort, deformities, and discolouration. Infected nails are treated to help prevent transmission and further complications.
Your nail care treatment plan will require follow-up service and use of the anti-fungal solution and home care instructions provided with your service.
Diabetic Pedicure
Our Diabetic Pedicure is a specialized foot care service tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals with diabetes.
Booking this treatment begins with a telephone consultation to determine your eligibility for the treatment. Your consultation is free and can be booked online.
Advanced hair removal treatments
Our medical esthetics menu includes IPL Hair removal as a way to permanently remove or reduce facial and body hair. This treatment will deliver permanent results on any area of face and body, including male facial hair! Razor burn, ingrown hairs, and embarrassing stubble will be a thing of the past after your IPL Hair Removal treatment.
We are located on Whyte avenue in Edmonton and offer detailed hand and foot care services in our esthetics menu.
Manicure Pedicure services in Edmonton
Located in Edmonton, Dérmica offers a manicure pedicure menu. Our treatments are designed to provide you with all the benefits of a traditional service combined with our treatment approach.
Furthermore, our signature touch of luxury makes our manis and pedis a treat for tired hands and feet. Coupled with their corrective quality, they are a favourite on the menu.
Luxury is in the details. This pedicure service is ideal for feet in need of a professional skin and nail grooming, detailing, and paint service.
Gel polish add-on
Price: $5 application fee; $10 removal fee.
Timing: + 15 min.
MINI PEDÍ
Price: $50
Timing: 40min
Bring those little feet in for a treat! This service includes a foot soak, nail shaping, buff, and polish application.
Gel polish add-on
Price: $5 application fee; $10 removal fee.
Timing: + 15 min.
Anti-Fungal Tx PÉDICARE
Price: $125
Timing: Up to 1hr 45min
Fungal growth on your nails can lead to discomfort, deformities, and discolouration. Infected nails are treated to help prevent transmission and further complications.
Your nail care treatment plan will require follow-up service and use of the anti-fungal solution and home care instructions provided with your service.
Ingrown Nail PEDÍCARE
Price: $125
Timing: Up to 1hr 45min.
Ingrown toenails can cause discomfort and lead to infection when left untreated. Pressure is relieved by clearing debris and carefully trimming the ingrown portion of your nail.
This process can take anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half depending on how severe it is or if the use of topical anaesthetic is necessary.
Diabetic PÉDICARE
Price: $125
Timing: Up to 1hr 30min
Our Diabetic Pedicure is a specialized foot care service tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals with diabetes. Performed by trained professionals, this gentle treatment focuses on maintaining foot health and preventing complications.
Located in Edmonton, we offer spa treatments tailored for couples. A favourite treatment for couples is the Relaxation Massage, more specifically, the Relaxation Body Treatment.
This treatment starts off with a dry brush to exfoliate the skin. The Swedish Massage incorporated into this relaxing service helps to soothe and loosen the superficial layers of the muscles. Service is complete with a steamed towel press.
Your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, and legs are then treated to a hot towel press. This promotes blood flow.
Other popular couples spa services
Other spa treatments couples can enjoy together include facials and pedicures. Whether you’re thinking a pedicure date with your boo, or a good ‘ol catch up with your friend, our couples spa experience offers a private and peaceful ambiance for two.
Visit us on Saturdays for PEDI DUOS– 2 classic spa pedicures for $125.
Boozy Spa
Dérmica is licensed through the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission. In other words, we are trained to serve you alcohol responsibly. We have a selection of popular cocktails. Furthermore, we have wine by the bottle for wine lovers, and beer for beer drinkers. Feeling peckish? Food items are available for preorder.
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