Laser and energy-based treatments: the lowdown

Despite what social media might tell you, you don’t need injectables to have great skin. Most of our patients include a laser or energy-based device in their plan once they learn there’s one for everyone, from our low-downtime Signature Treatment to our deepest resurfacing laser, UltraClear.

What I see in clinic

Perimenopausal and postmenopausal skin often shows a mix of pigmentation, redness and rosacea, fine lines, enlarged pores, thinning skin and early laxity. For women with an active coastal lifestyle, sun damage is almost universal, and in my experience it’s the most underrated driver of skin concerns. No matter what your injector tells you, you can’t fix sun-damaged, unhealthy skin with injectables.

That’s why lasers are the treatment I most want my patients to consider. They’re versatile in downtime and impact, they can treat several concerns in one visit, and they stimulate your own collagen.

How do lasers work?

Lasers heat the skin, targeting particular colours at precise depths. Non-ablative lasers don’t remove any skin. Some target pigmentation and redness to “clean up the canvas”. Others, like Laser Genesis and Spectra, use a longer wavelength to tone the skin, stimulate collagen and calm inflammation with minimal downtime. Ablative lasers remove a fine layer of skin. That ranges from a superficial laser peel with a few days’ downtime (3D Miracl) to an advanced multi-pass UltraClear treatment with Laser Coring.

A course of IPL or UltraClear can do wonders for pigmented, tired, sun-damaged skin. Vascular laser can significantly improve redness and rosacea, and UltraClear Laser Coring is showing promising results in reducing loose skin and improving laxity, without surgery.

Personally, lasers have transformed my skin: it looks better now than it did 10 years ago. The trick is consistency. Maintain your results with treatment a few times a year.

Our treatment philosophy

We use several treatments working together, each addressing a different layer of the skin, with lasers at the centre. Many of the women I see don’t want injectables at all. Others choose a subtle, measured amount, layered with laser and medical-grade skincare. That’s how you get natural results.

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training, and your skin is the same. Before resurfacing laser, we build the foundation: optimising metabolism and hormones, repairing the skin barrier and using SPF daily. Most of my patients begin with the 12-Week Skin Reset, which restores the barrier with gentle long-pulsed lasers and superficial peels. Once the skin is stable, we move on to corrective treatments: IPL and vascular laser for pigmentation and redness, UltraClear for sun damage and texture, and Laser Coring for laxity.

Healing is faster, downtime is shorter and the risk of complications is kept as low as possible, so your progress is predictable and fits around a busy life. That’s why we offer a treatment journey, not just a treatment.

Feeling overwhelmed by all the options?

I hear you. There are so many lasers out there, and so much conflicting advice. The good news is that it isn’t up to you to choose. Tell us what’s bothering you, how much downtime you can manage and what you’re hoping for, and we’ll take it from there. In time, I’d love you to trust us enough to outsource your skin to us. Let us take this one off your to-do list!

Our lasers

3D Miracl, Clear Plus, UltraClear and Laser Coring are all modes of the same UltraClear platform, from lightest to deepest. Many patients progress through them as their skin and concerns change.

Thrive Signature Treatment: our monthly treatment, combining a peel and a long-pulsed laser to work on different layers of the skin. It’s the workhorse of the 12-Week Skin Reset and our Signature membership.

Laser resurfacing

• 3D Miracl Laser: improve fine lines, pigmentation and texture with a low-downtime laser peel.

• Clear Plus Laser: help clear pigmentation, age spots and sun damage, and improve skin clarity.

• UltraClear Laser: address sun damage, pigmentation, lines and texture in a single resurfacing session.

• Laser Coring: improve laxity, deep lines and scarring without surgery, in a doctor-only treatment.

Clinical laser & IPL

• Spectra XT Laser: reduce pigmentation, brighten your complexion and improve texture with minimal downtime.

• Laser Genesis: help calm redness, stimulate collagen and reduce pore size, with minimal downtime.

• Excel V Vascular Laser: help reduce redness, flushing and dilated blood vessels from sun damage and rosacea.

• Clinical IPL: reduce pigmentation, redness and sun damage for a more even skin tone.

Energy devices

• Tixel: improve mild lines and thin, crepey skin on the eyelids, neck and décolletage.

• Ultraformer HIFU: non-surgical lifting and tightening for the jawline, jowls and neck.

How do I start?

Every laser plan starts with a consultation with me. Choose a 30-minute skin consultation if you’re coming for your skin, or a 60-minute integrated consultation if you’re in perimenopause and want a comprehensive approach to your hormones, skin and metabolic health. A skin check is needed before laser, to assess any pigmented lesions.

Integrated Initial Consultation with Dr Grant (60 minutes): $505
Skin & Cosmetic Consultation (30 minutes): $255
See all consultation details and fees.

All cosmetic treatments carry some risk. As a doctor-led clinic, our team follows our own medical protocols with doctors overseeing your care, and we’ll talk you through the risks that apply to you at your consultation.