Skin Treatment

Skin changes through fertility treatment, pregnancy and the year after birth: pigmentation, breakouts, dryness, and scars that are still settling. Most of it is normal. Some of it is worth doing something about.

Claire Horan is an aesthetic nurse with more than twenty years in nursing, including years alongside leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons. She's the founder of SKN.JECT and treats patients onsite at our Collingwood rooms.

Everything starts with an assessment, and the honest answer is sometimes that now isn't the right time.

Medical-grade, in a medical setting

Claire's background is nursing, not retail beauty. More than twenty years of it, including working alongside leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons, which is where a serious interest in wound healing and scars comes from. That background shapes how she works: assessment first, conservative recommendations, and a clear explanation of what a treatment does and doesn't do.

Having her onsite at Origia means you can have a skin appointment in the same rooms where you see your obstetrician or fertility specialist, and, with your consent, she can check anything relevant with them before she treats you.

What's available here

• skin health consultations, including a written plan and product guidance
• Geneo X facials: an oxygenating, exfoliating treatment with no downtime
• medical-grade LED therapy, used for skin calming and to support healing
• scar management, including caesarean scars and other surgical scars
• review appointments to track how your skin is responding

Scars, including caesarean scars

A caesarean scar is a surgical scar, and it behaves like one. It can stay raised, tight, red or numb for many months, and the skin above it often feels shelf-like or oddly separate. That's normal, and it is also treatable.

Scar work starts once the wound has fully healed and your treating doctor is happy for it to begin, usually a matter of months after surgery, not weeks. Claire will assess the scar, explain what's realistic, and combine treatment with simple things you can do at home. The aim is a flatter, softer, less noticeable scar with better sensation. No scar disappears completely, and anyone promising that isn't being straight with you. If you also have tightness or pulling through the abdominal wall, scar work sits well alongside women's health physiotherapy.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

This comes up in almost every consultation, so we'll be direct.

Some treatments are appropriate during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Some are deferred until after. The decision depends on the treatment, how far along you are, whether you're feeding, and your individual history, which is exactly why the first appointment is an assessment rather than a treatment.

Pigmentation is the most common frustration. Melasma driven by pregnancy hormones often fades on its own over months, and aggressive treatment while it's still active can make it worse. Claire will usually recommend sun protection, gentle support and patience, then reassess later. It isn't the exciting answer, but it's the right one more often than not.

The experience itself

Appointments are calm, private and unhurried. You won't be sold a package at the door, and you won't be talked into anything you didn't come in for. If you have a baby with you, that's fine. Plenty of people do.

Injectable treatments are a separate conversation, handled in consultation and not something we describe or promote online. If you want to discuss them, raise it at your assessment and Claire will talk you through it properly, including whether it's appropriate at this point in your life.