Electrolysis / or laser treatments

What Is Electrolysis?

Electrolysis is a hair removal solution that uses heat energy to destroy the growth centers of individual hairs. A trusted method for over 130 years, electrolysis is one of the longest standing hair removal treatments that is still performed today.

How Does It Help?

Electrolysis stands out from laser hair removal and other hair removal methods because it is a permanent solution. During the treatment, the electrologist inserts a fine probe into each individual hair follicle of the treatment area, and removes the hair with tweezers. The growth center of the hair is destroyed with chemical and heat energy.

What Areas Can Be Treated?

Electrolysis treatments can be performed on any parts of the body where hair growth may not be desired. The most common treatment areas are the face, upper lip, chin, eyebrows, bikini line, breasts, abdomen, and legs.

Electrolysis Pricing

Filament fee $5

• 10 mins $20
• 15 mins $26
• 20 mins $35
• 30 mins $45
• 45 mins $67
• 60 mins $75
• 90 mins $112

What is IPL Hair Removal?

Laser hair removal is an easy, low-maintenance cosmetic method for removing unwanted hair on an ongoing basis. The laser projects a highly concentrated beam of light into your hair follicles, and as the pigment in your hair follicles absorb the light, the hair is destroyed. Laser hair removal is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic treatments in North America.

How Does It Help?

Laser hair removal treatments are highly acclaimed for their precision, accuracy and speed. The lasers can specifically target darker, thicker hairs without negatively affecting the surrounding skin. They also remove hair rapidly, treating an area roughly the size of a quarter every second, which allows for the entire hair removal process to take minimal amount of time. Laser hair reduction can also result in permanent hair loss, which generally starts after 3-7 sessions.

What Areas Can Be Treated?

Any area that has hair can be treated with laser hair removal. We provide treatments on legs, underarms, bikini line, neck, face, upper lip, cheeks, chin, areola, chest, stomach, back, shoulders, feet and toes, arms and hands, abdomen, buttocks, and other areas upon request. In other words— our treatments have you covered from head to toe!

FAQs about laser hair removal!

When it comes to my laser hair removal service, what can I expect from T.C. Spa?

Any client having a treatment for laser hair removal is consulted thoroughly. Our certified laser technician verifies medical and health history, hair colour, skin type and areas of concern. A complimentary test patch is performed to ensure safety and suitability of our laser hair removal service. Full disclosure of treatment time frames and pricing is provided.

Are there risks involved with laser hair removal?

Yes, there are risks of being burned, overtreated or scarring. It is imperative that clients follow the treatment considerations and consents to avoid any potential risks. Clients who have had recent sun exposure, a change in medication or have not disclosed a change in their health should consult with their physician before undergoing this treatment. Most clients experience light swelling, redness and/or local tenderness.

Is laser hair removal painful?

Laser hair removal is considered semi-pain-free. Pain levels vary from client to client. It is tolerated very well by most clients. The treatment is a balance of treating the hair effectively while keeping our clients comfortable. Laser hair removal is tolerated better than waxing or electrolysis for most clients.

How is laser hair removal better than the alternatives?

Laser hair removal is considered permanent hair reduction. The treatments are a quick appointment and clients can carry on with their lifestyle and activities as usual. Laser hair removal is a clean, precise treatment that reduces the hair considerably with each treatment performed. Laser hair removal does not cause incidence of ingrown hairs, razor burns or shaving nicks.

How many laser hair removal treatments will I need?

The average client will require 10-12 treatments; However, some areas require less or more depending on the client’s growth cycle, hormone levels and treatment considerations.

Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is a great way to maintain silky smooth skin and save time. Feel fresh, clean and more confident with flawlessly hairless skin today.

Laser Hair Removal Pricing

• Areola $50
• Anus $45
• Beard / Half Face $75
• Bikini $ 80
• Bikini plus $115+
• Brazilian $130
• Buttocks $150
• Cheeks $45
• Chest & Stomach $195
• Chin $40
• Full Face $90
• Face & Neck $150
• Full Arms $140
• Full Back $195
• Full Legs $350
• Half Arms $75
• Lower Back $100
• Lower Legs $195
• Navel $50
• Neck $60
• Shoulders $75
• Sideburns $45
• Tummy $105
• Underarms $55
• Uni Brow $30
• Upper Lip $30
• Upper Legs $210

 Skin Rejuvenation Treatment

Full Face   $225
Decollete $225
Full face & Decollete  $400
Single Spot  $100
Hands $150


What is it?

Photofacial therapy is a professional treatment to reduce or eliminate the signs of sun damage, minimize rosacea or hyperpigmentation, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Who is a good canditate?

Intense pulsed light treatments are ideal for individuals with light to medium complexions looking to improve fine lines and wrinkles, discoloration, skin tone, sun damage, vascular lesions, or capillary inflammation. Because of the multiple wavelengths used during an IPL treatment, it can be adjusted for a spectrum of skin tones. However, fair skin that is relatively elastic and “freckle-prone” shows the greatest improvement.

Deeper skin tones are more prone to blistering and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, especially since melanin is one of the primarily targets of an IPL treatment.

How Does it Work?

It is important to note that IPL is not a laser resurfacing treatment. While the two devices operate on similar mechanisms of delivering high-intensity light energy onto specific target cells within the skin, lasers operate using a single wavelength. IPL treatments deliver multiple wavelengths, which allow them to target various conditions. They are also non-ablative, meaning that they do not damage the surface of the skin, whereas some laser treatments can be ablative.

The range and frequency of the light emitted by an IPL device can be adjusted and controlled depending on the scope of treatment and your individual skin concerns. The resulting light waves are “filtered” to target either redness (hemoglobin) or dark spots (melanin). This light energy is absorbed by the target areas and is converted into heat energy, which damages the walls of the blood vessels or breaks up the pigment. These damaged blood vessels and pigment either rise to the skin's surface or are carried away by the body's lymphatic system.

As a result, intense pulsed light has been shown effective for age spots, vascular lesions, such as spider veins, and even some birthmarks. In addition, intense pulsed light may result in less flushing for patients with rosacea and other inflammatory conditions. It is particularly effective at improving overall skin tone.

What to experience during an IPL Treatment

Intense pulsed light treatments are not entirely pain-free, although the level of discomfort depends upon your individual threshold for pain the sensation that is often compared to the snapping of a rubber band on the skin.
During the treatment, both you and your skincare professional will wear protective goggles.
After cleansing the skin, your skincare professional will apply a thin coat of gel (used to cool the skin), then place the glass surface of a handheld device directly onto the skin.
The device pulses flashes of light, which continue until the desired area has been treated.
The length of time and the intensity of the sensation will vary depending upon the severity and size of the damaged area.
Once the treatment is finished, the gel is removed and a cold compress may be applied for several minutes. The final step includes a nourishing moisturizer and a broad spectrum sunscreen.

Immediately post-treatment, you may notice some minor redness and swelling, similar to that of a sunburn.
The level of redness is dependent on the type of treatment being received and your skin’s sensitivity to the treatment. If treating freckles and sun spots, you may dryness and flaking around the treated area.
Generally speaking, most side effects will resolve within 3-7 days. However, this may be prolonged for more intense treatments. Your skincare professional may also recommend at-home skincare products to help complement results.

Pigmentation Treatment $50/ Spot

Solar lentigo, or as more commonly known, age spots, sun spots or liver spots are blemishes on the skin associated with age and exposure to UV radiation from the sun. They range in color from light brown to black and are located in areas most often exposed to the sun, particularly the hands, face, shoulders, arms, forehead, and the head if bald. Light-based technology helps in safe and quick removal of those spots.

How Do Pigmented Lesions Form?

Pigmented lesions, or age spots are caused by an increased number of pigment-producing cells (Melanocyte) in the skin. They occur in response to long-term sun (UV radiation) exposure and associated with aging of the skin. The skin tends to get thinner with age. This causes older people to have pale, translucent skin. Melanocytes activity tends to increase and more melanin is produced. Chronic sun damage speeds up the development of these spots.

How Does The Treatment Work?

The melanocytes absorb the energy of the light pulse. This light energy turns into heat energy that coagulates the melanocytes selectively. New cells are later formed without this high concentration of melanin and the skin is renewed.

Vascular (Facial) Treatment $50/ Spot

The appearance of spider-like capillaries is one of the signs time leaves on our skin. They may be found anywhere on our body surface, but usually bother us most when found on our face.

How Do Spider-Like Capillaries Form?

Telangiectasia, or broken capillaries get their color from clotted RBC (Red Blood Cells).
These capillaries can be seen and get their color due to weakness of the one-way valves found in the veins. 

Once the valves are weak, vein blood with little oxygen can stay in the capillarie instead of being pumped to the heart. Since these capillaries are very narrow, blood cells may get "stuck" in them. 

Other RBCs that flow into the same capillary get stuck behind the first ones, forming a layer of clotted blood, which gives the capillary its color. 

The capillaries are best seen when they are near the skin surface, or when the skin becomes too thin due to a decreased collagen production.

How Does The Treatment Work?

Two treatments are administered in order to treat the capillaries:

Breaking the layer of clotted blood and re-opening the capillary, resulting in free blood flow through the capillary and the disappearance of the purple color.
Stimulating the collagen layer to produce more collagen, resulting in thicker skin which conceals the capillaries.

 Acne is a cause of suffer and discomfort to many people around the world who have to deal with it daily.

The introduction of light-based technology solutions created a revolution in Acne treatment. The treatments are much shorter, easier and more effective.

How Does Acne Form?

Increased activity of the sebaceous glands which secrete more sebum.
The opening of the hair follicle gets blocked.
Lack of oxygen causes the rapid multiplication of the P. Acne bacteria that lives inside the hair follicle.
The immune system reacts by fighting the bacteria, leading to an inflammation.
This inflammation results in the appearance of pimples and lesions that might develop into scars.
As long as the bacterial activity continues, the inflammation continues and the acne flourishes.

How Does The Treatment Work?

As part of a routinely metabolism process, the P. Acne bacteria generates an organic compound called porphyrin. High intensity broad spectrum light (Especially blue light) triggers the porphyrin to release single oxygen atoms (Free radicals). 

These free radicals are seeking other atoms to attach themselves to. 

They make connections to molecules they are not supposed to connect to, and by doing so they ruin the functionality of these molecules. 

The activity of many single oxygen atoms destroys the P. Acne bacteria.

IPL for Rosacea:

• Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder characterized by facial flushing and visible blood vessels

• IPL treatments use intense light waves to constrict and destroy these blood vessels to ease redness

• Treatments are noninvasive but may involve some social downtime 

• On average, it takes 3–6 treatments to achieve optimal results

Rosacea is an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by skin flare-ups that cause flushing of the facial skin, irritation and pus-filled bumps. It is caused by dilated and broken blood vessels beneath the skin. Symptoms are cyclical, but without treatment are likely to progress with time. 

Intense pulsed light therapy (IPL) for rosacea is a treatment that can effectively destroy these blood vessels using high intensity light sources to eliminate unwanted redness.

What Is IPL?

IPL is a noninvasive broad spectrum light therapy used to treat a wide range of skin concerns such as wrinkles, dark spots, age spots and unwanted body hair. It can also treat birthmarks, varicose veins and rosacea. Once treated, skin has improved color and texture.

Using a handheld device, light energy is converted into heat energy that penetrates the upper levels of skin where it is absorbed by melanin, pigmented cells that are both at the skin’s surface and within deeper tissue. 

The technician can precisely apply the therapy by controlling not only the wavelength but pulse duration and sequences, as well as pulse delay time. These features allow for control, precision and versatility when providing treatment.

The energy produced by the light waves breaks down pigmented skin cells, and constricts and destroys superficial blood vessels which are then slowly flushed out of the body. It also effectively reduces hair growth by destroying targeted hair follicles.

In contrast, traditional laser treatments use a single wavelength of concentrated light which penetrates deep within the skin and requires some downtime as opposed to broad spectrum IPL which addresses concerns at the surface level.

How Does IPL Work to Treat Rosacea?

While rosacea can not be completely cured, it can be effectively controlled with IPL. The intense pulses of light increases the temperature of oxyhemoglobin in the blood which destroys damaged capillaries near the surface of the skin. It also causes visible blood vessels to constrict and shrink. 

Both actions work together to reduce the appearance of redness and irritation caused by rosacea. This in turn reduces pimples and bumps, and calms the irritation and itchiness which often accompanies this skin disorder.

How does it feel?

Your technician will put a layer of gel over your face and provide you with eye protectors.  During the treatment, they will pass a handheld device over your entire face, delivering short pulses of light to the treatment area. Typically, they will make three passes to ensure full coverage is achieved. 

With each pulse, you will notice a short burst of intense red light, some warmth and a sensation similar to being snapped lightly with a rubber band. The pulse of light is not continuous, but measured, as your technician monitors your skin and methodically treats your entire face.

The entire session should take no longer than 30 minutes. Afterward, it is important to moisturize your skin well, twice a day, as your skin will likely dry out and peel slightly as it heals. 

After each treatment and between treatments it is essential to protect your skin from the sun; wear a zinc broad-based SPF50 and a hat or cap.

How long does it take to work?

IPL is a very effective treatment for rosacea. You should notice an improvement in just a few days after the first treatment but optimal results will be seen with 3–6 treatments scheduled about 1 month apart. 

One study demonstrated that after an average of 7.2 treatments, 80% of patients saw a reduction in redness; 78% had less flushing and an improvement in skin texture; 72% saw an improvement in acne breakouts.

Is there a recovery period?

You can expect several days of social downtime following treatment due to redness and swelling, and possible bruising. Your skin may feel itchy and dry. You may also notice a darkening of age spots or freckles which will develop a crust, dry up and slowly flake off. 

These are expected and temporary side effects that will all resolve within 1 week. 

You may apply makeup immediately after a treatment but you must forgo exfoliative products and topicals that contain retinol or glycolic acid for 1 week; this is to allow your skin sufficient time to recover.  

Takeaway

IPL is an effective and noninvasive solution in treating the chronic symptoms of  rosacea. It works by delivering pulses of light energy to the skin which constricts superficial blood vessels and eliminates blood vessels close to the skin’s surface.

Eliminating the blood vessels reduces the flushing, redness and irritation as well as pimples and bumps that are common features of this skin disorder. The result is smoother, even-textured skin and complexion.

IPL is considered a safe treatment for rosacea with some minimal social downtime as the skin slowly heals from the treatment. You can expect redness and some swelling, and darkening of dark spots and age spots; this will resolve in about 1 week.

The number of sessions needed will depend on your skin condition as well as your response to treatment, but typically 3–6 sessions are recommended to achieve the bestresults