Wellness By Melissa | Skin Care Clinic

Wellness By Melissa | Bespoke Facials & Advanced Skin Treatments

At Wellness By Melissa, skin care begins with understanding your skin.
Situated in Bergvliet, Cape Town, this private skin care clinic offers personalised facials and advanced corrective treatments designed around each client's individual skin needs, concerns and lifestyle.
Melissa Younghusband is a CIDESCO-qualified Somatologist with over 20 years of experience in professional skin care, including international training at the International Dermal Institute in London and experience at Dermalogica's London flagship salon.

A Different Approach to Skin Care
Melissa believes that healthy, optimally functioning skin is the foundation of beautiful skin and an important part of slowing the visible signs of ageing.
Rather than simply treating what is visible on the surface, her approach focuses on understanding the skin, supporting its natural functions and improving its strength, resilience and overall condition.

Treatments are tailored to your skin's current needs, with an emphasis on improving skin health before progressing to more intensive corrective treatments. As the skin becomes stronger and more resilient, it may be able to tolerate more advanced treatments, allowing for more targeted results.

Skin education is an essential part of every treatment. Melissa works closely with her clients, helping them understand their skin, make informed decisions about home care and achieve sustainable improvements over time.

Treatments Offered
Bespoke Facials & Skin Consultations
Customised corrective and restorative facials addressing dehydration, sensitivity, congestion, premature ageing and compromised skin barrier function. Teen facials include skin education and appropriate extractions.
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)
Advanced light-based treatments for suitable pigmentation concerns, sun damage, age spots and selected facial redness and vascular concerns.
ThermaVein
Targeted treatment of suitable superficial facial thread veins, broken capillaries and cherry angiomas.
Tatoo lightening
Microneedling & Collagen Induction Therapy
Treatments supporting collagen remodelling to improve the appearance of fine lines, skin texture and certain types of scarring.
Thermal Collagen Induction (TCI)
Advanced thermal treatments designed to improve the appearance of skin firmness, fine lines, wrinkles and uneven texture.
Q-Switched Nd Laser & Black Carbon Laser
Selected advanced laser treatments for suitable skin concerns, including certain pigmentation and skin texture concerns.
LED Light Therapy
Supportive light-based treatments incorporated into personalised skin care programmes.
Therapeutic Massage
Individualised massage treatments to help relieve muscular tension and encourage relaxation.

Your Skin, Your Journey
Whether you are concerned about pigmentation, sun damage, rosacea-prone skin, facial thread veins, breakouts, fine lines or changes in skin texture and firmness, Melissa takes the time to understand your skin and recommend an appropriate treatment plan.
Every client receives individual attention in a calm, welcoming and private environment.

Located in Bergvliet, Cape Town, Wellness By Melissa welcomes clients from Constantia, Tokai, Meadowridge, Bishopscourt, Plumstead, Wynberg and the surrounding Southern Suburbs.

Treatments are by appointment only.