A consultation should tell a provider something about your skin before they tell you what to do with it. If that order gets reversed, it's worth noticing.
A provider should actually examine your skin -- texture, sensitivity, current breakouts, anything active -- before recommending a specific treatment. A recommendation made before that look happens is a guess, not a plan.
What you're already putting on your skin matters to what a provider should suggest next. Bring a list, or the actual products, if you can -- 'I use a few things' isn't enough for someone to plan around.
Active breakouts, recent sun exposure, or irritation can be reasons a provider tells you a specific treatment isn't a good idea that day. A provider willing to reschedule instead of treating anyway is doing right by your skin.
How long it takes, what it feels like in general terms, what aftercare looks like -- a provider should be able to walk you through the process itself without promising you a specific outcome.
Some consultations turn into a pitch for a multi-visit package before you've even had one treatment. That's not automatically wrong, but you're allowed to ask for a single appointment first and decide about a series later.
Write them down before you go -- about the provider's training, what happens if your skin reacts badly, what a realistic visit schedule looks like. It's easy to forget half of them in the moment.
This guide can help you ask better questions. It can't tell you what's right for your skin -- that only comes from someone who's actually looked at it.
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