Upkeep Skin Clinic

Please tell me I’m not the only one!

Stubborn chin hairs? It may be time for laser hair removal!

The laser targets pigment in the hair follicle to reduce future growth. Because hair grows in cycles, you’ll typically need a series of treatments.

It’s about reduction, not a promise that every hair disappears forever, and some people need maintenance over time. ✨

Ready to break up with your tweezers? DM me and let’s talk.

The internet is flooded with cheap at-home microneedling pens, reels of people rolling their skin on TikTok, and promises of “professional results for under $50.” 🛑

As skincare professionals right here in Markham, we need to talk about why DIY microneedling is a massive risk your skin doesn’t need to take.
Here is what is really happening when you microneedle at home:

❌ The Sterility Trap: True microneedling creates micro-channels in the skin. If your environment isn’t medically sterile, you are introducing bacteria, yeast, and pathogens straight into your dermal layer—leading to infections, severe breakouts, and prolonged inflammation.

❌ Wrong Depths & Traumatic Tearing: At-home pens and rollers often lack precision. Cheap motors can drag, bend, or tear the skin instead of making clean, vertical punctures, leading to scarring and hyperpigmentation.

❌ The Granuloma Risk (Using the Wrong Serums): You should never needle standard store-bought serums. At-home formulas contain silicones, emulsifiers, and synthetic fragrances. When pushed deep into the skin via microneedling, your immune system walls them off, forming painful, permanent lumps under the skin called granulomas.

✨ Why leave it to the clinic?
At Upkeep Skin Clinic, we use medical-grade, sterile, single-use cartridge systems, precise calibrated depths tailored to your specific skin needs, and specialized sterile glide mediums that are 100% safe for deep delivery. Plus, we assess your skin barrier before doing a single pass to ensure your skin is actually ready for it.

Your skin is an investment—don’t gamble with it for a quick DIY trend. Let’s do it the safe, effective way! 🤍

📍 Located in Markham, Ontario
🔗 Ready to glow safely? Tap the link in our bio to book your professional consultation at Upkeep Skin Clinic!

Things I do NOT want for you this fall:

Ignoring your SPF because summer is over.

Starting seven new products at once.

Remembering you want glowing holiday skin approximately three days before the party. 😂🎄

Fall gives us time to be a little more strategic.

Think skincare consistency, barrier support, and finally talking about the chemical peel, microneedling, IPL, or laser treatment you’ve been considering. 🍂✨

Swipe for your official fall skin bucket list and let me know below the first thing you’re checking off!

Gray shirts. Handshakes. Holding hands. 🤷‍♀️ If sweat has ever made you plan around any of these, you’re not being dramatic.

Excessive sweating is real, and there are options for it. Botox can calm the signals that tell your sweat glands to go into overdrive. 💉

I meet patients here in Markham who had no idea this was something we could treat. 🤍

If sweating is getting in the way of everyday life, DM me and let’s talk about whether Botox could be an option for you.

Tox for men doesn’t automatically mean a completely frozen forehead. 💉

Treatment can be adjusted based on facial movement, anatomy, and what the patient actually wants to change.

For many men, the goal is pretty straightforward: soften certain expression lines while still looking like themselves. ✨

That’s why dosing and placement should be personalized, not copied from someone else’s treatment plan.

Curious about men’s tox here at Upkeep ? Send this to the guy who keeps asking you about your appointments. 😂