You’ll need:

✓ Age: Minimum 19 years (no exceptions)

✓ Prior Qualification: There are no formal prerequisite qualifications required for this course

✓ English Language: Good speaking, reading, writing, and understanding (essential for safety protocols and client consultations in advanced epilation)

This Level 4 skin blemish removal course is perfect if you:

✓ Want to add specialist advanced epilation services to your beauty therapy practice
✓ Work in salons, spas, or aesthetic clinics in London and want to offer blemish removal
✓ Are looking for a quick qualification that enhances your treatment portfolio
✓ Want to fill a genuine gap in the market with specialist services
✓ Prefer intensive training that fits into a busy schedule
✓ Value small class sizes with personalised attention

No prior qualifications needed – This course is open to anyone interested in specialising in advanced epilation techniques for skin blemish removal, though a background in beauty therapy is beneficial.

This comprehensive VTCT Level 4 course will cover the following unit to ensure you master advanced epilation techniques for skin blemish removal:

Advanced Epilation Techniques for Skin Blemish Removal

Throughout this intensive week, you’ll develop comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in:

Understanding Common Skin Blemishes

Learn to identify and assess treatable blemishes:

• Skin Tags (Acrochordons) – Common benign growths, typically on neck, underarms, eyelids, groin
• Milia – Small white bumps (keratin cysts), commonly on face, especially around eyes
• Telangiectasia – Thread veins, broken capillaries, visible small blood vessels
• Spider Naevi – Central red spot with radiating blood vessels
• Blood Spots (Cherry Angiomas) – Small red or purple spots caused by dilated blood vessels
• Sebaceous Hyperplasia – Enlarged oil glands appearing as small bumps
• Fibrous Papules – Small firm bumps, often on the nose

Understanding the difference between benign blemishes you can treat and conditions requiring medical referral is critical for safe practice in London.

Advanced Electrical Epilation Equipment and Settings

Master professional electrolysis for blemish removal:

• Understanding electrical epilation technology for skin blemish treatment
• Difference between thermolysis, electrolysis, and blend methods
• Equipment settings for different blemish types and sizes
• Probe selection and insertion techniques
• Safe energy levels for various skin blemishes
• Equipment sterilisation and maintenance protocols
• Professional electrolysis machines used in London aesthetic clinics

Treatment Protocols for Different Blemish Types

Specific techniques for each skin blemish:

• Skin tag removal technique – Treating pedunculated (stalk) and sessile (flat) skin tags
• Milia removal technique – Safe extraction without scarring around delicate eye area
• Telangiectasia treatment – Treating thread veins on face and body
• Spider naevi treatment – Targeting central feeding vessel
• Blood spot removal – Treating cherry angiomas safely
• Treatment depth and intensity for different blemish types
• Managing client discomfort during treatments
• Immediate aftercare and wound care protocols

Extensive hands-on practice: You’ll perform advanced epilation treatments for skin blemish removal on real models throughout the intensive week, supervised by experienced practitioners at our Ladbroke Grove academy.

Client Consultation and Assessment

Professional consultation skills for blemish removal:

• Conducting thorough skin blemish consultations
• Assessing whether blemishes are suitable for advanced epilation treatment
• Identifying when blemishes require medical referral (suspicious lesions, changes in appearance)
• Managing client expectations about blemish removal results
• Consent procedures and photographic documentation
• Pricing and treatment planning for multiple blemish removal

Contraindications and Safety Protocols

Critical knowledge for safe blemish removal:

• Absolute contraindications for advanced epilation (pacemakers, epilepsy, blood disorders)
• Relative contraindications requiring caution
• Skin conditions affecting treatment safety
• When NOT to treat blemishes (suspected melanoma, changing moles, inflamed areas)
• Managing complications: infection, scarring, hyperpigmentation
• Emergency procedures and first aid
• Professional insurance and legal responsibilities in London practice

Infection Control and Sterilisation

Essential hygiene protocols for advanced epilation:

• Sterilisation procedures for electrolysis probes and equipment
• Cross-contamination prevention during blemish removal
• Sharps disposal regulations (used probes)
• Professional hygiene standards for skin blemish treatments
• Wound care and aftercare instructions for clients

Throughout the skin blemish removal course, you’ll develop:

✓ Confidence in identifying treatable vs. non-treatable skin blemishes
✓ Precise advanced epilation techniques for different blemish types
✓ Professional consultation and client care skills
✓ Understanding of when to refer clients to medical professionals
✓ Knowledge of pricing and marketing blemish removal services in London

Schedule: 1 day
Hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Class Size: Maximum 4 students
Location: Ladbroke Grove, London (10 minute walk from the tube station)

What Makes Our Skin Blemish Removal Training Different:

Most practitioners don’t offer advanced epilation for skin blemish removal because they lack specialised training. At Portobello Aesthetics Training Academy in Ladbroke Grove, you train in small groups of just 4 students – ensuring extensive practice time and personalised feedback on your advanced epilation techniques.

Why this matters for skin blemish removal training:

When you’re learning precise electrical epilation techniques for delicate skin blemishes, you need:

• Individual attention – Your tutor can watch your probe insertion and technique closely
• Extensive hands-on time – Not waiting for equipment or watching others practice
• Immediate feedback – Corrections to your advanced epilation technique in real-time
• Confidence with equipment – Built through repeated practice in a supportive environment
• Expert guidance – From tutors with over 45 years combined experience in electrolysis

Our small class size gives you all of this, ensuring you’re genuinely confident with skin blemish removal before treating paying clients in London.

What a Typical Training Day Looks Like:

Morning: Theory instruction covering skin blemish identification, advanced epilation techniques, safety protocols, contraindications, and treatment demonstrations by your experienced tutor

Afternoon: Hands-on practical work performing skin blemish removal treatments on real models, supervised by your tutor who provides immediate feedback on probe technique, energy settings, and treatment protocols

Throughout: Time to ask every question, practice advanced epilation at your own pace, and master blemish removal techniques before moving forward

For this course, participants will engage in clinical study, home assignments, theory, practical assessment and examination, all of which must be completed within the designated course time frame.

You Don’t Need to Worry About:

✓ Professional Electrolysis Equipment – All tools, equipment, and electrolysis machines needed for training and assessments (no need to purchase expensive equipment before starting)

✓ Practice Models Organised – We arrange all models for your practical skin blemish removal sessions

✓ Comprehensive Course Materials – Detailed manuals covering advanced epilation techniques, treatment protocols, consent forms, aftercare sheets, safety guides

✓ VTCT Registration & Assessment Fees – All included in your course fee (no hidden costs)

What You Need to Bring:

✓ Uniform: Tunic, black trousers, flat closed-toe shoes (ensures professionalism and hygiene during advanced epilation)

✓ Enthusiasm & Questions: We want you to ask everything about advanced epilation safety – precision is critical.

You’ll be assessed through:

✓ Clinical Study – Observing and analysing real skin blemish removal treatments

✓ Home Assignments – Demonstrating understanding of advanced epilation theory

✓ Theory Assessment – Testing knowledge of skin blemishes, contraindications, and safety protocols

✓ Practical Assessment – Performing skin blemish removal treatments on real models using advanced epilation techniques

✓ Examination – Written exam covering comprehensive skin blemish removal knowledge

All assessments must be completed within the designated 1-Day course timeframe.

Upon Successful Completion:

You’ll receive the VTCT Level 4 Skin Blemish Removal qualification that:

✓ Qualifies you to professionally perform advanced epilation for skin blemish removal in salons and aesthetic clinics across London and the UK
✓ Makes you insurable for professional indemnity insurance covering skin blemish removal
✓ Is recognised by professional bodies and insurance providers
✓ Enhances your treatment portfolio with a specialist service
✓ Demonstrates advanced epilation expertise

With this VTCT Level 4 Skin Blemish Removal qualification course, you’ll be able to extend your treatment offerings and provide Advanced Epilation treatments to your clients in the salon.

Why Add Skin Blemish Removal to Your Services?

✓ Specialist service – Few beauty therapists offer this, making you stand out in London
✓ High demand – Many clients have unwanted skin tags, milia, thread veins
✓ Quick treatments – Individual blemishes take minutes to treat
✓ Good pricing – Typically £30-£100 per blemish or treatment session in London
✓ Recurring clients – Skin tags and blemishes often reappear over time
✓ Low overhead – Minimal product costs, equipment lasts years

Career Opportunities with Skin Blemish Removal:

• Add blemish removal to existing beauty therapy services – Increase revenue per client
• Work in aesthetic clinics and medi-spas across London offering specialist treatments
• Mobile blemish removal services – Equipment is portable for home visits
• Build specialist blemish removal practice – Focus on advanced epilation services
• Package with facials and skincare – Offer complete skin improvement services

Further Training After Skin Blemish Removal:

Consider expanding your expertise with:

• Level 3 Certificate in Epilation (if you don’t already have electrical epilation training)
• Level 4 Advanced Aesthetic Treatments
• Other specialist Level 4 courses at our Ladbroke Grove academy

But Here’s What Really Matters:

Even after you complete your skin blemish removal training and start treating paying clients, you can still contact your tutor for advice.

Got a question about an unusual blemish? Unsure whether to treat or refer? Need guidance on building your advanced epilation services in London?

We’re here for you.

That’s the PATA difference – you’re part of our professional aesthetics network for life.