Skin Health

If you’ve been thinking about doing something for your skin but aren’t sure where to start, you’re not alone. With so many treatment options available, it can be hard to know what’s actually worth your time and money.

At Frangipani Skin & Body Clinic in Ballina, we work with clients across the Northern Rivers every day to help them find the right treatment for their skin concerns, lifestyle and budget. So we’ve put together this guide to the top five skin treatments we’re seeing demand for in 2026 and what each one actually does.

1. Ultra Plasma Infusion — The Deep Repair Treatment

If your skin feels dehydrated, dull or like it’s lost its bounce, Ultra Plasma Infusion could be the reset it needs.

This advanced treatment infuses polypeptides, super minerals, vitamins and amino acids directly beneath the skin surface, nourishing your cells from within and delivering long-term deep hydration and new skin cell regeneration. Unlike a traditional facial that works at surface level, Ultra Plasma Infusion targets where real, lasting change happens.

With healing properties proven to be 900 times more effective than PRP, it’s one of the most powerful non-surgical repair treatments available in Ballina.

Best for: Dehydrated skin, fine lines, loss of firmness, dull or ageing skin
Downtime: None
Results: Visible from the first session, building over a course of treatments

2. CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing — The Gold Standard in Skin Renewal

When clients come to us wanting to address sun damage, pigmentation, deep lines or rough texture, CO2 Laser is often our first recommendation, and for good reason.

Our Next-Gen CO2 Laser Skin Reboot combines fractional laser resurfacing with a targeted serum infusion to support deeper skin repair and faster recovery. The laser creates thousands of microchannels in the skin, triggering your body’s natural collagen production and cellular renewal, while the serum infusion delivers active ingredients at exactly the moment your skin is most receptive.

The result is smoother, firmer, more even-toned skin with improvements that continue to develop for weeks after treatment.

Best for: Sun damage, pigmentation, fine lines, uneven skin tone and texture
Downtime: Minimal — typically 3 to 5 days
Results: Progressive, with significant improvement after a single session

3. Plasma Fibroblast — Non-Surgical Skin Tightening

For clients looking to address loose or crepey skin without surgery, Plasma Fibroblast is one of the most effective non-surgical options available.

Using a precision Plasma Fibroblast device, tiny controlled treatment points are placed across the target area to trigger skin contraction and stimulate collagen remodelling. It’s particularly popular at Frangipani for treating heavy or hooded eyelids, crepey under-eye skin and other areas of skin laxity where surgical options feel excessive.

Best for: Hooded or drooping eyelids, crepey skin, skin laxity, collagen loss
Downtime: Minimal – small treatment points heal over 5 to 7 days
Results: Visible tightening and lifting, with continued improvement over 8 to 12 weeks

4. LED Light Therapy — The Recovery and Skin Health Essential

LED Light Therapy might not be the flashiest treatment on this list, but it’s one of the most consistently effective, and one of the most underrated.

At Frangipani, we use the Dermalux Flex MD a medically CE-certified, FDA approved and TGA-listed device that is at least three times more powerful than any portable LED device on the market. Using clinically proven wavelengths of Blue, Red and Near Infrared light, the Flex MD targets acne, inflammation, pigmentation and skin ageing at different depths of the skin with zero downtime and results that build over a course of sessions.

It’s also one of the best treatments to combine with other services, accelerating healing and enhancing overall results after CO2, needling or peels.

Best for: Acne, redness, fine lines, dull or reactive skin, post-treatment recovery
Downtime: None
Results: Immediate radiance, with deeper results building over a course

5. Hair Regrowth Therapy — For Thinning Hair and Receding Hairlines

Hair loss is something that affects far more people than openly talk about it — and it’s one of the most common concerns we treat at Frangipani Ballina.

Our non-surgical Hair Regrowth Therapy combines Micro Needling, Growth Factor Therapy and Copper Peptides to stimulate dormant follicles and support genuine, visible regrowth — for both men and women. The treatment is designed to work with your body’s natural renewal process, building results over a course of sessions with minimal downtime.

Whether you’re dealing with a thinning crown, a widening part or a receding hairline, this treatment offers a real, non-surgical alternative for clients across Ballina and the Northern Rivers.

Best for: Thinning hair, receding hairlines, patchy coverage, post-partum hair loss
Downtime: None
Results: Progressive regrowth visible from 2 to 4 sessions, with maintenance recommended

How Do You Know Which Treatment Is Right for You?

Every skin — and every scalp — is different. What works brilliantly for one client may not be the right starting point for another. That’s why every treatment at Frangipani Skin & Body Clinic begins with a thorough consultation, where one of our experienced therapists will assess your concerns, discuss your goals and recommend a treatment plan tailored specifically to you.

Whether you’re in Ballina, Lennox Head, Byron Bay, Lismore or anywhere across the Northern Rivers we’d love to help you find your starting point.