Every treatment, with its numbers written down first.
Wrinkle-relaxing injections, filler, laser hair removal, IPL, microneedling and peels, upstairs off Corydon in River Heights. Joanne Pruden, RN, has run Tamarack since 2017, and you’ll meet her at your consult.
4.9 from 214 Google reviews (sample rating for this demo)
Your first consult
- With
- The person who’ll treat you
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Fee
- $50 for injectables, credited to your treatment. Free for laser, IPL and skin.
- You leave with
- A written plan: amounts, total price, downtime
- Changes
- Free with 48 hours’ notice
Nothing is added on the day that isn’t on the plan.
Six treatments, and when each one is ready
Booking around something, like a wedding, a trip or a photo day? Move the slider to your date and every treatment tells you whether it will have settled by then. The real plan comes from your consult.
6weeks away
Arrow keys move it a week at a time. Individual results may vary.
- Time for it: settled, with room to adjust
- Tight: possible, with less room
- After your date: book it for later
Laser and IPL run October to May, when Winnipeg’s sun is low and nobody has a tan.
Injectables
With Joanne Pruden, RN, under our medical director’s directives. Consult first, always.
Wrinkle-relaxing injections
A prescription neuromodulator, priced by the unit, for frown lines, forehead lines, crow’s feet and more.
Time for itPlenty of time. It settles in up to 14 days, and there’s room for the two-week check.
- Settles in
- up to 14 days
- Usually lasts
- 3 to 4 months
- Downtime
- none
Dermal filler
Hyaluronic acid filler by the syringe, for lips, cheeks, smile lines and the jaw. Dissolvable.
Time for itTime for it, with the two-week check and room to adjust.
- Swelling settles
- about 2 weeks
- Usually lasts
- 6 to 18 months
- Downtime
- 1 to 3 days
Laser and light
With Mai Nguyen. New clients start October to May, when Winnipeg’s sun is low and nobody has a tan.
Laser hair removal
Two wavelengths, so lighter and deeper skin tones are both treated safely. Priced by the area, per session.
After your dateOne session at most before your date. Start now anyway if it’s a long-term plan.
- Sessions
- 6 to 8
- Apart
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Downtime
- redness for a few hours
IPL photofacial
Intense pulsed light for sun spots and redness on the face, neck, chest and hands. A series of three.
TightTime for one or two sessions. Spots will have flaked off, redness partly faded.
- Sessions
- 3
- Apart
- 4 weeks
- Spots flake off
- 7 to 10 days
Skin
Microneedling, peels and clinical facials, with Mai or Joanne. Booked all year.
Microneedling
Fine needles at a set depth, for texture, acne scars and stretch marks. Numbing included.
TightTime for a session or two. The redness lasts 1 to 3 days.
- Depth
- 0.5 to 2.5 mm
- Sessions
- 3 to 6, 4 to 6 weeks apart
- Redness
- 1 to 3 days
Peels and clinical facials
Chemical peels from light to medium strength, and facials built on what your skin needs that day.
Time for itTime for any peel or facial, even the medium TCA peel.
- Light peel
- 0 to 3 days of flaking
- Medium peel
- about 7 days
- Facial
- no downtime
Who you’ll meet, and who does what
Four people, one staircase. The person at your consult is the person who treats you, and they’ll tell you their designation if you ask (or before you do).
Joanne Pruden, RN
Registered nurse injector and owner
Injections, filler, medium peels and microneedling deeper than 1 mm. Writes every injectable plan.
Doesn’t do laser or IPL. That’s Mai’s, every time.
Mai Nguyen
Medical aesthetician and laser technician
Laser hair removal, IPL, light peels, facials and microneedling to 1 mm. Does every patch test.
Doesn’t inject, and hands anything deeper than 1 mm to Joanne.
Dr. Ruth Achterberg
Family physician, medical director
Writes the medical directives our nurses work under and sees anyone whose assessment needs a doctor. Not on site every day.
Isn’t at the clinic every day. Ask for her and we’ll book it.
Corinne Lavallée
Clinic coordinator
Answers the phone and the form, books consults and sends your written plan.
Doesn’t give medical advice. She’ll book you in with someone who can.
From 214 Google reviewsA sample rating for this demo. We don’t quote reviews here: Manitoba’s nursing and physician colleges restrict testimonials for cosmetic treatments.
What you take home from a consult. A sample plan, for frown lines:
- Day 0Consult30 minutes with Joanne. $50, credited below.
- Day 0Written planFrown lines, 20 units at $12. Settles by day 14. Nothing added on the day.
- Day 0TreatmentAbout 20 minutes. Upright for four hours, no workout tonight.
- Day 14CheckIncluded. A top-up, if one side needs it, is $12 a unit.
- Month 3 or 4Next visitWhen movement comes back. No reminder calls unless you want them.
Ask for a consult
Tell us what you’re thinking about, even if it’s vague. Corinne replies within one business day, by phone unless you ask for email.
Then: she books your consult with the person who’d treat you, and emails the consult fee and the change policy so there are no surprises.
Rather talk? Call (204) 555-0151, Tuesday to Saturday.
Before you book
The questions Corinne answers most on the phone. Each treatment page has its own, more specific ones.
Not on the sheet? Call (204) 555-0151 and ask Corinne.
- What does a consultation cost?
- $50 for injections and filler, credited to your treatment if you go ahead within 30 days. Laser, IPL, microneedling and peel consults are free.
- What if I need to change my appointment?
- Give us 48 hours’ notice and there’s no charge. Later than that, or a missed visit, is a $50 fee.
- Who actually does the treatment?
- Joanne Pruden, RN, does every injection and filler treatment. Mai Nguyen does laser, IPL, light peels and facials. You’ll meet them at the consult.
- Is there a doctor involved?
- Dr. Ruth Achterberg, a family physician, is our medical director. Our nurses work under her written medical directives, and she sees anyone whose assessment needs a doctor.
- How much downtime should I plan for?
- Anything from none (wrinkle-relaxing injections, facials) to about a week (a medium peel). Every treatment page lists it, and the planner on the home page works it out against your date.
- Do you offer payment plans or memberships?
- No memberships. Laser and IPL have package prices, written on each page, and you can pay for a package in two instalments.
- Will you tell me if something won’t help?
- Yes. A fair number of consults end with us suggesting a cheaper option, or nothing at all. The consult fee is the same either way.