No, and we would rather you did not. The first consultation is online precisely so that nobody buys a flight to find out they are not a candidate, or that a different treatment is the right one.
Overview
Most of this practice already travels
Patients come to Dr. Henningsen from across Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa. The practice is organised around that fact rather than accommodating it as an exception.
What that means practically: the first consultation is held online, so nobody flies in to be told they are not a candidate. The sequence is planned around the number of trips you can realistically make, not the number that would be ideal. Sessions are combined where combining them is safe, because a patient who has flown in should not leave having had one of three procedures. And progress between visits is reviewed by photograph, in a standard setup we send you.
None of that is a concierge service. It is what the treatment requires when the patient lives three time zones away, and getting it wrong wastes a year.
At a glance
- First consultationOnline, twenty minutes, before you book anything
- Typical tripsTwo to four over eighteen months to three years
- StayOne to four nights depending on the procedure
- Between visitsPhotographic review in a standard setup
- LanguageConsultations in English as standard
How it runs
A course planned around flights, not around visits
Enquiry
You write, describing what you would like to change, with photographs in daylight if you have them — front and both sides at an angle. Dr. Henningsen reads every enquiry.
Online consultation
Twenty minutes. We look at your skin together, establish what is realistic and what is not, and outline a sequence with its honest downtime and cost. This happens before you commit to any travel.
Planning your trip
Once the sequence is agreed, we work backwards from your flights: how many procedures can safely be combined in one session, how many nights you need afterwards, and when the next trip should fall.
Treatment
One to three hours in clinic for a combined session, under local or topical anaesthetic. Written aftercare goes home with you, in English.
Remote review
Photographs at agreed intervals, taken in the setup we send you so they are comparable. The next step is decided on what actually changed.
Worth knowing before you book
The three things that go wrong
Flying too soon after an ablative treatment. Cabin air is dry and the skin is an open wound for several days after fractional CO2. We will tell you the earliest safe flight, and it is sometimes later than the one you have booked.
Sun, on the way home. Treated skin is photosensitive for weeks. A recovery trip on the Costa del Sol is pleasant and also the most common way a good result turns into pigmentation. The aftercare is specific about this.
Compressing the course. Patients who have travelled a long way often want everything done at once. Collagen takes three months to remodel; treating over the top of skin that is still healing gives a worse result than waiting. Where a trip cannot deliver a safe result, we say so and reschedule it.
Questions
Good to know
Anything not covered here can go straight in the enquiry form.
International enquiry- Do I have to travel for the first consultation?
- How many trips will I need?
For acne scar revision, typically four to eight sessions over two to three years, which most international patients compress into two to four trips by combining procedures. For skin longevity, usually fewer.
- How long should I stay?
One or two nights after most sessions. Four to seven days after fractional CO2 resurfacing, because that is when the skin is at its least presentable and least safe to fly with.
- Can treatment be split between Marbella and Denmark?
Yes. Dr. Henningsen practises in both, and a course started in one can continue in the other. It is a common arrangement for patients based in northern Europe.
- What if I need something between visits?
You write, and you will get an answer. Photographic review is built into the plan rather than offered as an extra, and where something needs attention sooner we will say so plainly.
- Which language will my consultation be in?
English as standard. Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are also available.
Consultation
Ready to talk about your skin?
Consultations with Dr. Henningsen are arranged individually. Tell us what you would like to change and we will come back to you with the options, the honest downtime and the realistic result.