Treatments adapted for cancer care

What oncology aesthetics means

Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and the medication that goes with them all change how skin, nails and muscle behave. Skin can become thin, dry and reactive. Nails can lift, ridge or discolour. Areas that have had surgery or radiotherapy need to be handled completely differently — or left alone.

Oncology aesthetics is the training that teaches a therapist how to work around all of that safely. It doesn't make me a medical professional and it isn't treatment for your cancer. It means I know how to give you an hour that feels normal, without putting you at risk.

What I adapt

• Pressure — feather-light massage rather than standard depth.
• Length — shorter treatments, typically 30–45 minutes instead of 60–90, so you don't leave exhausted.
• Products — no retinoids, acids, essential oils or fragrance. Gentle, unscented formulations only.
• Technique — no extractions during active treatment, and no heat or cold extremes on compromised skin.
• Areas — I work away from surgical sites, radiotherapy fields, ports and any area where lymph nodes have been removed.
• Positioning — propped, side-lying or seated, whatever is genuinely comfortable on the day.
• Nails — gentle care around lifting or brittle nails, and honest advice on what's worth doing and what isn't.

What I'll ask before your first appointment

Nothing intrusive, and nothing you have to justify — just what I need in order to keep you safe:

• Where you are in treatment, and when your last session was.
• Whether you've had surgery, and whether any lymph nodes were removed.
• Any areas that are sore, numb, swollen or currently healing.
• Whether your medical team is happy for you to have massage and beauty treatments.

When I'll say not yet

Sometimes the caring answer is to wait, and I'd rather tell you that honestly than push ahead. I'll postpone or adapt if you're within a few days of chemotherapy, if you have a low blood count, a fever or an infection, if skin is broken or actively reacting to radiotherapy, or if your medical team would prefer you waited. It's never a refusal of you — just of that day.

Booking an oncology appointment

These appointments are arranged by consultation rather than picked off a price list, because what's right depends entirely on where you are. Message me or email and we'll talk it through first — there's no obligation to book anything at the end of that conversation.