ARGYLL AESTHETICS
A former Nurse who has dedicated more than 30 years of her life to healthcare is now on a mission to put a smile back on people’s faces. Shirley MacFarlane has established Argyll Aesthetics Oban at 8 Argyll Square offering a range of non-surgical medical cosmetic treatments to both men and women.
The services include Collagen Induction Therapy which can remodel scar tissue,erase fine lines and wrinkles with the SkinPen a specialist medical device, anti- wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and injectable moisturisers. Joining Shirley in the clinic is Dr Melanie Gray, an experienced dental surgeon who will be offering non-surgical face lift treatments with PDO thread lifts and teeth whitening. Argyll Aesthetics also offers Semi-Permanent
Makeup with eyebrow tattooing, for those who have suffered hair loss through cancer therapy or alopecia this treatment can prove a vital confidence booster and will be offered at a reduced cost to those clients.
Shirley plans to continue to expand the services offered to include fat freezing, Plasma fillers and for those seeking a solution to a thinning hairline, scalp rejuvenation stimulating hair growth.
The discreet clinic was a gift from her husband John on Valentines Day 2020 - just prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It opened on November 25th a month before the second lockdown but is now open again and proving popular.
Shirley, who was brought up in Oban, took early retirement last October after ending her career working locally with the District Nursing Team in Oban and as a Practice Nurse at Easdale Medical Practice.
It closed the chapter on more than 30 years of caring for people which saw her start as an auxiliary nurse at the former County Hospital in Oban before a move to London in the late 1980s.
In London, she spent time working as a nanny to a couple whose child was a best friend to a young Princess Beatrice, which saw her visit Buckingham Palace and effectively rub shoulders with the Duke and Duchess of York. She went on to rise through the ranks at major hospitals in Hammersmith and Charing Cross, as well as managing in the National Spinal Injuries Unit in Glasgow before a return to Oban in 2004, taking up a post in A&E for over 8 years prior to a move to community nursing.
Shirley said: ‘I am really excited about bringing these aesthetic treatments to Oban and aim to deliver a quality professional service with the consideration and care for the client’s wellbeing being pivotal to all care administered.
People come in with a smile on their face and leave with an even bigger smile on their faces.
It feels really good putting the key in the door every day and knowing that everyone who comes in leaves happier.
Argyll Aesthetics Oban can be found across a range of social media channels or at http:// www.argyllaestheticsoban.com/