I went to the Cork skin clinic that's home to the future of lasting skin health — here's what I learned

One year after she opened KINS facial treatment suite and aesthetics clinic at Cork’s River Lee Hotel, Dr Louise Smyth talks to Vickie Maye about the shift to regenerative skin care methods

Dr Louise Smyth owner of ‘Kins’ at the River Lee Hotel. Pictures: Chani Anderson

I’m introduced to Dr Louise Smyth in the waiting room at KINS. We both pause. There’s a moment of recognition.

It turns out that Dr Louise (as she’s known to her clients) was a GP, and one who had guided me smoothly through vulnerable life stages, from pregnancy to early motherhood. Standing in the waiting area of KINS, there is immediate trust.