A BUSINESS entrepreneur has opened a beauty clinic in Bolton to promote skin health.

Beauty clinician Katie Hardy opened Refresh Beauty in March.

The business, which is in Chorley New Road within the Newlands Medical Centre, offers a range of treatments targeted at weight loss and skin health.

Miss Hardy, has nine years’ experience in the industry and is qualified in skin science at level 4.

She made the decision last year to return to the industry after training and working in the hospitability field but wanted to focus on skin and none invasive treatments for health.

The 32-year-old businesswoman said: “I love the industry and the business is going really well.

“We are getting really busy in the run-up to summer and it's great to see people finally achieving the results they've been looking for after sometimes years of hard work.

“When I came back into the industry I wanted to do something that helped people to improve their health and skin as that is very important.”

The clinic offers 'Lipo Freeze', a process also known as 'fat freezing' which freezes the fat cells to minus six degrees.

The treatment is a favourite in the celebrity field with Coleen Rooney, Amy Childs, Alex Gerrard and White Dee already testing it out.

A fat melting treatment called cavitation a process that uses ultra sound waves to disintegrate the fat cell membranes into a liquid state.

A number of skin treatments are also available for customers including, skin tightening, microderm abrasion - a deep exfoliation of the skin- and radio frequency and dermology to treat cellulite.

Head consultant Miss Hardy added: “I didn’t want to come back in to the industry and do nails or beauty. It was health that I wanted to focus on.

“I do want to grow the business as well and look at doing skin and fruit peels in the future.”

Refresh Beauty is open from Monday to Saturday from 9am until 8pm.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the salon opens from 9am until 8pm, 9am until 6pm on Monday and 9am until 4pm on Saturday.

For more information on prices or treatments go to: www.refreshbeauty.co.uk or contact Katie on: 01204 897545.