Dr vanVliet brings her surgeon’s expertise and skillset, and her deft, intuitive touch to deliver bespoke, nuanced non-surgical aesthetic treatments.

Dr vanVliet is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon with over 25 years of surgical experience and expertise. Her training and skillset extend beyond the world of surgery and she is an expert injector, providing bespoke, and nuanced non-surgical aesthetic treatments. Her approach to Beauty is holistic and her expertise is focused on creating refreshed, natural looking results. She brings her surgeon’s insights and skillset, and her deft, intuitive touch to deliver comprehensive rejuvenation procedures.

Dr vanVliet completed her medical school training with Honours standing at the University of Toronto in 1994. She then went on to complete her specialty training in Plastic Surgery at McMaster University in 1999. She worked at Southlake Regional Hospital in Ontario from 2000 until 2018. During this time, she served as Chief of Plastic Surgery as well as a clinical lecturer and teacher for the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. She is an active member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and BC.

In 2018, Dr vanVliet closed the beloved chapter on her large, Ontario based surgical practice and made the brave leap West.  In 2019, she settled on the lovely isle of Salt Spring and designed and founded the Spring Skin Clinic, embracing her love of ‘all things Skin’. Here she offers a wide array of surgical as well as non-surgical skin and facial rejuvenation procedures.  She leads a highly trained team, and together they deliver the highest standard of impeccable care and exceptional aesthetic results.

She has curated and offers an extensive menu of skin renewal services at Spring Skin to create fresh, robust and glowing skin.  She also offers advanced injectable treatments with dermal fillers and neurotoxins to deliver outstanding, natural-looking results that never look ‘done’. There is no cookie-cutter, one- treatment-fits-all approach to Dr vanVliet’s advanced, dermal filler procedures – they are tailor-designed to leave you, looking and feeling your best.

The Practice

Skip the Day Spa! Come join us at Spring Skin Clinic and enjoy our extensive array of medical grade, bio-regenerative skin treatments, and advanced rejuvenation injectable sessions with Plastic Surgeon, Dr Deborah vanVliet. Spring Skin, is nestled in the heart of Ganges and was designed with your comfort, privacy and well-being in mind.  It has a welcoming and relaxing look and feel of a Spa and yet it offers the latest in medical grade technology, and it houses Dr vanVliet and her highly trained team, all of whom are dedicated to offering you the highest level of expert care. From the moment you first contact us, through to your treatment and ongoing care, our team, will ensure that your experience is stress-free and relaxing. At Spring Skin, you are assured of receiving expert advice, impeccable care and outstanding results, all delivered in our beautifully appointed  Clinic surroundings.

The Skin Spring Express Menu:
Whether you wish to simply gift yourself, or that special someone, we can work with you! We offer Med Spa treatments that you can choose from a la carte on our Spring Skin Express Menu. These Express services can be booked online, have minimal to no down-time, and do not require prior MD consultation. 

Detailed Aesthetic Consultation:
If you wish a comprehensive aesthetic assessment, or simply need guidance in ascertaining which services would serve you best, then a detailed consultation with Dr vanVliet is the best way to start.  This will allow her to understand your aesthetic concerns and to conduct a comprehensive assessment.  She will then be better able to offer you a tailored treatment plan and to guide you on your aesthetic journey at Spring Skin.

Our Philosophy

Dr. vanVliet has carefully chosen innovative and state-of-the-art skin cosmeceuticals and regeneration treatments that science supports. These modalities are targeted towards improving skin health and thus skin beauty. The treatments are safe, minimally invasive and will have you looking your best with minimal to no down time. All products and treatments are geared towards prevention and reversal of skin aging.

Dr. vanVliet has a very gentle and nuanced approach towards facial aging. ‘Less is more’ and ‘keeping things very natural and simple’ are the guiding principles behind her expert care. She does all of her own injectables with a wide palette of dermal fillers (Juvederm ®, Restalyn ®) and neuromodulators (Botox ®, Dysport). Her treatment plans are designed to be discrete and seamless so that we will have you looking your most radiant, refreshed and natural self – never looking different or done!

Dr. vanVlliet

Don’t know which treatments are right for you? Don’t worry – Dr. vanVliet and her team will help guide you towards the treatments that will best serve your skin needs. Our treatments will be customized to you and often they can be combined synergistically to improve the potency of the rejuvenation benefits – all on the same day! Think 1 + 1 = 3!

Preparing for your Visit

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COVID-19 Procedures

We are Open!

Spring Skin COVID Protocol:

 

Welcome to Spring Skin. As COVID restrictions lift, know that we will continue to work diligently behind the scenes, implementing our safety protocols to safe guard you as well as our team and our community.

We continue to work closely with local as well as governing medical authorities so that we can continue to offer our personalized services in the safest way possible. We are following the guidance of the BC Ministry of Health closely.

Along with our usual universal precautions practices, we will continue to implement the following safety precautions:

  • All appointments will continue to be by appointment only so we can honour social distancing in our clinic. Please ensure you are on time in order to help with patient flow and social distancing.
  • For all medical appointments, including your visit at Spring Skin you will be required to wear a protective mask. If you don’t have one we will provide one for you.
  • Medical grade hand sanitizer is available at the front desk and we will ask that you sanitize your hands upon entry into the clinic.
  • We ask you to limit your visit with us to just yourself or one care-giver if required
  • We would ask you to limit the amount of personal items you bring in to the clinic and to refrain from bringing in food or drink containers
  • All of our staff are double vaccinated against COVID and they are trained and equipped with their PPE to ensure every one’s safety.
    • We wash our hands between each individual patient and each procedure.
    • All clinic surfaces, and equipment are disinfected before and after every patient visit

If you are scheduled for an appointment with us please call if you have:

  • Any cold or flu-like symptoms, specifically fever, cough or shortness of breath?
  • Have had contact with anyone who has these symptoms or who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or the flu?
  • Recently travelled internationally without being doubly vaccinated?

If yes to any of the above questions we ask you to defer your appointment with us at least 14 days.  We appreciate your cooperation and will be happy to assist you with any rescheduling required.

If you would like to schedule an appointment or have questions please contact us by phone: 250-931-3110 or Email us: info@springskin.ca

Sincerely,
Dr Deborah vanVliet

HA Boost your skin this summer!

With Micro-Infusion Gold Intensive Skin Nourishment and Hydration

Our favourite summer time offering at Spring Skin for HA skin boosting.

This bio-regenerative treatment combines the benefits of an advanced, micro-injection technique and customized HA based, therapeutic skin cocktails, tailored to your unique skin needs.

Our July special:

For the ultimate glow: Bundle of 3 facial Micro-Infusion Gold sessions for $1795 and receive a complimentary HydraFacial treatment – Savings of $500

Not sure, want to give it a try? Purchase one Micro-Infusion Gold for your face for $695 and add your neck and chest, on the house! (savings of $200)

Valid until July 31, 2023
Book now or call us at: 250-931-3110

Book An Appointment

At Spring Skin, we offer a wide array of Surgical and Aesthetic Procedures.

Aesthetic Consultations and those MedSpa services that fall within our Spring Skin Express Menu (PDF) can be booked directly online.

Procedures requiring prior consultation

Many of our Procedures require prior consultation with Dr vanVliet and subsequent coordination and scheduling of treatments by contacting the office.

Skin Renewal Procedures

  • BBL HERO
  • Skin Boosters
  • Plasma Pen Eye treatments
  • Photo-dynamic therapy (PDT)
  • Plasma Rich Plasma (PRP)
  • Micro-needling

Facial Contour Procedures

  • Silhouette InstaLift threads
  • Injectables: Toxins, HA Fillers, Sculptra