Editing headshots: iPhoto '08, PSE 6, or Aperture 2?

Hi, all:
I'm not a big photo guy, but I do have an important project I'd like to tackle... I need to edit a couple of headshot-style photos taken of my daughter. The pics were taken on B&W film; I have the negatives, I had a contact sheet printed, and all the images burned onto a CD as .jpg files.
I need to clear up skin tone, remove stray/flyaway hairs, that kind of stuff.
I don't think iPhoto '08 is robust enough to do this, so I'm thinking I'm going to have to buy either PSE 6 or Aperture 2. I've never used either, and would appreciate some guidance.
Many thanks,
Bill in CT
PS: I'm going to cross-post this on the iPhoto forum, too.

Hmmm.
For any serious retouch I would go with one of the photoshops CS3 or Elements. Better yet if you are not a big photo guy you may just want to have someone who knows what they are doing do it for you on your favorite shots so they don't end up looking like cartoons or worse.
RB

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2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
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google translation
Iphoto will not start after Aperture Trial
I get the following error message when I try to start Iphoto. I tested Aperture free for 30 days and had recognized me but for no useful benefit. Therefore I uninstalled it again and wanted to edit my photos using Iphoto. But now I will not start Photo UDN has the following error message.
For solutions, I am very grateful.
What version of iPHoto do you have (the current is version 8.4.3)?
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