Whether you’re trying to achieve a glass skin glow or looking for an intense hydration boost to your skin, skin boosters are the number one aesthetic injectable capable of transforming the quality of your skin below its surface and rejuvenating your appearance. Working to make you glow from the inside out, skin boosters have rapidly become one of the most popular aesthetic injectables on the market, helping you easily achieve your skinimalism dreams and the ultimate glow-up.
But, what happens after you leave your appointment and you and your fresh face are set free into the world? We’re here to delve into skin booster aftercare, spilling all the tea on what to do (and more importantly, what not to do) after treatment and answering your questions including ‘Can I wash my face after a skin booster treatment?’ and ‘Can you moisturise after skin boosters?’. Read on to find out more.
Skin boosters are aesthetic injectables, typically formulated with hyaluronic acid (HA), a hero ingredient in the world of skincare and aesthetics. Once injected under the skin, the gel-like substance dispurses around the target area, offering intense hydration to revive dulland dehydrated skin.
These transformative injectables refine the appearance of skin texture and laxity, while simultaneously reducing the appearance of visible signs of ageing such as fine lines and wrinkles. Skin boosters are an incredible choice for those struggling with acne and acne scarring, sagging skin, and uneven skin tone and texture as they work to transform the quality of the skin from the inside out.
Reactions to skin booster treatments will vary from person to person. As the treatment involves multiple injections across the face and/or body, it is common to experience redness, bruising, itching, and swelling – all of which should subside within a couple of days to weeks. If side effects persist, you should speak to your practitioner or a medical professional.
Skin boosters are a non-invasive aesthetic treatment with minimal to no downtime. However, this does not mean that there isn’t any aftercare advice you should be aware of. After your skin booster appointment, we’re sure, like all of the best clients, you’ll want to follow the correct skin booster aftercare rules and guidance. But, what are they?
Following your appointment, the product needs time to settle and get to work. It is advised to avoid makeup within the first 12 hours post-treatment, avoid exercise within the first 24 hours after your treatment and keep other activities light. You should not rub or massage the treated area for at least 24-48 hours post-treatment. It is also advisable to pause the use of skincare products containing active ingredients such as retinol during this period. Meanwhile, for best results, you should also avoid sunbeds or sunbathing, swimming in chlorinated water, saunas, and other similar heat-inducing activities for 2 weeks.
All of these advised directions will reduce irritation and damage to the skin and allow the skin booster time to settle in and make itself at home. It is always important to listen to the skin booster aftercare advice given to you by your practitioner because aftercare advice may differ between skin booster brands.
Best practice advice says you should not touch the treated for at least 6 hours following your appointment, this includes washing your face. After 6 hours you can wash your face with a gentle cleanser and warm water. As skin boosters involve a series of injections below the skin’s surface, 6 hours is needed to allow the skin to heal and ensure that water, soap, or germs from washing your face do not enter the channels created by the injections.
When you wash your face, it is important to be gentle and avoid heavy-handed movements such as rubbing or massaging as these actionscan impact the skin booster’s effectiveness.
Yes, you can moisturise after receiving a skin booster treatment, in fact, it is important to keep the treated area hydrated. However, similarly to washing your face, this should not be done within the first 6 hours post-treatment. You must also ensure that the moisturiser you use is gentle and does not contain active ingredients such as retinol, AHAs, or BHAs.
No downtime is required between most injectable treatments that target different areas of the face or body. For example, you could have a skin booster treatment across your face and a dermal filler treatment in your lips during the same appointment. However, if you are targeting the same area with another round of skin boosters or a different injectable, it is best practice to wait at least 2 weeks between treatments.
Seventy Hyal 2000, The Next Generation Skin Booster, is an innovative skin booster that uses optimal levels of one of the highest molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) formulations on the current market (>2000 kDa). This leaves users with a completely refreshed and rejuvenated appearance, evening out skin tone and texture, and providing hydration at levels not achieved with other products on the market. And, if that wasn’t enough, this incredible bio-stimulatory injectable improves collagen and elastin production in the skin which restores a youthful glow and creates a glass skin effect.
