Why aftercare matters so much
After a treatment the skin is temporarily more vulnerable, and the result is still settling. How you treat your skin in the hours and days that follow affects both how quickly you recover and how good the final result looks.
The good news is that it is about rest and care - not about advanced products.
The first 24 hours
The first 24 hours are the most important. Here are the simple rules we send you home with:
- Avoid intense exercise, saunas, steam baths and direct heat
- Do not massage, rub or press on the treated area
- Try to stay upright for the first few hours after injections
- Skip makeup on the treated area for the first 24 hours
- Touch the skin with your fingers as little as possible
The first week
In the days that follow you can return to your usual routine, but be gentle. Use mild, simple products, avoid strong acids and exfoliants for a couple of days, and let the skin work in peace.
If you bruise easily, they usually disappear on their own within a few days.
Sun protection is essential
The sun is the skin's greatest enemy after a treatment - especially after peels, microneedling and other treatments that renew the skin. UV rays can cause pigmentation changes and slow the skin's healing.
Use sun protection daily, even when it is cloudy, and avoid direct, prolonged sun for the first few weeks. It is the single habit that best protects your result.
Be patient with the result
Some things are visible immediately, others mature over days or weeks. Try not to judge the final result too early - especially with botox, which appears gradually, and with course treatments that build up over several sessions.
Give the skin time, and trust the process.
When should you contact us?
A little swelling, tenderness or small bruises are completely normal. But if you experience severe or increasing pain, unusual swelling, discolouration or anything else that worries you, always contact us.
It is better to call once too often than once too little, and we are here to help you all the way through.
You always receive specific aftercare instructions to take home after your treatment. This article is general and does not replace the advice you are given for your specific treatment.