Skin booster aftercare
Small bumps along the injection points are the first thing you’ll notice after a skin booster. They’re expected, and they usually flatten within a day or two.
Day by day
Day 1
The first 24 hours
- Small bumps, redness and a little swelling are normal.
- Keep your skin clean, and leave it bare: no make-up for 12 hours.
- Don’t rub, scratch or massage the area.
- Avoid alcohol, strenuous exercise, saunas, steam rooms, sunbeds and direct sun.
Days 2–3
Bumps settling
Bumps usually flatten within 24 to 48 hours. Keep active skincare (acids, retinol) on hold for 48 hours, and keep avoiding heat, exercise and direct sun until 48 hours have passed.
The following weeks
Results building
Any pinpoint bruises fade over a few days. The effect of a skin booster builds gradually, especially across a course, and results vary from person to person.
Make-up and skincare
No make-up for 12 hours [[ASK: confirm 12 or 24 for the product used]], and no acids, retinol, scrubs, peels or facial brushes for 48 hours. Wear SPF every day.
Exercise, heat and sun
Avoid strenuous exercise, alcohol, saunas, steam rooms, hot baths, sunbeds and direct sun for 48 hours.
Your next session
If you’re having a course, your next session is booked before you leave. If you need to move it, use the link in your confirmation email.
When to contact me immediately
Contact me straight away [[ASK Q27: add “day or night” only if the aftercare number is answered out of hours]] if you notice any of these after a filler or skin booster treatment: skin that turns white, pale or patchy, or a mottled, blue-grey or dusky colour; pain that is severe or getting worse instead of better; skin that feels cold to the touch; or blisters or scabs forming over an area in the days afterwards.
Call 999 straight away if you notice any change in your eyesight, signs of a stroke (the face drooping on one side, weakness in an arm, slurred speech), swelling of your lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing. For anything else that worries you and you can’t reach me, call NHS 111.
- Signs of infection. Contact me the same day if redness, heat, swelling or pain gets worse after the first two or three days instead of better, if there’s any discharge, or if you feel feverish or unwell. If you can’t reach me, call NHS 111.
- Signs of an allergic reaction. Call 999 if your lips, tongue or throat swell quickly or you have any difficulty breathing.
You can report a suspected side effect to the MHRA through the Yellow Card scheme.
Written by Adrianne Hunt, [[ASK: role as on certificate, Q9]] · Reviewed [[ASK: date she approves the page]]
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