If you have been exploring skin rejuvenation treatments, you are likely to have come across Profhilo as a recommended choice. It is an injectable, but unlike standard dermal fillers, it doesn’t aim to add volume or reshape contours. Instead, Profhilo is designed to hydrate and improve the quality of your skin from within by using the skin’s natural tissues and regenerative qualities.
The main component in Profhilo is hyaluronic acid (HA), a substance naturally found in your body that retains moisture and supports elasticity. However, the unique characteristic of Profhilo lies deeper in its formulation.
The distinction here is that Profhilo provides subtle, natural-looking results by enhancing your skin’s own biology rather than simply “filling” specific lines or wrinkles. It’s a step towards a graceful, natural appearance, that offers an improvement in texture and tone.
What Is Profhilo
Profhilo is an injectable aesthetic treatment that can be used to restore the youthful qualities of natural healthy skin. This leads to a long-lasting improvement in skin texture and appearance.
Is Profhilo a Filler?
Profhilo is not a filler in the traditional sense. It is based on hyaluronic acid, a powerful hydrating molecule that helps maintain moisture levels in your skin. Unlike fillers, Profhilo does not create volume or alter the structure of your face. Profhilo is designed to improve overall skin quality.
Distinguishing from Traditional Fillers
Traditional fillers, which also often contain HA, are used to add volume, smooth out wrinkles, and sculpt facial contours. Here’s a quick comparison to highlight the main differences:
- Specificity: Fillers target specific areas, such as cheeks or lips, for volume enhancement.
- Function: Fillers are used to correct and fill lines or hollows, whereas Profhilo rejuvenates.
- Composition: Profhilo contains a unique formulation of hyaluronic acid that is not cross-linked like in fillers, enabling it to spread and integrate within the skin’s tissue evenly.
The primary goal of Profhilo is to promote a healthy, dewy skin texture rather than change the natural facial structure itself. It is a bio-remodelling agent that imparts a subtle and natural effect on the skin’s surface and layers by replenishing hyaluronic acid and enhancing your skin’s hydric balance and resiliency.
Benefits of Profhilo
Profhilo is a rejuvenation treatment that leverages hyaluronic acid to significantly enhance your skin’s condition without adding volume like traditional fillers.
Improvements in Skin Tone and Texture
Hyaluronic Acid, a primary component of Profhilo, is instrumental in refining your skin’s texture and tone. Your skin becomes smoother and gains radiance, reducing the appearance of fine lines and granting it a more uniform complexion.
Enhancement of Firmness and Elasticity
Profhilo not only hydrates but also stimulates the natural production of vital proteins for maintaining firmness and elasticity. This results in a subtle lifting effect, providing a firmer feel and a more youthful look to your skin.
Overall Hydration Effects
The high concentration of hyaluronic acid in Profhilo excels in binding water, which profoundly improves your skin’s hydration levels. You’ll notice your skin is more hydrated, which contributes to its overall healthy and vibrant appearance.
The Science Behind Profhilo
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring substance that plays a pivotal role in maintaining moisture and softness. Profhilo, with its high concentration of HA, does not just fill lines and creases; instead, it acts to improve the overall health of the skin. When injected, it stimulates fibroblasts—cells crucial for regenerative functions—to ramp up collagen production.
Collagen is a key protein that provides structure and strength. As Profhilo diffuses across the dermal layer, it remodels the tissue by encouraging the synthesis of new collagen, leading to a firmer, more youthful complexion.
Elastin, another vital protein, is responsible for the skin’s elasticity. Over time, you may experience increased laxity, leading to sagging skin and a loss of firmness. Profhilo helps combat this by not just acting as a hydrating agent but also by boosting elastin production.
The interaction of Profhilo with fibroblasts enhances the quality of elastin fibres, contributing to tighter and more resilient skin.
Comparing with Other Treatments
When choosing an aesthetic treatment, it’s vital you understand how different options popular treatments like Profhilo compare with more traditional treatments such as dermal fillers and Botox.
Profhilo vs. Dermal Fillers
Profhilo differs significantly from dermal fillers. While both treatments involve injections and hyaluronic acid (HA), Profhilo is not a dermal filler in the traditional sense. The HA in Profhilo is of a lower viscosity, allowing it to spread evenly beneath the skin’s surface for a more distributed rejuvenation effect.
- Texture: Profhilo has a runny texture; fillers are thicker.
- Function: Profhilo moisturises and revitalises from within; fillers volumise and contour.
Dermal fillers on the other hand are designed to fill wrinkles or add volume to specific areas, such as the lips or cheeks. Fillers also tend to contain a mix of HA with other ingredients to achieve their volumising effect.
Profhilo vs. Botox
Profhilo and Botox serve different purposes. Botox is a brand name for a type of botulinum toxin, which works by temporarily paralysing muscles to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, particularly dynamic ones that occur with movement.
- Action: Profhilo hydrates and prompts collagen production; Botox relaxes muscles to reduce wrinkles.
- Results: Profhilo enhances texture; Botox smooths out expression lines.
While Profhilo improves overall quality and firmness, Botox is more targeted to decrease the visibility of specific wrinkles and prevent new ones from forming.
Your choice of best treatment will depend on whether your concern lies predominantly with texture and laxity, or if dynamic wrinkles are a more pressing issue for you.
Profhilo vs Profhilo Structura
Profhilo and Profhilo Structura both target the tissue to enhance the youthful appearance of the skin, however, each has its own unique benefit. These treatments work to regenerate collagen and elastin to improve skin firmness, texture, and hydration.
Profhilo is injected into the dermis of the skin, whereas Profhilo Structura is used to target deeper layers of skin by regenerating superficial fat layers to lift and contour the face. Profhilo Structura is particularly effective at targeting hard-to-treat lines and wrinkles in the mid-face area. Light Touch Clinic is one of the first clinics in the UK to offer Profhilo Structura treatment, find out more about it on our Profhilo Structura page.
Areas Suitable for Profhilo
- Face: Profhilo can be used to enhance tone, texture and overall radiance.
- Neck: The treatment is equally effective in addressing skin laxity in the neck area, improving its appearance.
- Hands: Profhilo injections can rejuvenate the appearance of the hands by improving skin quality.
Procedure and Techniques
- Initial Consultation: Before your Profhilo treatment, you should expect to undergo a detailed skin assessment.
- Injections: The procedure involves a series of strategically placed injections into the dermis.
- Techniques: Practitioners use the Bio Aesthetic Points (BAP) technique for optimal dispersion and absorption of the hyaluronic acid.
- Aftercare: You may experience mild swelling or bruising post-injection, but this subsides quickly. It’s recommended to avoid strenuous activities for the first 24-48 hours.
Safety and Side Effects
To manage common side effects efficiently, follow these guidelines:
- Swelling: Apply a cold compress intermittently for the first 24 hours to reduce swelling.
- Bruising: Avoid taking blood-thinning medications and alcohol before your treatment to minimise bruising.
Adhering to our aesthetics experts’ advice post-treatment can significantly mitigate common side effects. Remember, most side effects are temporary and should subside within a few days.
Aftercare and Maintenance
Immediately after your Profhilo session, your skin requires minimal downtime, allowing you to resume daily activities promptly. However, aftercare is crucial to ensure optimal results and minimise any adverse effects. You should:
- Avoid strenuous exercise for 24 hours.
- Keep your skin clean and avoid makeup for at least 12 hours post-treatment.
- Abstain from extreme temperatures such as saunas or intense sun exposure for a few days.
Some mild reactions are to be expected, such as redness or tenderness at the injection sites. These typically subside within a few hours. Swelling and bruising can occur but are often minimal.
Treatment results can also be enhanced with specialist skincare products, all of which are available from our skincare store.
Long-Term Skincare After Profhilo
After the initial recovery, incorporating a diligent skincare routine is vital to prolong the effects of Profhilo. Your long-term skincare should include:
- Moisturiser: Choose a product suited to your skin type. A heavier moisturiser may be beneficial for dry skin, while an oil-free option is better for oily or acne-prone skin.
- Sun Protection: Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen daily to protect against UV damage which can diminish the results of Profhilo.
Adherence to a tailored skincare regimen helps maintain the hydrating and bio-remodelling effects, promoting lasting skin health and vibrancy.
Finding Qualified Practitioners
Always choose a practitioner with the right qualifications and experience for any injectable treatment. Our Light Touch Clinic injectable experts are fully trained and insured to provide safe, natural-looking anti-ageing injectable treatments.
Our aesthetic injectable treatments are conducted by Dr. Natalie Geary, a leading aesthetics injector with over 17 years of experience. Dr Natalie will host your free consultation to explain your specific treatment in detail, including the expected outcomes, aftercare, and follow-ups.
