Aftercare guide
Skin Boosters Aftercare
Caring for your skin after skin booster injections, what the little bumps mean, and when to contact the clinic.
Straight after treatment
- Leave the injection points alone for the rest of the day: no make-up, and no touching or massaging unless John has asked you to.
- Use a mild, non-abrasive cleanser and don’t scrub or exfoliate for a few days.
The first 24 hours
- Avoid hard exercise, saunas, steam rooms and alcohol.
- Keep out of strong sun and heat for a few days, as both can make swelling worse.
What’s normal
- Small raised bumps where the injections went in. They usually flatten within hours and occasionally take a day or two.
- Some puffiness under the eyes for two to three days.
- Slight redness that fades within hours, and tenderness.
- Small bruises that fade within a week.
Longer term
- Keep your skin well moisturised and wear SPF every day to protect both your skin and your result.
- Drink lots of water.
- Skin boosters tend to work best as a course. Come to your follow-up appointments so John can check your skin and plan any further sessions.
Contact the clinic if…
- Redness that keeps spreading, or pain that keeps increasing.
- A lump that gets bigger instead of settling.
- Any change in the colour of the skin around the treated area.
- Anything else you’re worried about.