Dr Mohamad Baba

Profhilo skin booster

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Profhilo Face 2
Profhilo Face 1
Profhilo neck 1

Profhilo is an injectable anti-ageing treatment made from hyaluronic acid, a natural substance found in the skin. It is a new remodelling agent that stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, helping to rejuvenate and tighten the skin. Profhilo also attracts water which helps to hydrate the skin.

Profhilo can be used in the following areas:

  • Face
  • Neck

You will require 2 mls spread over 10 injection points. At the start, you will need two induction sessions one month apart then one session every 4 – 6 months for maintenance.

The injections sting briefly, but patients generally report only mild discomfort. After the treatment, you may experience some tenderness for the first 24 – 72 hours.

Bruising can be avoided if an experienced practitioner performs the injection. Bruising happens when the injector hit a vein. Therefore we always make sure to identify the veins before injecting. Nevertheless bruising is always a possibility but is not that common.

Profhilo takes 4 to 6 weeks to work as the product needs time to spread and stimulate your own collagen and elastin.

The length of the procedure is 15 mins.

At the start, you will need two induction sessions one month apart then one session every six months for maintenance.

Occasionally some redness, swelling and tenderness can occur immediately in the injection site, lasting for few hours.

Dermal fillers are generally safe products; however, there are a few cases where treatment should be avoided or carefully considered:

  • Allergy to hyaluronic acid.
  • Patients with bleeding disorders or blood cancers such as leukaemia or lymphoma (medical clearance from a haematologist is required, as the risk of infection may be higher).
  • Patients undergoing chemotherapy or taking immunosuppressant medication (clearance from a haematologist or oncologist is required due to increased infection risk).
  • Sensitivity to gram-positive bacterial proteins.
  • Active infection or inflammation in the area to be treated.
  • Patients currently undergoing other facial treatments such as chemical peels, laser treatment, or microdermabrasion.
  • Patients prone to keloid or hypertrophic scarring.
  • Active cold sores.
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding (generally avoided as a precaution, although there is no strong evidence of harm).
  • Patients planning facial surgery within the next 12 months.

Patients taking blood-thinning medications (such as aspirin, clopidogrel, NSAIDs, warfarin, and apixaban) can still have dermal fillers; however, the risk of bruising is higher.

  • It is normal for the skin to be red around the area of injection but also white around the area where the anaesthetic cream/injection was applied. This should only last a few hours.
  • Lumps can occasionally occur when the dermal filler absorbs water from the body and swells. For the first 24 hours after treatment these lumps can easily be massaged away (between finger and thumb). Don’t massage lumps that you cannot see as this will only displace your filler.
  • Rarely numbness and/or tingling over the site of injection may occur for a few days.
  • Bruising is the most common complication of treatment. You can reduce bruising by applying ice; it is ok to cover up bruising with concealer/makeup the next day.
  • Avoid applying makeup over the injection sites for 12 hours. This is to reduce the already small risk of skin infection.
  • Often superficial lines in the face are ‘highlighted’ in pink or red following treatment. This effect will settle within a few days.
  • Until the initial swelling and redness have resolved, do not expose the treated area to intense heat (i.e. solarium, sauna or sunbathing).
  • If you have previously suffered from facial cold sores, there is a risk that the needle punctures could contribute to another eruption of cold sores. This question is on the consent form.
  • If you are using aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin or similar medication, be aware that these may increase the bruising or bleeding at the injection site

If the area injected become white and/or very painful following Profhilo injection you need to get in touch with us. Fortunately, this would be extremely rare to happen (1 in 1 million). Otherwise, we expect patients to have a mild irritation to the injected skin lasting a few hours when the numbness wears off.

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