We promise we’re not trying to trick you, but if you’re looking to treat your skin and get your glow on for the holidays, time is running out to schedule your favorite party-prepping treatments. Advance planning is the key to success, and this is especially true for aesthetic treatments!
Here are a few pointers for timing your treatments and getting your best results:
1. Pinpoint your goals ASAP.
Decisions, decisions. Are you hoping to get rid of lip lines with fillers, Plasma Pen or Profound® Microneedling RF? Are you looking to lighten dark spots with IPL photofacial or a BioTight chemical peel? Do you need to trim unwanted fat on your waist with CoolSculpting® or lift your facial contours with Ultherapy®? The sooner you can get specific about your needs the better because getting your best results often involves a series of treatments or at least some time for optimal results to kick in.
For example, dermal fillers and Botox® are one of the world’s most popular party-prepping treatments because they can smooth lines, replenish volume and give you a refreshing lift with little social downtime. Timing is critical, however, because every injectable session carries a risk of slight bruising, swelling and pinpoint bleeding. These are all normal side effects that subside quickly in the days following treatment. However, these possible side effects are precisely why you wouldn’t want to schedule your injectables the day before an event. Typically speaking, we recommend scheduling your injectables two weeks to a month before your event to ensure all side effects have subsided and your injectables have fully settled into your contours, revealing optimal results.
Timing for other treatments:
● Plasma Pen involves a few weeks of healing and reveals gradual improvements in the weeks and months following your session.
● Photofacials involve no downtime because they don’t break the skin, but depending on your skin concerns, you may need a series of treatments to see your best improvements. Also, targeting dark spots will initially make your dark spots darker before sloughing off, which can take up to a week.
● Chemical peels often require a series of three treatments to see optimal results; they can also involve a few days of social downtime, depending on the intensity of your peel.
2. Non-surgical body sculpting treatments afford gradual improvements over time.
If you’re scheduling CoolSculpting with our master CoolSculpting clinicians, you may need a series of treatments, administered over several months, to reach your goals. This doesn’t mean you won’t see improvements sooner, but CoolSculpting typically reveals optimal benefits up to four months following your final treatment.
Another body contouring treatment to start ASAP is Ultherapy, which helps lift and tighten skin on the face, neck or chest. Ultherapy only involves one treatment to see results that last. However, like CoolSculpting, Ultherapy benefits appear gradually in the months following your treatment, so advance planning is key.
3. Combine and conquer!
● Adding BioTight (PRX-T33®), our Unicorn Facial, to almost any skin treatment will boost your results without adding a moment of downtime. BioTight is a breakthrough facial that uses a patented chemical formula to help plump, firm and brighten skin without any downtime. We achieve impressive results when we pair BioTight with microneedling or laser skin resurfacing treatments. Ask us about our Unicorn Facial today!
● Medical-grade skin care is a must in your skin care regimen at all times, and especially after your professional skin renewing treatments, because it’s specially formulated to speed healing and boost your results using active, clinically proven ingredients. For example, SkinMedica® Firm & Tone Lotion is clinically proven to improve the look of crepey skin, uneven texture, body skin firmness and sagging skin, so it’s a wonderful product to apply throughout your body contouring or skin tightening treatments to boost your results. For another example, SkinMedica Lytera® 2.0 Pigment Correcting Serum pairs perfectly with chemical peels or photofacials to improve skin discoloration and enhance your improvements.
Are you ready to ghoul for the glow? To get started on your radiant best look, call us at (520) 529-9665 or fill out a consultation request form today.
