What is Profhilo and how does it work?

Profhilo is one of our most popular aesthetic treatments, and no wonder. This injectable skin booster provides stunning skin rejuvenation, addresses skin concerns related to skin ageing and leaves dull skin super-hydrated and glowing.

Read more about the benefits of this innovative treatment.

What is Profhilo?

Profhilo is an injectable treatment containing highly purified hyaluronic acid. You may like to think of it as an injectable moisturiser that gives ageing or dehydrated skin a juicy glow.

Profhilo is also a biostimulator that prompts fibroblasts in the tissues to increase collagen and elastin production, restoring firm plumpness and overall skin radiance.

How Profhilo Treatment works

The Profhilo treatment process involves injections into the skin at carefully chosen points.

Profhilo works from within the skin in the following ways:

Gradual Diffusion into the Tissues

Profhilo is injected into the skin at precise injection points carefully chosen to maximise benefits across the treatment area.

However, unlike traditional dermal fillers, Profhilo has been specially formulated to gradually diffuse into the surrounding tissues, delivering skin-rejuvenating benefits across a wider area of the skin rather than targeting specific wrinkles.

Boosting Collagen and Elastin Production

Plentiful supplies of collagen and elastin give youthful skin its firmness and smooth texture.

Unfortunately, collagen production begins to decline in our twenties, and by our forties, collagen loss shows up as sagging skin, fine lines and wrinkles.

Profhilo treatment targets fibroblasts in deeper layers of the skin, stimulating collagen and elastin production. Increased levels of these skin saviours restore skin elasticity, smoothness and overall skin quality.

Intense hydration

Hyaluronic acid attracts and holds water up to 1,000 times its own weight, making it a highly effective moisturiser. Profhilo contains ultra-pure hyaluronic acid that provides deep hydration, plumps the skin, and gives it a dewy radiance.

The benefits you can expect after a short course of Profhilo

Many patients have two treatments, a month apart. Some patients may require 3 treatments to achieve optimal results.

Some patients notice an improvement after their initial treatment, but a few weeks after their second treatment, they will certainly start to notice:

• improved skin hydration
• greater skin radiance
• improved skin quality
• improved elasticity and skin firmness
• a reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

More radiant, hydrated skin will be one of the first visible benefits, with gradual improvements in elasticity and overall skin quality over the next few months, as collagen and elastin production remains high for up to 6 months.

Many patients choose to preserve their skin health with regular maintenance treatments every 6 months or so.

Other benefits of Profhilo treatment

Other benefits of Profhilo include:

Natural-looking results

This innovative treatment works with the body, and so the results look entirely natural and subtle without changing your facial shape.

Long-lasting

Profhilo stimulates high levels of collagen and elastin production for some time, with results lasting up to 6 months.

Minimum downtime

Despite its skin-transforming properties, Profhilo requires minimal downtime, and most patients resume their daily activities after treatment.

Dermal fillers and Profhilo: a comparison of these popular injectable treatments

Dermal fillers and Profhilo are both injectable treatments that enhance facial appearance and address the challenges of facial ageing.

Many traditional fillers contain highly purified hyaluronic acid, such as Profhilo; however, the two procedures offer different benefits.

Dermal Fillers

• Dermal fillers use hyaluronic acid in gel form to add volume, smooth deep wrinkles and contour the facial structure, lifting the features.
• Dermal fillers provide greater structural support to facial contours and are better suited to treating more advanced skin laxity than Profhilo.
• Dermal fillers provide immediate results.

Profhilo

• Profhilo boosts skin quality by providing a surge of intense hydration from the highest concentration of hyaluronic acid available.
• Supports the skin’s structure by collagen stimulation, but unlike dermal fillers, it cannot be used to change facial shape.
• Provides a gradual improvement in overall skin quality and radiance.

Traditional dermal fillers and Profhilo can be used together for a comprehensive facial rejuvenation.

You can book a consultation with Amanda to discuss the benefits of receiving both dermal fillers and Profhilo.

Is Profhilo treatment safe?

Profhilo is a tried-and-tested treatment that uses highly purified hyaluronic acid. When delivered in an appropriate environment by a skilled practitioner, complications are extremely rare. The skin must be checked for issues like active skin infections before this procedure.

There is a possibility of some common side effects, including mild swelling or tenderness at the injection sites.

Book a consultation here

The Profhilo treatment process at Amanda Azzopardi’s clinic begins with a consultation to assess your skin concerns and determine whether Profhilo is the best way to help you achieve your aesthetic goals.

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Amanda Azzopardi, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Aesthetic Medicine Prescriber, specialises in ageing-related changes. With a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice, she's trained at the renowned Harley Academy in London and the Level 7 accredited Derma Medical Academy. Boasting over 15 years of global experience in acute medical settings and extensive aesthetic insurance, Amanda combines care, skill, and professionalism to ensure your treatments are in trustworthy hands.