Skin Biostimulators (Profhilo, Sculptra, Radiesse)

Injectable biostimulators improve the skin's own quality and firmness over time rather than simply adding volume. Products such as Profhilo hydrate and firm lax skin, while collagen-stimulating biostimulators like Radiesse, Sculptra and Ellansé prompt gradual tightening and restoration. The doctor recommends the most suitable product and protocol for your skin, usually as a short course with maintenance.

Biostimulator treatments at Vital Skin Clinic use injectable products designed to improve the skin from within rather than to fill a specific line. Bio-remodelling agents such as Profhilo are very pure, highly concentrated hyaluronic acid placed at a small number of strategic points, from which they disperse through the tissue, drawing in water and stimulating the skin's own support structures to improve firmness, elasticity and radiance. Collagen-stimulating biostimulators — for example calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesse), poly-L-lactic acid (Sculptra, Lanluma) and polycaprolactone (Ellansé) — work differently, prompting the body to lay down new collagen gradually for a firming, restorative effect over the following weeks and months. Treatment is delivered by a physician and typically takes fifteen to thirty minutes. With bio-remodellers, downtime is minimal — small raised bumps settle within hours; collagen stimulators may cause mild swelling or tenderness for a few days. Because the effect builds as the skin responds, these treatments are generally associated with better outcomes when given as a short course (commonly two sessions a few weeks apart for Profhilo, or a planned series for collagen stimulators), with maintenance every six to twelve months. They suit adults whose main concern is dull, lax or ageing skin and gradual loss of firmness rather than a discrete fold; the doctor selects the product, plans the number of sessions and reviews contraindications at consultation.