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Ellansé Aftercare —
Leave It To Settle

Atelier Aesthetics · Medical Director: Dr. Sin Yong · Updated 25 Oct 2026

Ellansé is a polycaprolactone (PCL) collagen stimulator: its gel gives shape on the day, and its microspheres prompt your own collagen over months. It cannot be dissolved, so aftercare means leaving the area alone while it settles, and knowing which signs mean Dr Sin Yong should see you sooner.

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Day One

1. The First 24 Hours

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Your written aftercare comes first. Product choice is on volume restoration and collagen biostimulators.

Do

  • Hold a clean, cool compress lightly on the area, in short spells.
  • Keep the entry points clean and dry; wash with lukewarm water and a mild cleanser.
  • Take paracetamol if the area is tender.
  • Sleep on your back, head raised on an extra pillow, while it is tender.
  • Check the skin several times, including before bed.

Avoid

  • Rubbing or pressing the area, or touching it to check the shape.
  • Ice straight on the skin, or a compress pressed down hard.
  • Anti-inflammatory painkillers, unless the clinic has approved them. Never stop a prescribed medicine without asking the doctor who prescribed it.
  • Alcohol, saunas, steam, hot water on your face and strenuous exercise.
  • Make-up over the entry points until they have closed.

While It Settles

2. The Following Days

Swelling fades unevenly, so leave the shape alone and do not judge it yet. One rule covers this period: nothing that presses on, heats or vibrates the treated area.

  • Massage. None unless Dr SY has prescribed it for a named area; no gua sha, facial rollers or pressed-on face masks.
  • Treatments. No facials, facial massage, home devices, dental work, or energy treatments over the treated zones, until the clinic agrees.
  • Pressure. For the first nights, do not sleep on the treated side or rest your chin in your hand. Loosen goggles, helmets and masks that press on the area.
  • Other hands. Let no one else adjust or top up the area while it settles.

Skin And Sun

3. Skincare And Sun Protection

Wash and apply products gently, without rubbing or pressing. Pause strong skincare actives as Dr SY advises, and restart once your skin feels ordinary again.

Use shade and a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day, all year, smoothed on lightly rather than worked in.

Everyday Life

4. Exercise, Heat, Make-Up And Flights

Exercise and heat. Strenuous exercise, saunas, steam and alcohol wait 24–48 hours, as after other injectables at Atelier, and longer if the swelling has not yet started to settle.

Make-up. Once the entry points have closed, apply it gently, without pressing on the area.

Flights. Plan a short gap before flying; see Ellansé downtime.

Safety

5. When To Contact The Clinic

Swelling, tenderness, small bruises, firmness that softens and some early unevenness are expected. These are not.

Go straight to the nearest hospital emergency department, or call 995

  • any change in vision, or eye pain;
  • new weakness of the face, slurred speech or a weak limb;
  • swelling of the lips, tongue or throat with difficulty breathing.

Go directly, not to the clinic first, and do not wait for a reply. If your vision is affected, do not drive yourself.

Contact the clinic now, marked urgent

  • skin over or near the area turning white, dusky, purple, blue or net-like;
  • pain that is severe, or getting worse rather than easing;
  • a lump that grows, hardens or becomes painful, even long after treatment;
  • redness, warmth or swelling that keeps increasing, or pus where a needle went in;
  • heaviness or drooping that swelling does not explain.

Call or WhatsApp +65 8023 7170 (Monday to Saturday, 11:00–20:00) with a photo, and do not massage a lump. Discoloured skin or worsening pain needs same-day assessment: out of hours, or if the clinic does not answer at once, go to the nearest hospital emergency department. See vascular occlusion warning signs, dermal filler complications and complication care.

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FAQ

Ellansé Aftercare — Common Questions

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Only if Dr SY has told you to, for a named area; routine massage is not part of Ellansé aftercare. If it is prescribed, he shows you how before you leave, and your written aftercare gives the area, the pressure and how long. Other collagen stimulators may have their own massage routine; do not borrow it.
Not over the same zones while the area is settling, and not until the clinic agrees: these treatments heat the tissue, and nothing should press on, heat or vibrate the area in the following days. The timing is agreed with Dr SY once he has seen how it has settled. Mention any lifting or laser treatment already booked.
Tell the clinic before treatment, so the two can be timed around each other. Afterwards, dental work waits until the clinic agrees: a long appointment holds your mouth wide open, can press on the cheek and can let bacteria into the bloodstream, all of which can disturb tissue that is still settling. If dental treatment cannot wait, message the clinic first.
Ellansé is polycaprolactone and, unlike hyaluronic acid filler, cannot be dissolved: hyaluronidase has no effect on it or its gel carrier, so problems are managed rather than reversed. Any doctor treating your face later needs to know what is there, where and since when, so keep the product name, the areas and the date with your written aftercare.

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References

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  2. Lin SL, Christen MO. Polycaprolactone-based dermal filler complications: a retrospective study of 1111 treatments. J Cosmet Dermatol, 2020. PMID 32485052.
  3. Skrzypek E, et al. Polycaprolactone filler granuloma, with ultrasound and histopathology findings. J Cosmet Laser Ther, 2019. PMID 29757038.
  4. Ministry of Health, Singapore
  5. HealthHub, Singapore — public health information

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