Suitability · Skin Not Shape · Pacific Plaza
Profhilo suits skin that has become thin, dry, dull or finely crepey on a face that has otherwise kept its shape. Whether it suits you depends on which of those you have, and whether volume loss or loosening is the bigger change.
You are a good fit if your complaint is the skin itself: crinkling when it is pressed, a tired surface, early fine lines, on the face, neck or backs of the hands. Profhilo holds no shape, so it gains little where the real change is a hollow, a softened jawline, pigment or pore size.
A cold sore, an acne flare, pregnancy or a recent treatment in the same area means waiting rather than refusal.
The Key Distinction
Crepiness is a change at the surface. The skin has become thinner, drier and less springy, and it crinkles when pushed, but it still sits where it should. Laxity is a change in structure: the skin and the layer supporting it have loosened, so the jawline softens and jowls start to form.
Profhilo works on the first and does nothing for the second. Many faces show both, and then the order matters: lifting deals with the structure, for example with VF Lift – Vertical Facelift or HIFU, and Profhilo follows for the skin over it. If laxity is your main concern, you will be told plainly that Profhilo alone will not change it.
Profhilo Treatment
The clearest results tend to be on thin skin that ages early: the lower face, the neck and the backs of the hands (neck and hand revitalisation). Vertical neck bands come from muscle and are assessed separately; hands are checked for earlier filler first.
It gains little for:
Waiting And Caution
Most reasons to hold back are temporary; a short gap after another procedure lets each be judged on its own.
| Group | Typical situation | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Tends to suit | Crepey, thin, dull or dehydrated skin with early fine lines; shape intact | A standard course is planned |
| Should wait | An active cold sore, acne flare or inflamed skin where the points go; pregnancy or breastfeeding; a recent laser, peel, filler or thread in the area | Deferred, then assessed again |
| Assessed individually | Autoimmune disease; history of severe allergy; keloid tendency; blood thinners or a bleeding tendency; earlier filler of unknown type | Discussed and documented before any plan |
| Not suitable | Known allergy to hyaluronic acid or another component of the product | Not treated with Profhilo |
| Consider instead | Hollows, jowls, pigment, enlarged pores | Filler or a biostimulator, lifting, or laser |
At Atelier
Dr Sin Yong looks at your skin under good light, stretches it and pinches it to judge thickness and recoil, and examines the face for volume loss and descent. He asks about earlier injectables, recent treatments, cold sores and your medicines.
The written plan says what is recommended, what is not, and that no treatment is an option. If Profhilo fits, the standard course at Atelier is two sessions four weeks apart, described on Profhilo at Atelier. If another skin booster suits better, skin booster suitability explains the alternatives, and Profhilo vs Rejuran compares the two most often confused.
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