Skin Boosters in Toronto

A skin booster is a hyaluronic acid treatment delivered in small amounts across an area of skin rather than injected into one place to build shape. The hyaluronic acid used is thin and either non-crosslinked or only lightly crosslinked, so it disperses through the dermis instead of holding a contour. Once there it binds water, which is what improves hydration, and the injections themselves prompt the skin to rebuild some of its own structure over the following weeks. The endpoints measured in published studies are hydration, elasticity, smoothness, and radiance, not volume. It suits skin that reads as dry, dull, thin, or crêpey.

They share an ingredient and do different jobs. A dermal filler is a firmer, cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel placed deeper in the tissue, where it stays put and rebuilds volume in areas such as the cheeks, temples, or lips. It works on the shape of the face. A skin booster is far more fluid, placed into the superficial and middle dermis, and it spreads across the area rather than holding a defined edge, so it improves the condition of the skin without altering contour. Filler results show on the day. Booster results build over weeks. Many people are suitable candidates for both, in different areas.

SKINVIVE by Juvéderm is an injectable skin booster from Allergan Aesthetics, the makers of Botox and the Juvéderm filler range. Microdroplets of a smooth hyaluronic acid gel are placed just under the skin's surface, where the HA draws and holds water. Health Canada approved it in September 2023 for the cheeks, forehead, and neck. A single treatment delivers deeper hydration for up to nine months and smoother texture for up to six, and the gel contains lidocaine so treatment stays comfortable.

Skin boosters work as a course rather than a single appointment, and a typical course is three sessions spaced around three weeks apart, with progress checked at fifteen days after the final session and again at three and six months. Category literature commonly describes results lasting in the region of four to six months before a maintenance session. How many sessions suit your skin, and how far apart they should sit, is set at your complimentary consultation once a clinician has looked at the area you want treated.

The injections are shallow and delivered with a very fine needle, typically 30-gauge, so each one is brief. What people notice most is the number of injection points rather than the depth of any one of them. Immediately afterwards it's normal to see small raised points across the treated area where the hyaluronic acid has been placed, and these settle as it disperses. Redness and pinpoint marks are common on the day. Bruising is possible, as with any injection into the skin. What to expect afterwards is covered at your consultation, before anything is booked.

Yes. Boosters change skin quality while Botox and fillers work on movement and shape, so they're commonly planned around other injectable work rather than instead of it. The Exosome 20 serums used at Lucie Mé are designed to combine with PRP, mesotherapy, and skin boosters, which makes a booster course easy to slot into a wider skin plan. Timing matters more than compatibility: the clinician will sequence appointments so each treatment settles before the next, and the combinations that suit your skin are worked out at the complimentary consultation.

They suit people whose complaint is about the condition of their skin rather than the shape of their face. That covers thin or dehydrated skin, fine wrinkles, dull tone, rough texture, early loss of firmness, and crêpey skin across the neck and décolleté. Because the change builds over a course rather than appearing on the day, boosters suit people willing to work through a series of appointments. They're less useful where the concern is lost volume, deep folds, pigmentation, or lines caused by muscle movement, all of which have their own treatments. The complimentary consultation is where that call gets made, before anything is booked.