Jalupro – Profhilo

Jalupro and Profhilo are not fillers, even though both are injected and both use hyaluronic acid. A filler is placed in one spot to build a shape. These two are spread through the skin itself to improve its quality: hydration, elasticity, fine crepey lines and that flat, tired look that appears before real wrinkles do. At Lux Medical Aesthetics in Richmond Hill they are the treatments we reach for when the face does not need volume or lifting yet, but the skin has lost its bounce.

The two work differently. Jalupro combines hyaluronic acid with amino acids, the raw material the body uses to build collagen and elastin, so it is usually given as a short course of sessions spaced a couple of weeks apart. It suits thin, dehydrated skin, fine lines around the mouth and eyes, and the neck, chest and hands. Profhilo is a very high concentration of stabilised hyaluronic acid that is placed in a small number of precise points and then spreads under the skin. It is known for hydration and a firmer, glassier finish, and is normally planned as an initial pair of sessions about four weeks apart, then maintained a few times a year.

Appointments are short. After topical numbing, injections take about fifteen to twenty-five minutes. You can expect small raised bumps at the injection points that settle within hours to a day or two, and sometimes light bruising. Makeup is usually fine the next day. Avoid saunas, heavy exercise and facials for about twenty-four hours, and keep the skin protected from the sun. The change is gradual rather than instant: skin usually looks brighter within a week and continues to improve over the following month as collagen responds. Results are temporary and depend on your skin, your age and your habits, so nobody can promise a fixed outcome. Products used in Canadian clinics are regulated by Health Canada, and any Ontario physician can be checked through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

These treatments combine well with almost everything else we do. PRP and mesotherapy work on the same layer and are often alternated with them; Botox handles movement lines; dermal fillers restore structure where volume is genuinely missing; BBL and filler deal with pigmentation and redness; and when skin has started to sag, an Aptos thread lift lifts what a booster cannot. See the full list of treatments, the payment plans, read about our doctors, or book a consultation.