The Quiet Revolution in Injectables: Why I Practice Aesthetics Differently Now
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By Dr. Edel Shields, Sisu Clinic Injector
Skin boosters and regenerative injectables
The treatments leading this shift are skin boosters like Profhilo, and regenerative injectables that stimulate collagen, improve hydration and restore a naturally refreshed appearance. They are perfect going into summer, when most patients tell me they want to wear less makeup and let their skin do the work.
What links these treatments is that they are not adding something visible from outside. They are encouraging the skin to rebuild what it has gradually lost. The result is not an immediate change you can see in the mirror on the way home, it is a slow, compounding improvement that looks like good health rather than treatment.
Why the full-face approach gives the best result
Patients are increasingly choosing personalised, full-face approaches that target specific issues like pigmentation, loss of elasticity and volume loss, while enhancing their unique features and maintaining natural movement and expression.
That matches my own experience. The most successful outcomes I see are in patients seeking to improve overall skin texture, luminosity and firmness, achieving a healthy, radiant look that feels like the best version of themselves, not an obvious treatment.
It is usually a combination approach rather than a one-treatment-fits-all that gives the best outcome. Each treatment is good at one thing. Profhilo is exceptional for hydration and skin quality. Sculptra is unmatched for gradual collagen rebuilding. A small amount of anti-wrinkle treatment can soften expression lines without freezing them. Asking any one of them to do everything is the most common reason patients are disappointed with their results.
What this looks like in practice
When a patient sits down with me, the conversation rarely starts with "which treatment do you want?" It starts with what they actually want to feel like. From there, the plan is built around them. Sometimes it is one treatment. Often it is two or three, sequenced sensibly over months. Always with natural movement and expression protected.
That is the standard of work I think patients in 2026 deserve.
At-a-glance: skin boosters at Sisu Clinic UK
What Profhilo does: Boosts collagen and elastin, deeply hydrates, restores radiance
Treatment length: 20 minutes
Results start to show: 2 to 3 weeks after the first treatment, again 2 to 3 weeks after the second
Recommended: 2 treatments, around 4 weeks apart
Results last: 6 to 9 months
From: £300
Book a consultation with Dr. Edel or one of our doctor-injectors at your nearest Sisu Clinic UK location. Thousands of patients across Ireland, the UK and the US trust us with their faces, and you can try treatments virtually before booking using Sisu Vision AI, free on our website.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a regenerative injectable?
A treatment designed to stimulate the body's own collagen, hydration and skin structure, rather than adding something visible from outside. Profhilo and Sculptra are two of the most well known.
Why is the full-face approach better than a single treatment?
Because each treatment is best at one specific thing. Combining them sensibly almost always delivers a more natural, longer-lasting result than asking one treatment to fix everything.
Will I still look like myself?
Yes. Maintaining natural movement and expression is the entire point. The goal is the best version of you, not a different face.
How soon will I see results from a skin booster?
Around 2 to 3 weeks after the first treatment, with results continuing to build after a second session four weeks later.
Where can I book a consultation with Dr. Edel?
Dr. Edel sees patients across Sisu Clinic UK. You can also book with any of our doctor-injectors at our wider network of clinics in the UK, Ireland and the USA.
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