Your Treatment

You have had an anti-ageing injection treatment with Sunekos. Sunekos uses a patented formula which combines amino acids with hyaluronic acid. It regenerates the Extracellular Matrix (ECM) of your skin. It’s a perfect treatment for those who wish for a more natural solution to skin quality improvements.

What to Expect

• Your skin may be feel tender, red and swollen.

• You may experience some bruising at the treatment site. This is normal and should resolve after a few days.

• You may experience swelling at the treatment site. This should settle within 24 hours.

• Please contact the Clinic should you have any concerns.

Post Treatment Aftercare Advice

• Avoid touching or rubbing the treated site for 6 hours. This helps to reduce the risk of infection by allowing the micro-prick sites to close.

• Keep hydrated - drink at least 2L of water daily

• Avoid applying make up to the treated area for 12 hours after treatment

• Avoid consuming alcohol for 24 hours after treatment

• Avoid strenous exercise for 48 hours after treatment

• Avoid extreme temperatures (e.g. cold, heat, sunbathing, tanning, saunas etc) for 7 days

• Apply SPF 50+ sunscreen every two hours during the day

• Avoid smoking

• If swelling persists, you may apply a clean, cold compress to the area.

Possible Risks, Complications and Side Effects

• Hypersensitivity, mild swelling and tenderness

• Lump formation around the treated area

• Redness: this is normal and usually resolves soon after. If the treatment areas becomes red a few days after treatment, particularly if heat is also present, this may indicate an infection. Please contact the clinic immediately.

• Bruising, although rare

• Infection following treatment. However this risk is reduced as we adhere to strict infection control protocols.

• Lumps: it is normal to have visible lumps at the injection sites. These resolve after a few hours, but may be present for up to 48 hours, appearing worse the morning after your treatment.

• Possibility of vascular occlusion (filler injected into a blood vessel, blocking blood flow to the skin area), leading to localized tissue death (necrosis) and/or sloughing, with scab and/or without scab. You may experience skin soreness, coldness, numbing and discolouration. Please contact the clinic immediately in this instance.

• Extremely rare risk of blindness if arterial occlusion occurs in certain facial regions - Glabella, Nasolabial folds and the Nose.

• Limited or non-response to treatment
  

Follow up Information

• We recommed a course of four treatments, 7-10 days apart. Treatment results generally become apparent after the first treatment, but may take up to 12 weeks for the full effects to become apparent.**

• To achieve full effect of your treatment, it is important that you attend all recommended treatment sessions

• Please contact the clinic immediately if you experience any unexpected side effects or have any concerns regarding your treatment.

  **Factors such as your skin structure, your lifestyle, metabolism and your age will influence your treatment result, as well as longevity of cosmetic effect.