Aesthetics · Skin boosters
Profhilo in Bracknell
For skin that has gone crepey, dull and dehydrated rather than hollow. Two sessions four weeks apart, ten small injections each time, and results that build gradually. £380 for the course, personally by Safina.
Profhilo is an injectable hyaluronic-acid treatment for the quality of your skin. It doesn’t add shape. It is meant for skin that has lost its bounce: crepey across the cheeks, dull however much you sleep, and a bit thin over the structure underneath. The aim is skin that looks well, not a face that looks different.
It is not a filler, and that difference decides whether it is the right treatment for you. Our guide to Profhilo vs fillers explains it fully. This page covers booking it: what happens at each appointment, what the course costs, when to judge the result and who shouldn’t have it.
What’s actually in the syringe
A Profhilo syringe holds 2 ml, containing 32 mg of high molecular weight and 32 mg of low molecular weight hyaluronic acid. According to Consulting Room, it is a CE-marked medical device made without chemical cross-linking agents. Most fillers are cross-linked into a firm gel that holds its position. Profhilo stays fluid and spreads through the skin, so it treats an area rather than filling a single point.
That is also why you can’t have “a little Profhilo” in one line. The product goes in at set points and spreads from each one. Where it ends up depends on the injection pattern, not on where your wrinkles are.
The ten injection points
For the face, Consulting Room describes the BAP technique (Bio Aesthetic Points) as the optimum method. It is the pattern used in the original clinical study, which injected a 0.2 ml deposit at five points on each side of the face:
- The cheekbone — the most prominent point of it.
- Beside the nostril — where the nose meets the cheek.
- In front of the ear — just below the small flap at the ear canal.
- Below the corner of the mouth — along the marionette line.
- The angle of the jaw — the corner below the ear.
That makes ten small injections per session, which is why the appointment is only 30 minutes. Each deposit shows as a small raised bump at first. The bumps are the product before it has spread, and they settle on their own, so leave them alone and don’t massage them.
What to expect
The course, step by step
Consultation
The question is whether your concern is skin quality or shape. Profhilo only helps with skin quality. Safina also checks your medical history, including pregnancy, breastfeeding and any reaction to hyaluronic acid, before anything is booked.
Session one
For the face that means ten small injections, five on each side, across the cheek and lower face. The appointment is 30 minutes. You leave with small raised bumps where the product was placed, and they settle as it spreads.
Session two, four weeks later
Profhilo is a course. The four-week gap is part of the protocol, not a scheduling choice, and the course price includes both sessions. The research behind Profhilo used two sessions, so a single session is not the same treatment at half the price.
Judge it, then decide on maintenance
Look at the result about four weeks after your second session. Consulting Room puts the effect at around six months. Whether you then need a single top-up or another course depends on how your skin responded, so that decision comes later.
Being straight with you
What the research shows, and what it doesn’t
Profhilo is often marketed as though its results are proven. It is worth knowing how much evidence there actually is.
The original study(Sparavigna & Tenconi, Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2016) treated 64 women aged 38 to 60 at a single site in Italy. They had two sessions four weeks apart and were followed up for 16 weeks. The authors reported a significant improvement in measured skin surface texture from week 4, and lower wrinkle-severity and facial volume-loss scores from week 8. The study was also open-label with no control group, and it was supported by IBSA, the company that distributes Profhilo. Those are real limitations, and the authors named the lack of a control group as the main one themselves.
A 2026 systematic review in Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing gathered nine studies of Profhilo and Profhilo Body, with 278 participants in total. It found improvements, or a trend towards improvement, in elasticity, hydration, skin density and laxity. That is encouraging, but it is a small evidence base, not a large one.
The safety record is stronger. A review of worldwide post-marketing reports (Cassuto et al., BioMed Research International, 2020) covered Profhilo’s first three years on the market and more than 40,000 patients. It found 12 adverse event reports, none of them classed as serious. The reports were mostly swelling, redness and bruising at the injection site, and all resolved. Four of the six authors work for IBSA, and they note that under-reporting of minor reactions can’t be ruled out, so read that figure as reassuring rather than exact.
So expect better-quality skin that looks well rested. Don’t expect a lift or a new face, and be wary of anyone who promises one.
Afterwards
Bumps, bruises and when to judge it
Expect small bumps at the injection points straight after your session. The 2026 review found the side effects reported across the studies, including bruising, swelling, a light pinching sensation and a small bump, were mild and usually resolved within 72 hours. In the original trial, 14% of participants had light bruising at the injection points and about 8% had light swelling, and both cleared within 3 to 10 days. Consulting Room also lists redness, tenderness, itching and discolouration at the injection site. You’ll be given aftercare advice at your appointment.
Don’t judge it at the first session either. The second session is at week four, and the original trial measured results at weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16, so give it about four weeks after your second session before deciding. If you are booking around a wedding or holiday, our bridal beauty timeline recommends finishing a skin course six to eight weeks before the date.
Is it for you?
When Profhilo isn’t the answer
Consulting Room lists two groups who shouldn’t have it at all: anyone with a known allergy to hyaluronic acid, and anyone pregnant or breastfeeding. There are also people for whom it simply isn’t the right treatment:
- Your cheeks have flattened. That is volume loss, and Profhilo doesn’t rebuild it. Cheek filler does.
- The lines only show when you move. Frown lines, forehead lines and crow’s feet are caused by muscle movement, so they need anti-wrinkle injections.
- A dark hollow under the eye. Read the tear trough filler page first. It explains when the under-eye needs volume and when it needs a gentler skin treatment.
- Scarring, large pores or rough texture. Those are what a course of microneedling is designed for.
Profhilo isn’t the only injectable skin booster on the menu either. There are polynucleotides (£200 for a course of two), a dedicated under-eye polynucleotide booster (£130), and the Seventy Hyal and LumiPro hyaluronic-acid boosters (£130 each). The full list is on the aesthetics treatments page. Safina will tell you whether Profhilo or one of these suits your skin better.
Pricing
Profhilo prices
Profhilo is priced as a course because it works as one. The course includes both treatments with four weeks between them. A single session is one treatment, and the second is paid for separately four weeks later.
Profhilo (2 treatments)30 min
Two sessions, four weeks apart
£380
Profhilo (single session)30 min
£200
Prices are correct at the time of publishing and are confirmed at your consultation. Some treatments start from the price shown and vary with the amount of product used or the area treated.
Paying session by session for a full course costs £400, so booking the course up front saves £20. The single session is still useful later: once the course is finished, Consulting Room says top-ups and maintenance depend on how your skin responded. For some people one £200 session is enough, and others need another course.
Consulting Room puts the effect at around six months, so keeping the result usually means booking again within the year.
Before you book — here or anywhere
Who’s holding the needle
Profhilo has a good safety record, but it is still an injectable, and the practitioner matters more than the brand. The NHS guide to choosing who will do your cosmetic procedure lists what to ask: what training and experience they have, and whether they are insured. It also advises checking for a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. Wherever you book, ask what the treatment can realistically change, and what it won’t.
At Lady Young’s the same person handles your consultation and both sessions. Safina has sixteen years in the beauty industry, holds a Level 5 Ofqual qualification in aesthetics and is fully insured. You can read more on the about page or see what clients say on the reviews page. If a course of Profhilo isn’t what your skin needs, she will tell you at the consultation.
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