The Complexion Desk
Tonight, this week, or at your next visit
Not every skin question in Rye needs an answer tonight, and some should not wait for morning. Sorting which kind you have comes first.
If you are still deciding
Nothing has happened to your skin yet, so this question can wait while you read. Laser resurfacing, skin firming and collagen injectables each raise their own questions. A dermatologic surgery society keeps a page on non-invasive skin tightening and a page on injectable poly-l-lactic acid, and a hospital system offers an overview of Sculptra.
When the question needs someone to look at your skin, book that look with a clinician you trust, whether that is See Beyond Beauty or another practice.
If you are healing
A change after a laser session or an injectable that worries you goes to the clinic that treated you. They know what was done and can say how soon they need to see it.
If the result has settled
A settled result that simply differs from what you expected is a question for your follow-up visit. Bring a photo from before the treatment.
If you cannot tell which
Treat it as the healing case and call the clinic. Anything that feels like an emergency goes to emergency services, not to a guide.
Sort the question first. The reading can follow.
- A change that worries you after a laser or injectable goes to the clinic that treated you.
- Anything that feels like an emergency goes to emergency services.