Post Care Guides

Botox, Dysport, Daxxify, and Xeomin all soften dynamic wrinkles by relaxing the muscles beneath them. Little shows on the outside at first, yet the first 24 hours largely determine how cleanly your result settles. This guide covers the full recovery, from the treatment chair to your two-week peak: the 4-hour upright rule, the 24-hour pause on exercise and heat, and what normal bruising and headache look like. It also explains when each product starts to work and the symptoms that should prompt a call.

Dermal filler restores volume by sitting just beneath the skin and drawing in water, so most swelling and bruising show up in the first 48 hours while the final shape settles over about two weeks. This guide walks you through the whole recovery — what's normal night by night, the four-hour upright rule, icing and sleeping elevated, and how to care for lips, cheeks, and the under-eye area. It also spells out the warning signs — severe or worsening pain, skin that turns white or dusky, or any change in vision — that mean you should call right away. Knowing what to expect keeps recovery smooth.

A facial deep-cleans, exfoliates, hydrates, and targets your specific concerns through a custom blend of steps — cleansing, extractions, masks, massage, and serums. Because it resurfaces and clears the skin, it's briefly more reactive afterward, especially where extractions were done: expect a few hours of pink and, for some, a small breakout. This guide covers the same-day basics, the 24-to-48-hour pause on active skincare, daily SPF, and a four-to-six-week maintenance rhythm. A facial is ongoing maintenance, not a one-time fix.

A chemical peel uses a controlled acid solution to lift away the outer layer of skin so fresher, more even skin can grow in underneath. How much you visibly peel depends on the depth — a light glycolic peel may flake for a day, while medical-grade (ZO 3-Step) and botanical (Herbal Green) peels shed more noticeably across the first week. This guide walks you through recovery day by day: how your skin will look, what to apply, what to skip, and when to call us. Your provider confirms exactly what to expect for the peel you received.

Microneedling with the FDA-cleared SkinPen creates thousands of tiny, controlled channels in the skin, prompting your body to build new collagen and elastin as it heals. The first 24 hours are the sensitive window, when those channels are still sealing and your barrier needs simple, careful support. This guide walks you through the full seven-day recovery: the sunburn-like redness of day one, the light peeling mid-week, and reintroducing your actives around day five to seven. If you added PRP to your treatment, the same aftercare applies.

Laser hair removal uses focused light to target the pigment in actively growing follicles, heating and disabling them so they stop producing hair. Because each follicle is only vulnerable during its growth phase, most areas need 6 to 8 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart to reach the permanent hair reduction the FDA recognizes for laser treatment. This guide walks through the aftercare that protects that result: what redness and shedding are normal, and why treated hair falling out is not regrowth. It also covers the two-week rule on sun and tanning, and why shaving is fine between visits while waxing and plucking are not.

Tattoo removal uses our Lumenis PiQo4 laser to send rapid pulses of light into the skin, shattering the ink into fragments small enough for your immune system to carry away — it can also fade cosmetic tattoos like microblading and lip blush. Most of the work happens between visits, which is why sessions sit 10 to 12 weeks apart. This guide walks you through the full healing cycle: the immediate frosting and blistering, the roughly two-week scab phase, gentle wound care, and sun protection. The tattoo fades gradually across a series of about 6 to 12 sessions, and complete clearance is never guaranteed, so we set realistic expectations at every visit.

GLP-1 medications, compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, mimic a natural gut hormone that curbs appetite and slows digestion. They're prescribed only after an in-person evaluation and lab work, then supervised week to week by our providers under medical oversight. Expect the first four to eight weeks to be an adjustment period: nausea, fatigue, and digestive changes are common and usually ease as your body adapts. This guide covers the weekly injection routine, how to eat and hydrate to blunt side effects, dose titration, protein and muscle protection, and the check-ins that keep your plan safe.

Waxing removes hair at the root and gives most people three to six weeks of smooth skin before regrowth. The first 24 to 48 hours are when that skin is most reactive, with open follicles and a real risk of bumps if it's mishandled. This guide covers the cool-down window, the no-sweat rule, and the day-three exfoliation habit that keeps ingrown hairs away. It also explains the four-to-six-week cadence that brings regrowth back finer and more sparse.

Electrolysis is the only method the FDA recognizes as permanent hair removal. A fine probe delivers a small current into each follicle to destroy the growth structure at its root, and because it targets the follicle rather than pigment, it works on every hair color — including the blonde, red, gray, and white hairs lasers can't treat. Hair grows in cycles, so full clearance is built over a series of sessions spaced two to four weeks apart. This guide covers the first 24 hours of follicle protection, the pause on active skincare, and the cadence that makes results last.

A lash lift curls your own natural lashes from base to tip, and brow lamination smooths and sets your brow hairs into a fuller, uniform shape. Both work like a gentle perm: a relaxing solution loosens the hair's internal bonds, then a setting lotion locks in the new shape, which is why the first 24 hours must stay completely dry and undisturbed while everything cures. Results typically last 6 to 8 weeks, growing out gradually as your natural lash and brow cycle refreshes. This guide covers the 24-hour cure, the no-water and no-oil rules, and the conditioning routine that keeps the shape at its best.

Glo2 is a branded, multi-step facial that cleanses, gently exfoliates, and floods the skin with nutrient-rich serums for a same-day glow and no real downtime. You can wear makeup within about half an hour, work out that night, and be back to normal the next morning. This guide covers the few things that make the glow last: a 24-hour pause on strong actives, daily SPF, easy hydration, and an every-four-to-six-week rhythm. The laser-based Platinum tier is the exception and comes with its own recovery steps.

Estradiol and testosterone pellet therapy places small bioidentical pellets just under the skin of your upper hip, releasing hormones gradually over three to four months. The first week is about one thing: protecting the insertion site so the pellets stay put while the small incision heals. Most women notice better sleep, mood, energy, and libido within one to two weeks, with the fuller effect building over several. This guide covers insertion-site care, the five-to-seven-day no-soak rule, exercise limits, and the lab-and-symptom timeline that guides re-insertion.

Starting bioidentical hormone therapy is an adjustment, and the first weeks to months after your EvexiPEL pellet insertion are when your body settles into its new hormone levels. Many women notice temporary changes — a few breakouts, tender breasts, bloating, spotting, or swings in mood, energy, and libido — as things rebalance. These usually ease while your provider fine-tunes the dose, guided by lab work at each follow-up. This guide explains what tends to be normal adjustment versus what deserves a call.

Sculptra is a collagen stimulator, not a traditional filler — it uses poly-L-lactic acid to prompt your own body to build new collagen over weeks and months. That's why aftercare matters so much: the 5-5-5 massage protocol (each area 5 minutes, 5 times a day, for 5 days) distributes the product evenly and lowers the risk of bumps. This guide walks through that protocol, the swelling and bruising to expect, and the flat phase around week 2 when it looks like nothing happened. The gradual, natural result peaks around 5 to 6 months.

Kybella uses deoxycholic acid — the same molecule your body makes to break down dietary fat — to permanently destroy fat cells under the chin. The trade-off is a swelling-heavy recovery: the area puffs up for the first several days (the "bullfrog" phase), then settles over the following weeks. This guide walks you through it from the cold-compress routine and the no-NSAID rule to what firmness and numbness mean, the 4-to-6-week point where your contour appears, and the 12-week mark when a single session's result is final.

IPL and pigmentation laser treatments use pulses of broad-spectrum light to target the melanin in sun spots, age spots, freckles, and, carefully, melasma, breaking the pigment apart so your body can clear it. The signature look afterward is the "coffee grounds" effect: treated spots darken first, then flake away over one to two weeks. This guide walks you through the whole recovery: the brief redness, the darken-then-flake timeline, and the strict daily sun and heat protection that makes or breaks your result. Melasma is managed with a gentle series rather than cured in a single visit.

PiQo4 is a Lumenis picosecond laser that sends ultra-short pulses of light into the skin to break up pigment, wake collagen, and smooth texture without wounding the surface. Downtime is genuinely light: a few hours of redness and warmth, surface healing within about 12 hours, and gradual brightening over a series of three to five sessions. When brown spots are treated, they often darken and flake for a week or two first, which is normal. This guide covers the low-fuss aftercare that protects your result — the short pause on active skincare and heat, and the daily sunscreen that's non-negotiable in Lubbock.

Testosterone pellet therapy places small pellets under the skin at the upper hip, releasing testosterone gradually as they dissolve over about 4 to 5 months. It's a medically supervised program: a clinically low testosterone level is confirmed on labs before treatment, with monitoring afterward. The first week of aftercare protects the insertion site so the pellets stay put — keep it clean and dry, no soaking for 5 to 7 days, and no heavy lower-body exercise. Most men feel the change in energy, libido, mood, sleep, and recovery over the first 4 to 6 weeks.

Fractora is InMode's radiofrequency microneedling device, and it reaches deeper than standard microneedling: fine needles carry RF heat into the dermis to remodel collagen, tighten, and soften acne scars. That extra depth buys a little more downtime. The first 24 to 72 hours look and feel like a moderate sunburn, and a fine grid of pinpoint dots called MENDS crusts and sheds over about a week. This guide covers the redness and swelling window, the no-pick rule for the MENDS, the week off actives and sweat, and the 4-to-6-week point when new-collagen tightening starts to show.

Two quick injections with two different jobs: Lipo-Mino is a lipotropic blend (methionine, inositol, and choline plus B vitamins including B12) given in the muscle to support how your body handles fat and energy, while NAD+ is a coenzyme your cells use in energy metabolism, given as a slow subcutaneous shot. Aftercare is simple: routine injection-site care, steady hydration and protein, and no alcohol or hard workouts for the first 24 hours. This guide walks through the first hour, the same-day basics, and how a weekly series builds over time. Neither shot is a cure or a shortcut; they support a healthy routine, and results vary from person to person.

PRP hair restoration draws a small amount of your own blood, concentrates the platelets, and injects that growth-factor-rich plasma into the scalp to coax dormant follicles back into an active growth phase. It's used for thinning hair and early-to-moderate pattern hair loss in both men and women. The first 24 hours matter most: keep the scalp dry and untouched, and skip washing and sweating. A temporary uptick in shedding in the first weeks is normal and usually a sign the follicles are waking up, with gradual density building over a series across three to six months.

Sclerotherapy treats spider and reticular veins by injecting a solution that irritates the vein lining so the vessel collapses and is reabsorbed. What you do afterward matters: steady compression and daily walking in the first weeks are a big part of how cleanly the veins fade. This guide covers your compression stocking schedule, the heat and sun to avoid, and the normal darken-before-fade timeline over the four-to-eight-week window. Most people need more than one session, and results build over several months.

The Herbal Green Peel is a botanical peel that works with finely ground herbs and plant material rather than a straight chemical acid. Because it leans on plant matter, it's often gentler for sensitive skin and is also used to even out tone and soften melasma. Expect a controlled shed over roughly three to five days, with the first 24 hours following a strict no-wash, kit-only routine. This guide covers the herbal kit routine, the flaking phase, the no-pick rule, daily SPF, and how a series of three to four peels builds the fuller result.

Plasma pen (fibroblast) treatments use a fine plasma arc to create tiny, controlled points on the skin's surface, each leaving a small carbon dot as the micro-injury prompts new collagen. It's an elective cosmetic procedure, not surgery — no cutting is involved, and results develop gradually. The dots shed on their own over about 5 to 12 days to reveal fresh pink skin, with tightening building across roughly 8 to 12 weeks. This guide covers the strict no-pick rule, the daily SPF routine that lowers pigmentation risk, and what's normal at each stage.

Electrocauterization removes benign skin growths — skin tags, cherry angiomas, sebaceous hyperplasia, seborrheic keratoses, and milia — with a fine heated probe that seals each spot as it works. Every treated area dries into a small scab and sheds on its own within about 5 to 10 days, leaving fresh pink skin underneath. This guide walks you through the healing arc: keeping spots clean and lightly moist, the no-pick rule that prevents scarring, and daily sun protection. It's cosmetic care for growths already judged benign, so have any new or changing mole checked first.