What Hand Rejuvenation Can Achieve
For many people, the hands are one of the first areas to reflect ageing. The skin becomes thinner and looser, wrinkles and pigmentation develop and the loss of subcutaneous fat makes veins and tendons more visible.
Hand rejuvenation focuses on restoring volume, improving skin quality and addressing pigmentation. Treatments can be tailored to your individual concerns and may be combined to optimise overall results.
Your Treatment Journey
Your treatment journey begins with a comprehensive consultation with Dr Collins at The Surgery. This provides time to examine your hands, assess your skin quality and discuss your goals and expectations.
A range of treatment options are available. Fat grafting restores volume and softens the appearance of veins and tendons while improving skin quality. Bioremodelling treatments such as Profhilo improve hydration, elasticity and skin texture. Microneedling treatments, including SkinPen and radiofrequency microneedling, stimulate collagen production, improving skin tone, fine lines and wrinkles. Healite LED light therapy supports collagen and elastin production, contributing to improvements in skin tone, texture and vitality.
Recovery and Aftercare
Recovery depends on the treatment performed. Healite involves no downtime. Injectable and microneedling treatments are generally associated with minimal downtime, with temporary redness, swelling or small raised areas that settle within a few days. Fat grafting involves a longer recovery period, with swelling and bruising expected both in the hands and at the donor site. These typically improve over the first one to two weeks.
Specific aftercare instructions are provided following your treatment to support optimal healing and results.
Is Hand Rejuvenation Right for You?
You may be suitable for hand rejuvenation if you are concerned about thinning skin, fine lines and wrinkles, volume loss or pigmentation.
A consultation at The Surgery allows for a personalised assessment of your skin quality and anatomy, and an opportunity to develop a tailored treatment plan based on your goals and expectations.
Hand Rejuvenation in Dunedin at The Surgery
Frequently Asked Questions
Fat grafting involves harvesting fat from one part of the body using liposuction and transferring it to the hands. This improves contour by camouflaging visible veins and tendons. The transferred fat cells can also have a rejuvenating effect on skin quality. The procedure can be performed under local anaesthetic and repeat treatments are only occasionally required.
Profhilo is a hyaluronic acid bioremodelling treatment that improves skin quality by deeply hydrating and remodelling the extracellular matrix. This supports collagen and elastin production and leads to improvements in hydration, elasticity and texture.
Repeat fat grafting procedures are only occasionally required. Profhilo typically involves two to three treatments spaced one month apart, with maintenance treatments every six months. SkinPen treatments are usually performed as a course of three to six sessions spaced one month apart, with maintenance treatments every six months. Radiofrequency microneedling typically involves three treatments spaced one month apart, with maintenance treatments every six to twelve months. A typical schedule of Healite LED therapy for rejuvenation is two sessions per week for four weeks, followed by maintenance treatments every four to eight weeks.
SkinPen is a medical-grade microneedling device used for collagen induction therapy. It creates controlled micro-injuries in the dermis to stimulate collagen and elastin production, supporting improvements in skin texture, tone and overall skin quality.
Radiofrequency microneedling combines microneedling with controlled radiofrequency energy to deliver heat to targeted dermal depths. This further stimulates collagen and elastin production and supports improvements in skin firmness, texture and tone.
Healite is a non-invasive LED light therapy treatment that delivers specific wavelengths of light to support skin rejuvenation. Red light supports cellular activity involved in collagen production, contributing to improvements in skin quality, radiance and overall skin health.
Treatment selection depends on your anatomy, degree of volume loss and skin quality, as well as your goals. A personalised consultation allows for a tailored approach to achieve a natural and balanced result.
Yes. Combining treatments can address multiple aspects of ageing, including volume loss, skin quality and texture, and may help optimise overall results.
Recovery varies depending on the treatment performed. Healite involves no downtime. Injectable and microneedling treatments typically involve minimal downtime with temporary redness, swelling or small raised areas. Fat grafting involves a longer recovery with swelling and bruising that gradually improve over one to two weeks.
Most patients can return to normal daily activities on the day of or the day after non-surgical treatments. Recovery following fat grafting may require a short period of reduced activity depending on the extent of treatment.
Results vary depending on the treatment used. Bioremodelling and microneedling treatments require maintenance to support ongoing skin quality, while fat grafting may provide longer-lasting volume restoration.
Yes. Outcomes vary depending on skin quality, degree of ageing, treatment selection and individual response. Expected results are discussed during your consultation.
All treatments carry some degree of risk. These vary depending on the procedure and may include swelling, bruising, infection, irregularity or the need for further treatment. These risks are discussed in detail during your consultation.
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