Aftercare after returning home: care card and messaging

How should I care for my skin after returning home?

Keep following the precautions on the aftercare card you received for the periods stated.

CELITA Clinic provides aftercare cards in each language after treatment. The general guidance is to avoid alcohol and smoking for 1 week, avoid saunas, swimming and strenuous exercise for 1 week, wash your face and apply makeup gently from 2-3 hours after treatment, and not rub the treated area.

After a thread lift, you are advised not to open your mouth wide or laugh broadly for 2 weeks, and small dimple-like indentations are explained as becoming natural as swelling goes down. Temporary bumps after a skin booster settle within 1-3 days, and you should not scratch even if it itches.

What home care should I do?

CELITA Clinic recommends 3-step home care: gentle cleansing, moisturizer applied 3 times thicker than usual, and sunscreen even indoors.

Skin can be more sensitive than usual after treatment, so the key points of this guidance are gentle cleansing and moisturizing and applying sunscreen even when indoors. Care can easily slip while you are unpacking after the trip, so keeping the aftercare card somewhere visible helps.

1. Gentle, low-irritation cleansing
2. Moisturize 3 times thicker than usual
3. Apply sunscreen even indoors

When will I see results after returning home?

Lifting results may appear over several months after you return home rather than right after treatment.

The Ultherapy manufacturer explains that some initial lifting may be felt, but final results appear over 2-3 months as new collagen and elastin form, and the Thermage manufacturer explains that some people feel immediate tightening, with improvement continuing over the following 2-6 months. Results and how long they last vary between individuals depending on skin condition.

For treatments given over several sessions, such as skin boosters, you can discuss and decide the timing of your next visit by messaging app.

What should I do if I notice unusual symptoms?

If symptoms last longer than expected or seem unusual, let us know through the messaging channel you booked with, and if it is urgent, get care at a local medical facility first.

The FDA advises that unusual pain, changes in vision, or skin near the injection site turning white, gray or bluish after filler injection are signs that need immediate medical attention. These symptoms are rare, but if they occur, get local emergency care right away.

The Thermage manufacturer states that burns, blisters or scabs, numbness or tingling lasting up to several weeks, or temporary paralysis can rarely occur. If swelling or bruising lasts longer than expected, sending photos of the symptoms by message makes it easier to explain the situation.