When Can I Do a Facial After Restylane?

I personally recommend waiting a few weeks for a facial following Botox or fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm. Always let your aesthetician know when your last injections were.

As Restylane is such an excellent product, some people have facials 2 to 3 days after the treatment, and they have no further complications. But in it's good to wait around two weeks to get a facial to avoid problems in the treated area, the filler will settle into your skin, and the bruises and swelling will disappear by that time. Whatever you choose, make sure to point out the areas where you have the filler injected in order to avoid them and do a follow-up consultation to confirm you can have a facial done.

It's usually best to wait about a week to do facial after soft tissue filler treatment, as to allow the material to settle and any swelling to subside.

Anatoli Freiman, MD, FRCPC,

Toronto Dermatology Centre

You should wait 2 weeks before having a facial after fillers such as Restylane.  Wait longer if swelling and bruising are still present.  You do not want to move the product nor develop any infections.

I generally advise waiting at least 3 days after a filler like restylane so that the product does not move around, and so that the facial is not too uncomfortable as there can be mild bruising, swelling and tenderness left over from the restylane injection before then.