How to proceed with skin care after sciton halo?

You may resume your regular skin care routine, including Retinol, about two weeks after your Halo treatment. This however is on a per patient basis.  All skin is different.  Some patient’s skin may still be too sensitive even at 2 weeks to start back on retinoid.  Your provider should be able to suggest the proper skincare routine at your follow up visit. 

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Thank you for your question.  You can resume your regular skin care routine, including your tretinoin, as soon as two weeks after your Halo treatment.  We advise patients on a case by case basis, as some patients are still too sensitive at the two week mark to start back on retinoids.  Your provider should be able to advise you at your follow up appointment.  We also recommend waiting two weeks for Botox as well.  I hope this helps!

Hello and thank you for your question. After the Halo treatment the skin will go through a recovery phase that lasts anywhere from 5 to 7 days. The skin is then pink for a few more weeks, but once your skin has recovered from the initial phase you can go back to using the products you had been using prior to the treatment. This will also depend on how deep and aggressive the treatment was. I typically have my patients return to their skin routine a week in a half or two weeks after having a Halo treatment. Hope this helps, regards Dr. S.