Four practitioners consider the evolving role of skin boosters in skin health optimisation
Skin boosters are injectable formulations, most commonly based on non or lightly cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA), designed to improve skin quality rather than alter facial contours. Unlike volumising fillers, which target structural support and shape, skin boosters are placed more superficially with the aim of enhancing hydration, elasticity and surface texture through restoration of the extracellular matrix and increased dermal water content.¹ ²
Aesthetics spoke to aesthetic practitioners Dr Asad Naqvi, Dr Raul Cetto, Dr Aneesha Ahmad and plastic surgeon Miss Jonquille Chantrey to discuss the clinical use of skin boosters for skin quality optimisation, including patient selection, product choice and injection techniques used to achieve these outcomes.
Available literature
Emerging clinical data supports the role of HA skin boosters in skin quality optimisation. Among the studies frequently cited by clinicians is a randomised, multicentre, evaluator blind trial…
