Skin
Skin Boosters in Sheffield
Hydration, glow and better skin quality
Skin boosters are injectable treatments designed to improve the hydration, texture and overall quality of the skin. They're not filler and they're not used to change the shape of your face.
At Saints Aesthetics, we use skin boosters for clients who want skin that looks fresher, smoother and more hydrated, without adding obvious volume.
Treatment At A Glance
About This Treatment
What Are Skin Boosters?
Skin boosters are injectable treatments that place hyaluronic acid into the skin to improve hydration and support overall skin quality. Rather than building structure like dermal filler, they work within the skin itself — a great option if your skin feels dry, dull, crepey or simply not as fresh as it used to.
Benefits & Areas
What Can Skin Boosters Help With?
Skin boosters can help improve dehydrated skin, fine lines, crepey texture, dullness, loss of elasticity, rough or uneven texture, tired-looking skin, and overall glow and freshness. They can be used on the face, neck, décolletage and hands.
Your Treatment
What Happens During Treatment?
We'll start by looking at your skin and talking through what you'd like to improve. If a skin booster is suitable, the product is placed into the skin using a series of small injections — you may notice tiny raised bumps at some injection points immediately afterwards, which usually settle as the product disperses. Most clients find the treatment very manageable.
For the best results, we recommend a course of 2 treatments, spaced 4 weeks apart. Skin boosters work gradually, so the second treatment builds on the hydration and skin-quality improvements from the first.
Additional Information
Skin Boosters, Filler & Polynucleotides
Skin boosters aren't the same as filler — dermal filler is used to add structure, shape or volume, while skin boosters improve the quality of the skin itself. They can leave skin looking plumper and fresher because it's better hydrated, but don't create the same structural change as filler. They're also not quite the same as polynucleotides — skin boosters focus more on hydration, smoothness and glow, while polynucleotides are often chosen when the main concern is skin repair, regeneration, crepey texture or delicate areas such as the under eyes. There's some crossover, and for some clients we may recommend both at different stages of a skin plan.
Skin boosters can work really well alongside other treatments when addressing more than one concern — depending on your skin, we may combine or alternate them with polynucleotides, Hydromax, microneedling, RF microneedling, BioRePeel, anti-wrinkle treatment, dermal filler or Sculptra. For example, anti-wrinkle treatment may help with muscle movement while a skin booster improves the quality of the skin overlying it.
Results, Downtime & Aftercare
When Will I See Results?
This isn't an instant-volume treatment. Your skin gradually begins to look more hydrated, smoother and fresher following treatment, with results continuing to develop over the following weeks and building across your two-treatment course.
Downtime is usually minimal, although you may experience small raised bumps where the product has been injected, mild redness, tenderness, swelling or bruising — these normally settle over the following days. We'll give you full aftercare advice before you leave. Once you've completed your initial course, maintenance treatments can help support your results, and we'll advise when another treatment would be beneficial rather than automatically booking unnecessary top-ups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are skin boosters the same as filler?
No — filler adds structure, shape or volume, while skin boosters improve the quality of the skin itself, leaving it plumper and fresher through better hydration rather than structural change.
Is there any downtime?
Usually minimal — you may notice small raised bumps, mild redness, tenderness, swelling or bruising, which normally settles over the following days.
Will I need ongoing maintenance?
Possibly — this depends on the product used, your skin, lifestyle and how you respond. We'll advise when another treatment would be beneficial rather than booking automatic top-ups.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are skin boosters the same as filler?
No — filler adds structure, shape or volume, while skin boosters improve the quality of the skin itself, leaving it plumper and fresher through better hydration rather than structural change.
Is there any downtime?
Usually minimal — you may notice small raised bumps, mild redness, tenderness, swelling or bruising, which normally settles over the following days.
Will I need ongoing maintenance?
Possibly — this depends on the product used, your skin, lifestyle and how you respond. We'll advise when another treatment would be beneficial rather than booking automatic top-ups.