An Easy Guide to Aftercare Dos and Don’ts of Injectable Treatments (And How Worried You Should Be!)

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Written By Dr Emmaline Ashley

I’m always fascinated when I speak to patients from different clinicians. We seem give different aftercare advice, to be worried about different things, and it always seems to be so inconsistent!

There are some things we warn about, but that are actually quite low risk. There are other things we warn about, that should very much be paid attention to!

So here is your handy aftercare guide to the dos and don’ts after injectables.

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There are a few very basic things you should expect from your injectables appointment.

This is why I am often surprised and even baffled when I hear that patients who have seen other practitioners have not been consented properly, have not been offered reviews, or have had their faces dissected and told they “need” XYZ treatment at quite a cost.

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