Skinfinity Cosmetic Clinic

Sunekos or Profhilo? They get compared constantly, so here is the difference rather than a preference.

Profhilo is hyaluronic acid, both high and low molecular weight. Hyaluronic acid draws water into the tissue. That is not a flaw, it is how the product works, and it is why the hydration effect can be quite visible.

Sunekos is mostly amino acids with a smaller amount of hyaluronic acid. So rather than holding water, it supplies the raw material your skin uses to build collagen and elastin.

Different mechanisms, which means different patients. If what you want is visible hydration and plumping, that points one way. If you want to work on the underlying quality of the skin, it points the other.

We use both. Which one we would use on you is a conversation about your skin rather than a preference we hold in advance.

Part 10 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

Does Sunekos hurt? The honest answer is that it is uncomfortable rather than painful, and how much depends on the area being treated.

With a needle it is a series of small stings, each one over quickly. There are several of them, because the product goes in as lots of tiny deposits rather than one larger one.

With a cannula you feel pressure and movement more than sharpness, because there is one entry point rather than many. That is part of why we choose a cannula for some areas.

Under the eyes is the most sensitive spot and the one patients ask about most. It is a small area and it is over quickly.

Most people tell us afterwards that they had built it up more than it deserved.

And if you are anxious about needles, tell us before we start rather than during. We will talk you through what we are doing and work around it rather than rushing you. Nobody has ever been made to feel awkward about it here.

Part 8 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

Sunekos is one of the treatments we can offer most patients, which is exactly why the exceptions are worth saying out loud.

We do not treat during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Not because there is a known problem, but because these treatments simply are not tested in pregnancy, so we wait.

We also will not treat over an active skin infection or inflammation in the area, and not at all if you have a known allergy to any component.

Beyond that, most people are suitable.

Which is not the same as most people needing it. If your concern is lost volume rather than skin quality, or if something else would serve you better, we will tell you that at the consultation rather than after it.

Part 7 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

One session of Sunekos will not do what most people are hoping for, and we would rather you knew that before booking.

It is a course. Three to four sessions, spaced roughly seven to fourteen days apart. Younger skin usually needs three. Older skin, or skin with more laxity, usually needs four. We will tell you which at the assessment.

What happens when: hydration and a little radiance within the first few days, texture and elasticity developing over the following weeks, and the full effect building over two to six months.

Results generally last around six months, so most patients return for maintenance somewhere between four and six months later. That is a single session rather than another full course.

Budget for the course rather than for one appointment. Booking one and stopping is the most common way people waste money on this treatment.

Sunekos Performa for the face is £250 per session and Sunekos 1200 for the face is £300.

Part 6 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

Sunekos appointments take thirty to forty-five minutes, and most of that is not the injecting.

Most of it is assessment, numbing and planning where the product goes. The treatment itself is the short part.

Afterwards, skin usually recovers within hours. You may have slight swelling or a bruise at the injection points, and under the eyes that tends to show more simply because the skin there is thinner.

So it is a treatment you can have and return to your day. We would still not book it for the morning of something that matters to you.

Anything that worsens rather than settles, or any pain that is out of proportion, ring the clinic. Do not wait it out.

Part 5 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

Worth asking your injector whether they are using a needle or a cannula, because with this treatment it can change how your week looks.

A cannula is blunt-tipped. Rather than multiple entry points, it goes in once and moves through the tissue, which generally means less bruising and less swelling afterwards.

With Sunekos 1200 in particular, which is the thicker of the two products we use, a cannula is usually the better tool.

That is not to say needles are wrong. Different areas need different techniques and some are better done with a needle.

The point is that it should be a decision someone has made about your face and your treatment area, rather than a habit.

Part 4 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

There is more than one Sunekos, and using the wrong one in the wrong place is the most common mistake we see with this treatment.

Sunekos Performa is the one we use under the eyes. The skin there is the thinnest on the face and it needs a product formulated for it.

Sunekos 1200 is a thicker product. We use it across the full face, and it is not one we would place under the eyes.

Which means if a clinic quotes you a single price for "Sunekos" without asking which area you want treated, they have not thought about it properly.

At Skinfinity, Performa for the face is £250 a session and Sunekos 1200 for the face is £300. Which one you need is decided at the assessment, not at the till.

Part 3 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.

Hydration, glow and crepey skin. That is what Sunekos is for, and here is what it actually does.

It is a combination of amino acids and hyaluronic acid, and the two parts do different jobs.

The hyaluronic acid is the hydration. Most patients notice their skin looking better hydrated and brighter within the first few days, which is the part people mean when they say glow.

The amino acids are the part that matters for crepey skin. Amino acids are what your body builds collagen and elastin from, so rather than placing something in your face, this hands your skin the raw materials to rebuild with. Texture and elasticity improve over the following weeks, and the full effect builds over two to six months.

It is also not only a face treatment. We use it under the eyes, on the cheeks and forehead, around the mouth, and on the neck, décolletage and hands, which are the areas that show crepiness first and get treated least.

One honest caveat. Sunekos is not a filler and it will not change your shape. If your concern is lost volume rather than the quality of the skin itself, this is the wrong treatment and we will tell you so at the consultation.

Part 2 of our Sunekos series.

Consultation £50. Patients aged 18 and over.