Have you made an appointment for microneedling, radio frequencies or a laser and wonder if you have to do anything before? The answer is yes, and believe me, can make a big difference. If you take care of your skin properly before treatment, the result will be better, recovery easier and your Glow will last longer.

So here are the five most basic things you are worth doing to welcome the treatment as it deserves:

1. Proper diet

We start from the inside out. Before you go to any treatment, make sure you have reinforced your skin with the right “fuel”. That is, eat good fats (omega-3s, like the ones you find in salmon, nuts or linseed oil), drink a lot of water, put on your plate fruits and vegetables and, in general, try to give your body all the necessary to support and regenerate your skin.

2. Exfoliate … but in time

Yes we want clean and smooth skin before treatment, but we do not want to be sensitive or irritated. So, if you exfoliate (either natural or chemical), do it several days before your appointment, not the previous one. A good exfoliator will help to leave dead cells and work better or microneedling. But then stop. Let the skin calm down before it gets into the treatment process.

3. Give extra hydration and take care of your collagen

This is the most important step: hydration, hydration, hydration. Put a serum with hyaluronic acid in the morning and evening, and locked the moisture with a good moisturizing cream. If you have a product with peptides, even better, they help to wake up collagen and elastin production and support the tightening you are going to do. It goes without saying that you don’t forget your sunscreen. Each. Day.

4. Stop retinol and ‘strong’ products

No matter how you love retinol, acute and other active, a few days before treatment you have to put them aside. The skin needs to be as calm and stable, without irritation or dryness. When the first few days after treatment and take the ok from your specialist, you can slowly restore them.

5. Consume proper treatment with your products

Many of modern therapies, such as microneedling or lasers, create micro-dimensions on the skin, which means that they absorb better what you put on them. Here, however, we need caution: we do not put whatever and whatever. Use products specially designed for after treatments, with soothing ingredients, without perfumes and with the aim of healing and enhancing the skin barrier. Also, if your treatment is more “aggressive”, invested in a good regenerative cream to help recovery.

And one last one …
Do not underestimate the preparation. As in everything, the better you prepare, the better it will go. Give your skin time, take care of it with love and do not rush. Proper care before treatment is the secret to seeing results that not only look but last. Good luck, and shine on.