You have booked a consultation, read a few reviews, and now you are staring at two names that look almost identical. Profhilo. Profhilo Structura. The difference matters more than the single extra word suggests, and choosing well is the quickest route to a result that looks like a better night’s sleep rather than a treatment. At MediZen in Birmingham, our doctor-led team talks patients through this decision every week, and the honest answer is that the right choice depends entirely on what your skin is actually doing. If you want to skip ahead, our page on Profhilo Structura in Birmingham explains the newer option in detail, but it helps to understand both first.
What Profhilo and Profhilo Structura actually are
Both are injectable treatments built around hyaluronic acid, the same water-loving sugar your skin produces naturally to stay plump and hydrated. Neither is a dermal filler in the traditional sense. Rather than being placed to build up a specific feature such as a cheek or a lip, they spread through the tissue and work more like a conditioning treatment for the skin as a whole. This category is often called bio-remodelling, and it is a gentler, more diffuse idea than shaping with volume.
Classic Profhilo is the original. It uses a high concentration of pure hyaluronic acid to hydrate the skin from within, stimulate collagen and elastin, and improve the overall quality of the surface. Think glow, bounce, and firmness rather than a change in shape. Profhilo Structura is the newer relative, formulated to sit a little deeper and offer more support in areas where the skin has started to lose its underlying scaffolding. The clue is in the name. Structura is about structure.
Why skin loses quality and support in the first place
From our mid-twenties onward, the skin gradually makes less collagen, less elastin, and less of its own hyaluronic acid. The result is skin that holds less water, springs back more slowly, and begins to look flatter across the cheeks and jawline. Sun exposure, smoking, and simple genetics all speed the process along. For some people the first sign is a loss of glow and a crepey feel. For others it is a softening along the lower face where the skin no longer sits as tightly as it once did. These are two slightly different problems, which is exactly why two slightly different products exist.
How we decide between them at MediZen
The decision is made at consultation with one of our doctors, led by our medical director Dr David Eccleston. We look at your skin under good light, ask what bothers you most, and match the product to the job rather than to a trend. As a broad guide:
- If your main concern is dull, dehydrated, or crepey skin that has lost its glow, classic Profhilo is usually the better starting point.
- If you are noticing softening and a loss of firmness across the cheeks and lower face, Profhilo Structura offers more of the deeper support you are looking for.
- Many patients benefit from a combination over time, using each product for the layer it does best.
- Where the goal is genuinely to rebuild a defined feature such as a cheekbone or chin, a traditional dermal filler may be the more appropriate route, and we will tell you so honestly.
Because these are injectable treatments, they are always carried out by our medical team, never delegated. That is not a marketing line. It is how you keep a treatment like this both safe and natural looking.
What to expect from the treatment and the results
A session takes around twenty to thirty minutes. The product is placed through a small number of injection points, and most people describe the sensation as brief and very manageable. You can expect small raised bumps at the injection sites immediately afterwards, which typically settle within a day. There may be minor bruising, so we would not suggest booking the afternoon before a wedding.
Bio-remodelling works gradually. A standard course is usually two sessions spaced about a month apart, with results building over the following weeks as the skin responds and produces more of its own collagen. You are not buying an instant change on the day. You are investing in skin that looks progressively fresher and more resilient, with results that generally last around six months before a maintenance session is worthwhile.
Frequently asked
Will either treatment make my face look bigger or overfilled? No. Neither product is designed to add volume in the way traditional fillers do. They improve quality and support, so the result reads as healthier skin rather than a changed face. If anything, patients tell us the most common comment they receive is that they look well, not that they look done.
Can I have Profhilo or Structura alongside other treatments? Often, yes. They pair well with laser and skincare, and with other injectables where appropriate. Your doctor will plan a sensible order and spacing at your consultation. If you are considering any cosmetic procedure, the NHS has a useful overview of what to think about beforehand at nhs.uk/conditions/cosmetic-procedures.
The short version is this. Profhilo refreshes skin quality. Profhilo Structura adds deeper support. Most people simply do not know which of those two things their skin needs, and that is precisely what a proper consultation is for. Come and let us look.
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