Polynucleotides Birmingham

They have a strong safety record and are well tolerated, and the fragments are highly purified before they are used. The real safeguard is that this is an injectable, so at MediZen it is doctor-led and given only after a face-to-face medical assessment. Every one of our injectors has trained under Dr Eccleston. If you want to understand the standards a doctor-led aesthetic clinic works to, the British College of Aesthetic Medicine is a good place to start.

Most people describe a light stinging rather than pain. The treatment is a series of very small injections placed just under the surface of the skin, and there is no anaesthetic in the product itself. If you would rather not feel the injections, we can apply numbing cream to the area first.

For a first course, most people have three to four treatments spaced three to four weeks apart. After that, a single top-up around every six months keeps the result ticking over. The exact number depends on the area and your skin, and your practitioner sets out a realistic plan at your consultation rather than a one-size figure.

You should notice a change after the first session, and it keeps improving as the collagen builds. The fuller result is usually visible around six weeks after your final treatment. Left without maintenance it can last up to a year, though skin carries on ageing, which is why an occasional top-up is worth it.

Very little. Because the skin is injected in many small points, tiny bumps or injection marks can show for a day or two, and as with any injectable there is a chance of mild redness, swelling or bruising. Most people are back to normal the same day, which is part of why the treatment fits so easily around work.

They are similar in spirit but not the same. Profhilo is a hyaluronic acid skin booster that deeply hydrates and bio-remodels, and it often suits younger skin. Polynucleotides prompt your own cells to produce fresh collagen, which makes them better suited to reversing the signs of ageing and treating delicate areas such as under the eyes. The comparison table above sets the two out side by side.

In almost all cases, yes. Polynucleotides are not made of fish, only from purified salmon DNA, and reactions in people with fish allergies have not been reported. We still review your full medical history at your consultation, and if you have any concern at all we will talk it through before you decide.

Polynucleotides are an injectable, so the treatment is doctor-led and performed by Dr David Eccleston or one of the medical injectors he has personally trained, across our Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield clinics. MediZen is registered with the Care Quality Commission, so the same standards of assessment, consent and aftercare apply whoever you see.

Side effects are usually minor and short lived. You may see tiny bumps at the injection points, along with mild redness, swelling or the occasional small bruise, most of which settle within a day or two. Serious reactions are rare, and because the treatment is doctor-led you are assessed properly before anything is injected and sent home with clear aftercare to follow.

No. As a precaution we do not carry out polynucleotides, or any injectable, during pregnancy or while you are breastfeeding, because there is not enough safety evidence in these groups. If that rules the treatment out for now, we are happy to plan a gentle medical grade skincare routine in the meantime and revisit polynucleotides later.

Yes. Because polynucleotides work by prompting your own cells to repair, rather than targeting pigment or using heat, they are considered safe across all skin tones, including deeper skin, with a very low risk of pigment change. Your practitioner still reviews your skin and medical history at the consultation to confirm the treatment and plan suit you.

There is no set age. Most of our Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield patients come to us from their late thirties onward, when skin quality and firmness start to slip, though younger patients sometimes use them for under-eye texture or acne scarring. The honest answer is that it depends on your skin rather than the number on your birthday, which is exactly what we assess together at your consultation.

Keep things simple for the first day or two. Leave the area clean and free of makeup for the rest of the treatment day, avoid heavy exercise, saunas, alcohol and active skincare such as retinols for around forty-eight hours, and try not to press or massage the area. Your personalised aftercare comes through with your confirmation email, and following it carefully keeps any downtime short.

Often, yes, which is part of why they are so useful. Polynucleotides pair well with micro-needling for texture and scarring, sit comfortably alongside a course of anti-wrinkle injections or dermal filler when volume is also a concern, and work nicely with a considered skincare routine. Your practitioner sequences anything you combine so the treatments support rather than compete with each other.

For the right concern, most of our patients feel they are. They are one of the few treatments that genuinely improve the quality of thin, tired skin rather than masking it, and the result tends to look natural because it is your own collagen doing the work. They are not a shortcut for volume loss though, so we are always honest at the consultation about whether they will do what you are hoping for.

Allow around thirty minutes for a treatment session. The injections themselves are quick, and most of the appointment is the careful part either side, checking your medical history, taking clinical photographs and talking through aftercare. Your first visit runs a little longer because it includes a full consultation.