It is done in three to four sessions at two to four week intervals. Glow is felt between immediately and two weeks, because the hyaluronic acid starts drawing water as soon as it goes in. It is placed in very small droplets, so it builds across sessions rather than going in heavily at once.

Hydration is felt right after the session, and texture and tone settle over two weeks. The purpose is to change the skin’s internal moisture environment and produce glow rather than create volume, so the shape of the face does not change. Fine lines also shallow as moisture builds.

Both fill the skin with hyaluronic acid. SkinVive holds US approval and is placed in very small droplets, so it rarely gathers in one spot and looks lumpy. In exchange there are more injection points, so the session takes a little longer.