SkinVive.
Hydration from within.
Your skin is fine. That's the frustrating part. No real lines, nothing to point at, and yet it's gone a bit flat and matte, the way skin does, and makeup sits on top of it now instead of disappearing into it. You don't want a different face. You want your skin to look lit from underneath again.
Light sits on your cheeks differently.
That soft sheen healthy skin has. It's the first thing that goes and the hardest thing to fake.
Makeup behaves.
Foundation stops catching on fine texture and starts sitting flat.
Nothing about your face changes shape.
No volume, no contour, no lift. Only the surface quality of the skin itself.
The mechanism, briefly. SkinVive is hyaluronic acid delivered as tiny microdroplets into the skin itself rather than deep underneath it. It holds water where your skin has stopped holding its own, and results build over a few weeks.
Hydration
you can see.
This is a treatment for smoothness and glow, and it does not change your shape at all.
Cheeks
Fine surface texture
Dull, matte skin
Makeup that clings
Post-acne texture (mild)
Overall glow
SkinVive is
- Microdroplet hydration placed in the mid-dermal layer
- Improved smoothness, hydration, and surface quality
- The way light reads on the cheek: glow from within
SkinVive is not
- It does not add volume
- It does not reshape or contour the face
- It does not lift, tighten, or restructure tissue
The maker's case, in four letters.
Glow for up to 6 months*
Patients reported satisfaction with how glowing their skin looked through 6 months in the FACE-Q survey.
Lasting cheek smoothness
Significant improvement in cheek smoothness through month 6, as shown on the Allergan Cheek Smoothness Scale.
Only microdroplet treatment that hydrates from within
An increase in skin hydration was seen as early as month 1, as measured by MoistureMeterD†.
Without the need for a series of treatments†
Treatment did not disrupt daily activities.
*Lasts 6 months with optimal treatment. Glow was reported by patients using a validated scale that included satisfaction with how radiant their skin looked. †Treatment may require optional touch-up. MoistureMeterD is a water-specific instrument for measuring the water content of biological tissues. Claims per Allergan, SKINVIVE™ by JUVÉDERM®.
Three things people mix up.
SkinVive
- Fixes
- Dull, flat, crepey surface texture on the cheeks
- Changes your shape?
- No. Zero volume or contour
- Where it goes
- Into the skin, as microdroplets
- Lasts
- Around six months
- Feels like
- Tiny injections across the cheek, numbing applied first
- From
- $800
Dermal filler
- Fixes
- Lost volume, flattened cheeks, folds
- Changes your shape?
- Yes. That's the entire point
- Where it goes
- Deep, onto structure
- Lasts
- One to two years
- Feels like
- A few injections in specific placements
- From
- $775
A facial
- Fixes
- Congestion, dryness, general maintenance
- Changes your shape?
- No
- Where it goes
- On top of the skin
- Lasts
- Days to a couple of weeks
- Feels like
- Relaxing. No needles
- From
- $150
Medical providers, not technicians.
Every SKINVIVE injection at Aether is performed by a licensed medical provider, not a trained assistant.
Honest assessment of the right treatment.
If traditional filler, a neurotoxin, or a resurfacing treatment is a better fit for your concern, we'll tell you. We won't steer you toward Skinvive or away from it to fill a schedule.
Authentic product, every time.
Only SKINVIVE™ by JUVÉDERM®, sourced from authorized Allergan and AbbVie distributors, in original packaging. Grey-market product never enters this building.
Discretion.
Our Rockville practice is designed for privacy: scheduled appointments, private treatment rooms.
Priced per treatment.
SkinVive
Allergan · per treatmentResults build over about two weeks and last around six months, so most people plan two treatments a year.
A short consult.
We look at your skin in various lighting and confirm that surface quality really is the issue.
Numbing.
Topical numbing across the cheeks before we start.
Microdroplets.
A series of very small injections across the cheek. About twenty minutes.
A quiet few days.
Small bumps and mild redness settle within a day or two.
What to expect
About 30 minutes, a series of tiny superficial injections in the cheeks, minimal discomfort.
Results and downtime
Smoother, more hydrated-looking cheeks within days, lasting up to 6 months. Possible small bumps for 24 to 48 hours as droplets settle.
Who it suits, and who it doesn't.
SkinVive works beautifully for a narrow thing and does nothing at all for everything else, so the fit matters more here than on most treatments.
A good fit if
- Your skin looks dull or flat even when it's well cared for.
- You don't want any change to your shape.
- You like the idea of something subtle that builds over a few weeks.
- You have an event in six weeks and want skin that photographs well.
Not the right treatment for
- Deep lines or lost volume. That's filler.
- Loose or sagging skin, which needs tightening.
- Sun damage and pigment, which need resurfacing.
- Active acne or an infection in the area.
- Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding.
Common questions.
Yes, and plenty of people do. Filler restores shape, SkinVive improves the skin sitting over it. We usually stage them across separate visits.
Give it two to four weeks. Day one is bumps, not glow.
SkinVive is $800 per treatment. Package pricing is available at your consult.
Skin that looks lit
from underneath again.
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