Simone Gannon: Everything you need to know about profhilo 

Dubbed injectable skincare, everyone seems to be talking about profhilo. But what is it exactly? And why is everyone going crazy for it? We speak to three leading experts about the newest treatment at the end of the needle.

Profhilo is similar to other injectable treatments.

The first of its kind, profhilo is an injectable hyaluronic acid-based treatment that stimulates four types of collagen in the skin and can help vastly improve hydration and glow. It’s actually been available since 2015, but demand has surged in recent years, making it one of the most popular aesthetic treatments.

“We all have hyaluronic acid in our skin,” says Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald, facial plastic surgeon at Fitzgerald Medical Clinic, “but it depletes as we age, and as it depletes, so too does our ability to produce collagen and elastin, the supporting structures that allow the skin to look plump and fresh.” Which is where profhilo comes in. It works by targeting multiple layers of the skin to boost our skin’s natural collagen-making abilities and appears to up the ante in ways that our skincare routines, however extensive, never could.