Radiant Skin on Repeat: Guide to How Often Should You Get a Hydrafacial

Seeking a glowing, refreshed complexion? HydraFacials offer deeply cleansing and nourishing properties for ultimate radiance. If treated on a regular basis, you can maximize the benefits of a HydraFacial to keep your skin looking refreshed year-round. 

What is a Hydrafacial?

A HydraFacial is a popular non-invasive facial that deeply cleanses, exfoliates, and hydrates the skin for a fresh, glowing complexion. During a HydraFacial treatment, a technician uses a special vacuum-like wand to bathe the face in serums filled with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and peptides. The wand's tip simultaneously vacuums away dead skin cells and impurities as it deposits skin-nourishing ingredients. The multi-step HydraFacial process deeply cleanses pores while infusing your skin with vital hydration and nutrients. The treatment concludes with LED light therapy to further boost skin health. In about 30 minutes, this resurfacing facial unveils brighter, smoother, firmer-looking skin.

Reasons to Get Frequent Hydrafacials

The more often you get HydraFacials, the better your complexion will look and feel. Frequent treatments maximize the restorative benefits of HydraFacials to maintain radiant skin. Getting HydraFacials regularly can help you achieve the following:

• Deeply cleanses skin & unclogs pores: The HydraFacial wand vacuums out dirt, oil, and impurities from deep within skin pores, leaving them clean and clear.
• Exfoliates dead skin cells: The wand's tip spins to gently slough away dead skin cells, revealing fresher skin underneath.
• Infuses skin with hydrating serums: Hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and other nourishers are flooded into the skin during the treatment.
• Enhances skin tone & texture: Removing layers of dead cells and flooding skin with serums resurfaces skin for improved tone, texture, and radiance.
• Boosts collagen production: The nutrient-rich serums and LED light therapy help stimulate collagen for plumper, firmer skin.
• Minimizes the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles: Increased collagen and hydration plump out skin to smooth the look of fine facial lines.
• Brightens dull complexions: Deep exfoliation unveils glowing, vibrant skin by banishing lackluster dead skin.

What Is Skin Cell Turnover, and How Does It Impact Hydrafacial Frequency?

Skin cell turnover is the natural process where your body sheds dead skin cells and replaces them with fresh new ones. Generally, this full regeneration process takes anywhere from 28 to 45 days. HydraFacials speed up this renewal process, meaning you reap the benefits of freshly revealed, unblemished skin cells more frequently. Targeting dead skin cells every 3 weeks speeds up cell turnover for consistently clear, smooth, hydrated, and radiant complexion results.

What Does Recovery Look Like?

Because HydraFacials are such gentle, non-invasive treatments, there is virtually no downtime or recovery process needed afterward. The majority of patients immediately return to normal activities with zero redness, irritation, or discomfort. However, to gain the most skincare benefits from each HydraFacial while avoiding over-exfoliation, experts typically advise spacing out treatments every 3-4 weeks to sync up with the skin's renewal cycle. This allows fresh skin to fully reveal itself before resurfacing again.

How Long Do Hydrafacial Treatment Results Typically Last?

The benefits of a HydraFacial can typically last anywhere from 10 days to 4 weeks, depending on your skin type and lifestyle factors. Those with oilier skin may start to see some benefits fading after 2-3 weeks as impurities and dead skin build up again. For those with dry skin, results may last closer to a full month since their skin cell turnover is slower. No matter your skin type, the glow, smooth texture, and tightened appearance from a HydraFacial will gradually diminish over a month though you’ll likely still see some subtle improvements over untreated skin. Getting a HydraFacial every 3-4 weeks is ideal for maintaining the maximum cumulative skincare benefits.

Elevate Your Glow: Experience the Ultimate Hydrafacial at It Aesthetix MedSpa

Looking to reveal a fresh, radiant glow? Our medical professionals and physician assistants at It Aesthetix would love to help refresh your complexion! Our caring team of uses the latest HydraFacial technology to deeply cleanse, exfoliate, and nourish your unique skin—unveiling smooth, vibrant results. Let our pros revitalize your skin’s health and beauty with customized facial treatments in NJ! Book an appointment today at one of our 14 medical spas.