Management of the post-procedural period in aesthetic medicine – prevention of complications and reduction of the rehabilitation period

Abstract

The post-treatment period plays a great role in the prevention of complications and shortens the rehabilitation time. The article provides up-to-date international statistics on the number of cosmetic procedures performed annually according to the International Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). A successful clinical experience of using a repair cream con taining oat plantlets extract, l-ALA-l-GLU dipeptide and hyaluronic acid as post-procedure care on the example of 2 patients is described. In the first case, a 32-year-old patient presented with postacne scars underwent a fractional radiofrequency ablation procedure followed by application of a cream with oat plantlets extract on the left side of the face, and a cream with dexpanthenol on the right side for 10 days. 5 minutes after application on the left side, the patient noted a pronounced reduction in burning, tingling, itching and soreness sensation. The entire post-treatment period also was faster and more comfortable on the side of the face, where the cream with oat plantlets extract was applied and ended successfully by the 8th day after the procedure. On the comparison side, the full rehabilitation process took 10 days. In the second case, a 27-year-old patient with acne, after a chemical peeling procedure, as a final remedy and further post-procedure care used the cream with oat plantlets extract on one side of the face, and a cream recommended by the manufacturer of peeling systems on the other side. When re-examined after 7 days, there was also a faster regression of inflammatory elements, post-procedural erythema and edema, dryness and discomfort after peeling were less pronounced on the side of the face where the cream with oat plantlets extract was applied. Repair cream containing oat plantlets extract, l-ALA-l-GLU dipeptide, and hyaluronic acid showed excellent efficacy and tolerability, had synergistic efficacy (moisturizing, healing, preventing aesthetic defects). The authors consider to recommend it as a mean of post-procedural rehabilitation.