VERZO CLINIC · BTS Ekkamai
A medical facial at VERZO is a sequence of mechanical and topical steps performed on the skin surface: cleansing, exfoliation with a mild acid, suction-assisted extraction of pore contents, and infusion of a serum. It works on the epidermis and the pores — it is not an injectable, not an energy device, and it does not lift or add volume.
A medical facial at VERZO is a sequence of mechanical and topical steps performed on the skin surface: cleansing, exfoliation with a mild acid, suction-assisted extraction of pore contents, and infusion of a serum. It works on the epidermis and the pores — it is not an injectable, not an energy device, and it does not lift or add volume.
The programme is built from a shared set of steps. Which steps run, and how many, is decided from the skin assessment at the visit rather than chosen from a menu in advance:
The programme is sold by step count rather than by duration, and at VERZO it runs from one step to five. A single step is essentially a cleanse and extraction. Adding steps adds acid exfoliation, a second extraction pass, serum infusion, and a finishing step. More steps is not automatically better: skin that is inflamed, actively peeling, or recently treated with a retinoid or an acid may tolerate fewer steps, and the assessment exists to decide that.
The honest summary is that this is a surface treatment with surface evidence. Imaging studies show real, measurable change in the epidermis: the stratum corneum thins immediately after treatment and is slightly thicker and more evenly structured two weeks later [2]. An earlier randomised study found increased epidermal and papillary dermal thickness after a course of six [1]. But the same imaging study looked at the dermis at two weeks and found no visible change in the quantity or quality of collagen [2]. Nothing in this literature supports describing a facial as a lifting or tightening treatment, and this page does not. The studies are also small — eight, twenty, twenty-three and twenty-nine participants — several are unblinded, and two were funded by the manufacturer of the device or serum used. Those limits are listed against each source below.
Tell the clinic before the appointment if you are using a topical retinoid, benzoyl peroxide, or an acid product, have had a chemical peel or laser treatment recently, are taking oral isotretinoin, have active cold sores, or have a history of keloid scarring. Any of these changes what is appropriate, and some of them mean the treatment should be postponed. This programme is not a treatment for a skin disease: persistent or worsening acne, rashes and pigmented lesions need a medical assessment rather than a facial.
HydraFacial is a specific brand of hydradermabrasion device. The category — cleansing, acid exfoliation, suction extraction and serum infusion in one sequence — is what the published research studies, and several manufacturers make devices that perform it. VERZO runs its programmes on an Aquapure platform. When research is cited on this page, the device used in that study is named in the reference.
That is decided at the assessment, not in advance. Skin that is inflamed, actively peeling, or recently treated with an acid or retinoid usually gets fewer steps. Asking for the highest step count is not a way to get a better result and can make irritation more likely.
No. This is a treatment of the skin surface and pores. Imaging of the dermis two weeks after treatment found no visible change in collagen [2]. Lifting and tightening are the province of energy devices and injectables, which are separate treatments with separate risks — ask the doctor at consultation which, if any, is appropriate for you.
The published studies used a course of six treatments spaced one to two weeks apart. Beyond that, frequency depends on the skin and on what else is being done to it. The doctor sets the interval; more frequent is not better, and over-exfoliated skin is a common reason to space treatments further apart.
Usually none in the sense of needing to stay home. Transient redness and a warm feeling for a few hours are common, and skin can look slightly flushed. Extraction can leave small marks where a blocked pore was cleared. Tolerability scores in the published series were low across parameters, but individual reactions vary, and skin treated with more steps reacts more.
Sometimes, and it depends on the type. Comedonal congestion often responds well. Inflamed nodules and cysts are a different problem: dermatology guidelines treat these with topical and oral medication, and list injecting a corticosteroid into a large individual lesion as good practice — none of which is a facial. Bring active acne to a doctor for assessment first.
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Retrieved from PubMed. Each entry states what it is cited for and what limits it. Numbers match the citations in the text above.
Cited for: Six hydradermabrasion treatments increased epidermal and papillary dermal thickness and raised skin antioxidant levels; applying the same serum by hand, without the abrasion and pneumatic delivery, produced no detectable change.
Limitations: Randomised, 20 female volunteers aged 34-56, two groups of ten. Single centre, no sham arm, and the comparison was serum-by-hand rather than an untreated control.
Cited for: Imaged non-invasively, the stratum corneum thinned immediately after treatment (9.42 to 6.67 micrometres) and had returned slightly thicker at two weeks (9.75 micrometres), with more even structure. At two weeks there was no visible change in the quantity or quality of dermal collagen.
Limitations: Eight volunteers, Fitzpatrick II-V, no control group, imaging endpoints rather than clinical ones, and follow-up stopped at two weeks — too early to say anything about collagen either way.
Cited for: Adding suction to a 4 percent alpha-hydroxy-acid peel reduced whiteheads and blackheads significantly more than the same peel applied alone, and reduced pore area at one week and measured sebum at four weeks.
Limitations: Randomised split-face, 23 healthy women, mean age 30, single treatment followed for four weeks. Conducted by a contract skin-research laboratory.
Cited for: Across six clarifying treatments over twelve weeks in mild-to-moderate acne, the proportion of patients rated clear or almost clear rose from 20 to 65 percent on investigator assessment. Treatments were generally well tolerated.
Limitations: Twenty patients, open label, no control arm and no blinding of investigators or patients — the authors state blinding was not feasible. One author is employed by the device manufacturer.
Cited for: Six biweekly hydradermabrasion treatments combined with a topical serum improved investigator-rated smoothness, radiance and hydration from the first session, with tolerability scores below one across all parameters.
Limitations: Twenty-nine women, no control group, and the study was designed and funded by the manufacturer of both the device and the serum, with four of five authors employed by it.
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