All brides want flawless and glowing skin on their wedding day. But in an effort to look and feel especially beautiful, soon-to-be brides often splurge on beauty treatments that they haven’t done before, says Mike Sendogan, Clinical Director of LaserTouch Aesthetics, a luxury medspa in SoHo and Midtown Manhattan. Any beauty treatment that you’re trying for the first time should be done a minimum of two weeks before your wedding day to give any unexpected reactions or irritations time to fade. According to LaserTouch Aesthetics, below are four wedding-week DON’TS:
1. Botox. Botox takes four to five days to kick in, and you wouldn’t want to discover one day before the wedding that a brow has dropped or elevated unattractively.
2. Chemical Peels. This type of facial is designed to dissolve dead skin cells and reveal brighter skin. It also helps erase fine lines and lighten dark blotches for a more even-toned complexion. Do this at least two weeks before your wedding day because even a gentle chemical peel can cause drying that may be annoying to apply makeup over.
3. Fillers. Lip plumping is popular with brides, but filler in the lips can look swollen initially—which is not very photogenic. All fillers can also cause bruising that may last up to two weeks, so be sure to give yourself time to heal.
4. Microdermabrasion. Microdermabrasion, which uses a machine to buff skin, is also a commonly sought-after pre wedding beauty treatment. Mike suggests not going the week before your wedding day because side effects may include redness, sensitivity, and breakouts. Avoid that stress by consulting with a professional three months before your wedding day to come up with a personalized routine.
I would take this one step further (I'm an aesthetic practitioner yourself) – I would advise not to get these treatments AT ALL before an important event unless you've considered all the risks. This article focuses on the fact that the treatments won't "kick in" in time. However one should remember that all of these treatments, whilst generally safe, CAN cause side effects.
If you have an important day coming up, I would take into consideration the fact that these cosmetic treatments can also have negative cosmetic effects and to really think twice before going for botox or other cosmetic treatments before a big day.
If you really did want to do some cosmetic procedure, I would leave a much longer time period before the event to allow time for corrections and to let any swelling go down. For Botox I would advise two do it 2 months prior to the event, so that it would still work and if any correction had to be made they would already have been done. On the off chance there was some side effect it would have likely worn off.
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Great tips – thanks David!!
I think, Botox temporarily paralysis your face muscles and takes about 3 – 5 days to work. If you have never used Botox, try it 6 months before your wedding to make sure there are no side effects.
Nice tips.. I don’t think like that before to apply prepare pre-wedding…. Thank
I agree in all of this. Beautifying yourself is not instant! It takes time. Brides should be careful in applying chemicals on their face it might actually ruin their wedding day.