Show patients their result before they treat.
A customizable deep-cleanse-and-treat session that maintains healthy, glowing skin between bigger procedures.
Sarah Jenkins
Plan • Skin Treatment
Recommended Protocol
Facial
Monthly
Maintenance & Follow-Up
Ongoing plan
A facial is a customizable treatment that cleanses, exfoliates, extracts, and treats the skin with masks and serums tailored to your needs that day. Done monthly, it maintains clear pores, hydration, and a healthy glow between stronger procedures. It's relaxing, has no downtime, and can target acne, dullness, dryness, or sensitivity.
A professional facial combines cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, masks, and targeted serums tailored to the skin's needs that day — hydrating, clarifying, brightening, or calming. Beyond the relaxation, regular facials maintain clear pores, support hydration and barrier health, and keep skin looking its best between stronger treatments. The provider can adjust each visit to address acne, dullness, dryness, or sensitivity as the skin changes.
For a practice, facials are the backbone of recurring revenue and membership programs, and they're often a patient's first experience that builds trust toward advanced services. Because the benefit is maintenance, the value lands when patients see facials as part of an ongoing routine, not a one-off. Showing the refreshed result on their own photo — and slotting facials into a year-long plan alongside peels, lasers, and injectables — supports both rebooking and retail.
Facial
Category
Skin Treatment
Typical cadence
Monthly
Downtime
None — mild redness for a few hours.
Typical range
$100–$350 per session
From in-clinic procedures to at-home regimens, Afters maps the full range of options — so patients can see what each one would do for them, on their own photo, before they commit.
Each concern maps to its full range of options — and lets patients preview their result before they commit.
A tired, lackluster complexion lacking radiance from dehydration, dead-skin buildup, and environmental stress.
Explore concernSmoothing rough, uneven, or bumpy facial skin for a refined, radiant complexion.
Explore concernPatchy discoloration, blotchiness, and dark spots that leave the complexion looking uneven and lacking clarity.
Explore concernVisibly dilated pores and dark, clogged blackheads that make skin look rough and uneven.
Explore concernClogged pores, breakouts, and inflammation on the face, chest, or back.
Explore concernCommon questions patients ask about facial — and what practices should be ready to answer.
About once a month aligns with the skin's natural renewal cycle and keeps results consistent. Acne-focused protocols are sometimes done a little more frequently at first.
A classic facial is performed by hand with cleansing, extractions, masks, and massage. A HydraFacial uses a device to cleanse, exfoliate, and infuse serums — more standardized and faster, with an instant glow.
Yes. A clarifying facial with professional extractions and the right actives can reduce congestion and breakouts, especially as part of a consistent routine.
No. Skin may look slightly flushed for a few hours, but you can return to normal activity right away — many people book a facial before an event.
Patients rarely come in for just one thing. Browse other treatments Afters can visualize and plan.
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View treatmentA sterile-blade exfoliation that removes dead skin and peach fuzz for instantly smooth, makeup-ready skin.
View treatmentProfessional acid exfoliation that resurfaces the skin to even tone and smooth texture.
View treatmentAfters simulates the outcome on a patient's own photo and builds a visual 12-month plan — so consults convert and average ticket climbs.