Your recovery guide

Morpheus8, LaseMD & microneedling aftercare

What to do today, when to restart skincare and when to call for help.

Your clinic’s written instructions come first. Timing depends on your treatment and settings. If you had more than one treatment, follow your combined care plan.

Choose the treatment you had

For all three treatments

Use only the advised products

Leave the clinic’s product on for the time advised. Follow your instructions for the first wash.

Keep it clean and cool

Clean hands, phone and pillowcase. Avoid rubbing, picking, heat and unnecessary touching.

Protect from the sun

Use shade and a hat from day one. Start SPF 50+ when your clinic advises and your skin can tolerate it. Keep sunscreen off raw or weeping skin.

Raw, blistered or weeping skin? Contact MA360 promptly.

Do not treat this as ordinary dryness. Only use Vaseline or a wound dressing if your clinician has reviewed the area and told you to. Call 1300 338 307.

“Intact skin” means no visible raw, bleeding, weeping or open areas. If you are unsure, check with the clinic before adding products.

Radiofrequency microneedling

After Morpheus8

You may notice: redness, warmth, mild swelling, tenderness or tiny grid marks. Fine crusts can appear after 1–3 days. Let them fall off naturally.

Today and tonight

Use only the recommended aftercare product. No Aveeno or Vaseline tonight unless the clinic told you to use it.
Avoid touching, rubbing, pressure and heat.
If your face is swollen, sleep with your head slightly raised tonight.

Over the next few days

For at least 48 hours: avoid hard exercise, saunas, steam, hot showers and swimming. Wait longer if skin is still warm or irritated.
Restart a gentle cleanser at the time the clinic gave you. Pat dry; do not scrub.
Moisturiser and makeup usually wait 24–72 hours. Follow your clinic’s timing and wait until skin is intact and comfortable. Use clean makeup tools.
Keep retinoids, acids, vitamin C, scrubs and facial devices on hold until healed and comfortable.

Sun protection: protect the area from strong sun for at least one month. Use broad-spectrum SPF 50+ once your clinician says it is suitable.

Thulium laser treatment

After LaseMD

You may notice: redness, warmth or mild swelling, then a dry, rough or lightly bronzed surface. This often settles over several days. Stronger treatments can take longer.

Today and tonight

Use only the cleanser, moisturiser or recovery ointment approved by your clinician.
Avoid rubbing, pressure, direct sun, heat, vigorous exercise and swimming.
Do not apply makeup while skin is hot, raw, weeping or uncomfortable.

Over the next few days

When washing is allowed, use lukewarm water and a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser. Pat dry.
Use the recommended fragrance-free moisturiser on intact skin, if it does not sting.
Let rough skin and flakes shed naturally. No picking, scrubs, brushes or exfoliating cloths.
Restart makeup at the time advised, once skin is intact, no longer hot and comfortable. Use clean tools. There is no single start day for everyone.

Sun and skincare: use shade and a hat. Start daily broad-spectrum SPF 50+ when advised and tolerated. Do not tan. Restart strong skincare gradually only when skin has healed and the clinic says it is ready.

Standard medical skin needling

After microneedling

You may notice: redness or temporary darkening, a mild sunburn-like feeling, tightness or light swelling. These usually ease over a few days and may take up to a week.

Today and tonight

Use only the aftercare product your clinician recommended.
Keep hands, phones and pillowcases clean. Avoid unnecessary touching.
No makeup for at least 24 hours. Wait longer if skin is still raw, open or uncomfortable.
Avoid hard exercise, heat and swimming while skin feels warm or sensitive.

Over the next few days

When advised, wash gently with clean hands, lukewarm water and a mild cleanser. Pat dry.
Use the recommended fragrance-free moisturiser on intact skin. Do not scrub flakes.
Wait until healed before restarting retinoids, acids, benzoyl peroxide, strong vitamin C or home facial devices.
Use shade and a hat. Start broad-spectrum SPF 50+ when advised and tolerated.

Had PRP or another add-on? Follow the personalised timing given to you. Read about PRP with microneedling.

When to get help

Mild reactions should gradually settle. Call if symptoms worsen or you are unsure.

Contact MA360 promptly for

Severe or increasing pain.
Blisters, a burn, weeping or visible open skin.
Rapidly increasing swelling or much more swelling on one side.
Pus, fever, increasing warmth or spreading redness.
A marked or unexpected change in skin colour.
Cold-sore symptoms, especially after treatment near the mouth.

Call MA360: 1300 338 307

Urgent medical help

Get urgent care for eye pain or a change in vision. Do not wait for the clinic to reply.

Call 000 for difficulty breathing, rapidly developing face or throat swelling, sudden severe eye symptoms, sudden weakness or trouble speaking, or another medical emergency.

Cannot reach the clinic? For health advice, call healthdirect on 1800 022 222, available 24 hours a day.

Returning to your usual skincare

Wait until skin is intact, calm and comfortable with gentle products. Restart retinol, acids and other strong skincare one product at a time, following your clinic’s advice.

Do not start, stop or change prescribed medicines or prescription skincare without advice from your prescriber.

Common product questions

Can I use Aveeno?

Only once your clinic says to start moisturiser, and only on intact skin. Choose a simple, fragrance-free product that does not sting. Aveeno makes different products, so check the label. After Morpheus8, do not use it on the first night unless specifically instructed.

Can I use Vaseline on a raw patch?

Contact MA360 first. Raw, blistered or weeping skin needs assessment. Plain petroleum jelly is not the routine first step after these treatments.

If your clinician confirms a small wound is suitable for home care: wash your hands, gently cleanse as directed, pat dry, apply a thin layer of plain Vaseline from a clean tube and cover with a sterile non-stick dressing. Change the dressing daily, unless given different instructions. Do not apply fragranced lotion or strong skincare to the wound.

What if sunscreen stings?

Do not keep applying a product that stings. Use shade and a broad-brimmed hat, and ask the clinic about the product and timing. Keep sunscreen off raw or weeping skin. When suitable, use broad-spectrum SPF 50+ and follow the label for reapplication.

Sources and further reading

These sources provide background. Your treating clinician’s product choices and timing take priority. Links open in a new tab.