Hello beautiful people, today’s tip is a short one, but it is a question I get asked often.
When is the right time to start collagen biostimulators? The short answer is not as early as you might think.
Dr Rami Haidar | 11th August 2026 | Excellence Medical Boutique, Dubai
Collagen biostimulators work by encouraging the skin’s own cells to produce more collagen. Starting this process too young changes that relationship. When cells are asked to rely on a stimulator before they need to, they can get used to outside help rather than doing the work themselves. Over time, that makes the cells lazier, not stronger.
Dr Rami Haidar is direct about this: stimulators should be done at the right age, not when someone is 26. The tip is less about the treatment itself and more about patience, and about letting the skin ask for help only once it genuinely needs it.
This is why collagen biostimulators tend to suit patients already noticing natural volume loss, skin laxity, or dullness, rather than those in their twenties with no signs of collagen decline yet. Natural lifting over 40 is a common reason patients come to Excellence Medical Boutique for this treatment, precisely because the skin’s own collagen production has genuinely started to slow down by then.
In one case shown alongside this tip, a 41-year-old patient was treated in the temple area and photographed again three weeks later. The difference between the two sets of photos reflects that specific patient’s own healing and collagen response, and results vary from one patient to the next depending on skin, age, and treatment area.
The idea behind this tip is simple: patience protects results. Collagen biostimulators work by encouraging the skin to rebuild its own structure, and that only holds true if the skin gets the chance to do that work itself first. Reaching for a stimulator before it is needed does not speed anything up. It just shifts the job onto the product instead of the skin, which is the opposite of what makes these treatments worth having in the first place.
This kind of guidance comes from years spent watching how skin actually responds to treatment, not from a product spec sheet. Dr Rami Haidar has practiced maxillofacial surgery and aesthetic medicine for more than a decade, across Riyadh, Bahrain, and now Dubai, and developed the 3PF technique for facial augmentation, now taught to practitioners elsewhere. When he says a treatment is worth waiting for, it comes from having seen what happens on both sides of that decision.
If you are noticing early signs of volume loss or skin laxity and want to know whether now is the right time for a collagen biostimulator, book a consultation with Dr Rami Haidar to talk it through properly.
Starting too early can train the skin’s cells to depend on the stimulator rather than produce collagen on their own. Dr Rami Haidar recommends waiting until the right age, rather than treating it as a preventative step in your twenties.
There is no single number that applies to everyone, but Dr Rami is clear that starting at 26, for example, is generally too early. Collagen biostimulators tend to make the most sense once natural volume loss or skin laxity is already visible.
In the case referenced above, the patient was photographed again three weeks after treatment. Timelines vary by patient, treatment area, and the specific product used, so individual results are confirmed during consultation rather than promised in advance.
Located in the heart of Jumeirah, Dubai, Excellence Medical Boutique is more than a clinic, it’s a destination. A sanctuary where innovation, expertise and care come together to enhance your natural beauty and confidence. Excellence Medical Boutique is conveniently located on 197 Jumeira St, Jumeirah, Jumeirah 1, Dubai. This makes it easy for patients travelling from across Dubai to visit for consultation and treatment.
