Summer is filled with occasions that make us want to look and feel our best: weddings, graduations, reunions, garden parties, long-awaited vacations, and evenings spent celebrating with friends and family.
When it comes to aesthetic treatments, timing matters. Some treatments need time to settle and reveal their final result, while others can give the skin a beautiful refresh just before your event.
At West Dermatology, our approach is always thoughtful and personalized. The goal is not to change how you look, but to help you feel confident, refreshed, and like the best version of yourself when your special occasion arrives.
Here are three of our favourite treatments to plan around your major summer events.
4 Weeks (or more) Before Your Event: Dermal Filler
If you are considering dermal filler before a major event, we recommend planning your appointment at least four weeks in advance.
Dermal filler can be used to subtly restore volume, harmonize facial balance, define the chin or jawline, or add natural-looking refinement to the lips. In experienced hands, the result should never look overdone. Instead, filler can help you look refreshed, balanced, and beautifully confident in photos and in person.
Although many patients return to their usual activities shortly after treatment, swelling or bruising can occur. Booking several weeks ahead gives the treatment time to settle and allows any temporary swelling or bruising to resolve before your event. Common side effects such as swelling and bruising usually resolve within days to weeks.
For an upcoming wedding, milestone birthday, gala, or special trip, dermal filler is a treatment best planned in advance rather than booked at the last minute.
Best for: subtle facial balancing, restoring volume, enhancing features, and looking naturally refreshed for important photographs and occasions.
2-4 Weeks Before Your Event: Anti-Wrinkle Injections
If your goal is to look refreshed and soften the appearance of expression lines before a summer event, anti-wrinkle injections such as BOTOX should ideally be booked approximately two to four weeks in advance.
BOTOX Cosmetic is commonly used to temporarily improve the look of moderate to severe forehead lines, frown lines, and crow’s feet in adults.
The results do not appear instantly. Instead, they develop gradually over the days following treatment. Planning your appointment 2-4 weeks ahead gives the treatment time to take effect and allows your provider to assess your results before your occasion.
The goal is not a frozen or unnatural appearance. At West Dermatology, anti-wrinkle injections are approached with precision and restraint to help soften lines while preserving natural expression.
Best for: looking rested, refreshed, and polished before weddings, summer parties, professional events, reunions, or vacations.
The Day Before or Day Of Your Event: OxyGeneo Facial
For patients looking for an immediate glow before a summer event, an OxyGeneo facial is an ideal finishing touch.
OxyGeneo is a customizable facial treatment designed to exfoliate, oxygenate, and infuse the skin with targeted ingredients. It can help the skin look smoother, brighter, hydrated, and more radiant, without significant downtime.
Because of its gentle, glow-enhancing approach, OxyGeneo can be booked the day before, or even the day of, a special occasion. This is a no-downtime facial appropriate even on the day of a special event.
It is a beautiful option before a wedding weekend, dinner party, vacation departure, graduation ceremony, photo session, or any event where you want your skin to look fresh and luminous.
Best for: a last-minute glow, smoother-looking skin, hydration, and radiance before makeup or photos.
Your Summer Event Treatment Timeline
4+ weeks before:
Book dermal filler for subtle enhancement, facial balancing, or volume restoration.
2-4 weeks before:
Book BOTOX Cosmetic or anti-wrinkle injections to allow your results time to develop.
The day before or day of:
Book an OxyGeneo facial for fresh, glowing, event-ready skin.
A Thoughtful Plan Makes All the Difference
The best aesthetic results are rarely rushed. Whether you are planning for a wedding, a summer holiday, a special celebration, or simply a season of feeling your best, creating a personalized treatment timeline allows your results to look natural, refined, and beautifully timed.
Every patient’s skin, anatomy, treatment history, and goals are different. A consultation with Dr. Allison Sutton and the West Dermatology team will help determine which treatments are appropriate for you and when they should be scheduled before your event.
Because when the moment arrives, you should feel confident, radiant, and completely yourself.
Plan Your Summer Event Treatments at West Dermatology
Have a special summer occasion coming up? Book your consultation with West Dermatology and allow our team to create a personalized treatment plan designed around your timeline and goals.
Call 604-428-6692 or book your consultation.
All cosmetic treatments require an appropriate consultation. Individual results, treatment recommendations, and recovery experiences may vary.