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Rejuran vs. Skinvive: Which Skin Booster Is Right for You?
If your skin looks dry, crepey, dull, or less resilient than it used to, you may be considering a skin booster rather than traditional dermal filler.
Two treatments that often come up are Rejuran and Skinvive.
Although both are injectable treatments designed to improve skin quality, they are not the same treatment.
Rejuran is a polynucleotide-based injectable treatment focused on improving overall skin quality and supporting skin repair, while Skinvive by Juvéderm is an FDA-approved hyaluronic acid injectable designed to improve cheek skin smoothness.
At AIVI Aesthetics in Agoura Hills, we offer both treatments. The better choice depends on what you’re trying to improve.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive at a Glance
| Rejuran | Skinvive | |
|---|---|---|
| Main ingredient | Polynucleotides (PN) | Hyaluronic acid (HA) |
| Primary goal | Overall skin-quality improvement | Improve cheek skin smoothness |
| Treatment approach | Regenerative/skin-quality focused | Hydration and smoothness focused |
| Traditional filler? | No | No |
| Adds significant facial volume? | No | No |
| Commonly considered for | Fine lines, texture, crepey skin and overall skin quality | Cheek smoothness, hydration and skin quality |
| Treatment plan | Often performed as a series | Treatment schedule individualized |
| FDA approved in the U.S.? | No | Yes, for improving cheek skin smoothness in adults 21+ |
The biggest difference is what is being injected and what the treatment is intended to accomplish.
What Is Rejuran?
Rejuran is an injectable skin treatment containing polynucleotides, commonly abbreviated as PN.
Polynucleotides are purified DNA fragments used in regenerative aesthetic treatments with the goal of supporting the skin’s repair environment and improving overall skin quality.
Rather than creating facial structure or significant volume like a traditional dermal filler, Rejuran is generally used as a skin-quality treatment.
Depending on the patient and treatment area, it may be considered for concerns such as:
- Fine lines
- Crepey-looking skin
- Uneven texture
- Loss of skin quality
- Dullness
- Aging skin
- Delicate areas where improving skin quality is the goal
Changes are generally expected to develop gradually rather than creating the immediate structural change associated with filler.
Important: Is Rejuran FDA Approved?
Rejuran has been used internationally, particularly in South Korea and other Asian aesthetic markets.
However, Rejuran is not currently FDA approved in the United States.
Patients considering treatment should understand its regulatory status and discuss potential benefits, limitations, alternatives, and risks with their medical provider before proceeding.
What Is Skinvive?
Skinvive by Juvéderm is an injectable hyaluronic acid treatment.
Unlike traditional hyaluronic acid fillers used to create projection or restore facial volume, Skinvive is injected as small amounts within the cheek skin.
Its FDA-approved indication is to improve skin smoothness of the cheeks in adults over age 21.
Hyaluronic acid has an affinity for water, which is one reason Skinvive is often discussed when patients want their skin to appear smoother and more hydrated.
Skinvive may be a good consideration for someone whose primary goal is:
- Smoother cheek skin
- Improved skin hydration
- Improved skin quality
- A subtle refreshed appearance without traditional facial volumization
Is Skinvive a Filler?
Technically, Skinvive is an injectable hyaluronic acid gel, but it isn’t used in the same way as traditional facial filler.
For example, traditional filler may be used to enhance or support areas such as the:
- Cheeks
- Chin
- Lips
- Jawline
Skinvive isn’t intended to sculpt those features.
Instead, it is placed as microdroplets within the cheek skin to improve skin smoothness.
So if you want more cheek projection or facial balancing, Skinvive isn’t a replacement for appropriately placed structural filler.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive: What’s the Biggest Difference?
Think about the treatments this way:
Rejuran = polynucleotide-based skin-quality treatment
Skinvive = hyaluronic acid treatment for cheek skin smoothness
They overlap because both may appeal to patients who want better-looking skin without significant facial volumization.
But they accomplish that goal through very different materials and treatment approaches.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive for Hydration
If hydration and cheek skin smoothness are your primary concerns, Skinvive may be the more straightforward choice.
Skinvive contains hyaluronic acid and is specifically FDA approved for improving cheek skin smoothness.
Rejuran isn’t a hyaluronic acid skin booster.
Patients usually choose Rejuran because they’re interested in a polynucleotide-based approach to improving overall skin quality rather than HA-based hydration alone.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive for Fine Lines
This depends on the type and location of the lines.
Rejuran may be considered when the goal is improving the appearance and quality of thin, crepey, or aging skin.
Skinvive may improve the appearance of fine lines indirectly as cheek skin becomes smoother and better hydrated, but it isn’t a replacement for Botox when lines are primarily caused by repeated muscle movement.
This distinction matters.
For example, crow’s feet caused by smiling may respond more appropriately to a neuromodulator, while crepey skin quality may require a different approach.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive Under the Eyes
The under-eye area requires particularly careful treatment selection.
Rejuran-type polynucleotide treatments are often discussed internationally for improving delicate under-eye skin quality.
However, not every patient is a candidate, and Rejuran’s U.S. regulatory status should be clearly understood.
Skinvive’s FDA-approved indication is cheek skin smoothness, not under-eye treatment.
Under-eye concerns can also come from several different causes—including volume loss, pigmentation, visible vessels, skin laxity, or fluid retention—so the treatment should match the actual problem.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive for Acne Scars
Neither treatment should automatically be considered the primary treatment for every acne scar.
Acne scars can include:
- Rolling scars
- Boxcar scars
- Ice-pick scars
- Post-inflammatory pigmentation
- Mixed scar patterns
Depending on the scar type, treatments such as subcision, microneedling, RF microneedling, or laser resurfacing may be more appropriate.
A skin-quality injectable can sometimes be incorporated into a broader treatment plan, but identifying the type of acne scar should come first.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive for Collagen
This is where comparisons online can become misleading.
Rejuran is commonly discussed as a regenerative treatment intended to support tissue repair and skin-quality improvement through polynucleotides.
Skinvive shouldn’t simply be described as doing “nothing for collagen.” Its primary clinical purpose, however, is different: Skinvive is FDA approved to improve cheek skin smoothness.
Rather than choosing based on which treatment supposedly “makes more collagen,” it is more useful to choose based on your actual concern.
Does Rejuran Add Volume?
Rejuran isn’t intended to create the structural volume associated with traditional dermal filler.
Patients shouldn’t expect it to create:
- Higher cheekbones
- Chin projection
- Lip augmentation
- Jawline definition
If facial volume loss or structural support is the main concern, dermal filler, biostimulatory treatments, or another approach may be more appropriate.
Does Skinvive Add Volume?
Skinvive is also not intended for significant facial volumization.
Although it contains hyaluronic acid, its purpose is different from traditional contouring fillers.
This makes it appealing to patients who want to improve skin quality without noticeably changing their facial shape.
Rejuran vs. Skinvive: Which One Should I Choose?
Your primary concern can help guide the decision.
Consider Skinvive if:
Your main goals are cheek skin smoothness, hydration, and subtle improvement in skin quality, and you prefer an FDA-approved injectable treatment for this indication.
Consider Rejuran if:
You’re specifically interested in a polynucleotide-based skin-quality treatment and understand that Rejuran is not currently FDA approved in the United States.
Consider a different treatment if:
Your primary concern is significant facial volume loss, deep acne scarring, muscle-related wrinkles, substantial skin laxity, or pigmentation.
In those situations, neither Rejuran nor Skinvive may be the best standalone treatment.
Can You Combine Rejuran and Skinvive?
Potentially, but more isn’t automatically better.
Because Rejuran and Skinvive have different treatment approaches, a provider may determine that different treatments—or a staged combination treatment plan—better addresses a patient’s concerns.
For other patients, choosing just one may make more sense.
A comprehensive skin assessment should determine the treatment plan rather than automatically stacking multiple injectables.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rejuran better than Skinvive?
Neither treatment is universally better.
Rejuran and Skinvive contain completely different materials and have different treatment goals. The appropriate choice depends on your skin, concerns, treatment area, goals, and comfort with each treatment’s regulatory status.
Is Rejuran the same as Skinvive?
No. Rejuran contains polynucleotides, while Skinvive contains hyaluronic acid.
Which lasts longer, Rejuran or Skinvive?
It’s difficult to make a direct longevity comparison because these are different treatments and Rejuran treatment protocols can involve a series of sessions.
Skinvive clinical studies supporting its FDA approval demonstrated improvement in cheek skin smoothness through six months with optimal treatment.
Individual results vary.
Which is better for dry skin?
For someone primarily concerned with hydration and cheek skin smoothness, Skinvive may be the more direct treatment to consider because it contains hyaluronic acid.
Which is better for aging skin?
That depends on what’s actually causing the aged appearance.
Fine lines, volume loss, pigmentation, skin laxity, dehydration, and dynamic wrinkles are different concerns and may require different treatments.
Neither injectable should automatically be considered an all-in-one anti-aging treatment.
Is Rejuran a salmon sperm injection?
You’ll sometimes see Rejuran described online as a “salmon sperm facial” or “salmon DNA injection.”
Those terms are oversimplifications. Rejuran products use highly purified polynucleotides derived from salmonid DNA.
Is Skinvive the same as traditional filler?
No. Although Skinvive contains hyaluronic acid, it is designed to improve cheek skin smoothness rather than provide the structural augmentation associated with traditional facial filler.
Rejuran and Skinvive in Agoura Hills
At AIVI Aesthetics in Agoura Hills, our goal isn’t to choose the trendiest injectable. It’s to determine what is actually causing the skin concern you’re trying to improve.
For one patient, that may be Skinvive.
For another, a polynucleotide treatment may be considered.
And sometimes the better recommendation may be RF microneedling, traditional microneedling, CO2 resurfacing, biostimulation, neuromodulators, or a combination treatment plan instead.
We serve patients from Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Oak Park, and surrounding Conejo Valley communities.
Schedule a consultation at AIVI Aesthetics to determine which skin-quality treatment best fits your skin and goals.
