Polynucleotides for Hands in Marylebone
Polynucleotides Marylebone connects you with registered practitioners at UNTIL Marylebone who treat the backs of the hands, which age in two separate ways at once, and only one of them is a skin problem that polynucleotides can reach.
- At UNTIL Marylebone, W1H 6HJ
- 4 minutes from Marble Arch
The short answer
What do polynucleotides do for the hands?
The backs of the hands are second only to the face for lifetime sun exposure and they are almost never protected. They also sit on very little: a thin layer of fat over tendon, vein and bone, with skin that thins steadily from middle age.
That produces two distinct changes. The skin itself becomes fine, crepey and marked with pigmentation. Separately, the fat pad between the tendons wastes, so the tendons and veins stand proud. People describe both as their hands looking old, and they need different answers. Polynucleotides address the first and do nothing for the second, which is worth establishing before anybody books a course.
Polynucleotides for hands at a glance
- Session timeAbout 20 minutes
- CourseUsually three sessions
- IntervalTwo to three weeks apart
- Published price£250 to £300 a session
- DowntimeMild swelling for a day
- Result judgedAt about eight weeks
Ageing hands: crepey skin or volume loss?
There is a simple test. Look at the back of your hand with the fingers relaxed. If the complaint is that the skin looks fine, dry and finely creased, and it stays creased for a moment when you pinch and release it, that is a skin quality problem and this treatment addresses it.
If what you notice is the tendons standing out as ridges and the veins sitting proud between them, that is volume loss. The fat that used to sit over those structures has gone. No treatment that improves skin quality will hide them, because they are not being hidden by skin, they are being hidden by fat that is no longer there. That needs volume replacing.
Most people over about fifty have some of both, and the sequence is usually skin first, since thin crepey skin over freshly placed volume tends to show every contour.
Polynucleotides or hand filler?
Hand filler replaces the fat that has wasted between the tendons, so the tendons and veins stop standing proud. It works immediately and does nothing for the skin over them. Polynucleotides improve that skin, making it thicker, better hydrated and less finely creased, and they do nothing for volume. Many hands over about fifty have both changes, and the usual order is filler for the structure and polynucleotides for the surface, a few weeks apart. The assessment should tell you which you have.
What a hand rejuvenation session involves
Shorter than the face, usually around 20 minutes. The product goes into the skin across the back of the hand in a series of small deposits, avoiding the tendon lines. Numbing cream is offered but many people do not bother, as the area is less sensitive than the under-eye.
Expect mild swelling for a day, which is more noticeable on hands than elsewhere simply because you are looking at them constantly and using them. Bruising is possible around the visible veins. You can use your hands normally straight away, though it is worth avoiding heavy gripping for the rest of the day.
Sunscreen on the backs of the hands is the single thing that most determines how long the result holds, and it is the thing almost nobody does.
Age spots on the hands
Brown marks on the backs of the hands are pigment laid down by years of sun, and this treatment does not fade them. They respond to pigment treatments such as a laser or a peel. Texture and hydration improve with polynucleotides while the marks stay, so plan for both if the marks are what bother you, and wear sunscreen on the backs of your hands either way.
How long results on the hands last
Hands get a harder life than any other area treated with this. They are washed and dried many times a day, which strips the barrier repeatedly. They are exposed to ultraviolet light year round, because unlike the face they are almost never covered and almost never protected. And they are in constant mechanical use.
The practical consequence is that a result which holds twelve months on a face will often hold nearer six on hands. That is not a failure of the treatment, it is the environment the tissue lives in.
It also means the single highest-value thing you can do alongside a course costs about eight pounds. Sunscreen on the backs of the hands, reapplied, makes more difference to how long the improvement holds than any decision about product or practitioner. Almost nobody does it, including people who are meticulous about their face.
Polynucleotides for hands: cost in Marylebone
Polynucleotides Marylebone arranges hand appointments at UNTIL Marylebone, where one practitioner charges £300 for the first session. No practitioner at UNTIL Marylebone lists the hands as a separate price. One prices any area at £300 for the first session and £250 for each after it, so a course of three costs about £800. London clinics that publish prices charged about £270 to £450 a session when checked on 29 September 2026. Polynucleotides cost and prices has every published figure.
Polynucleotides for hands near you
Appointments arranged through Polynucleotides Marylebone take place at UNTIL Marylebone, 1 Orchard Street, W1H 6HJ, 4 minutes on foot from Marble Arch and 8 from Bond Street (TfL). A hands session takes about 20 minutes, so it fits a lunch hour, and you can use your hands normally straight away. Getting to UNTIL Marylebone has the routes, and polynucleotides near Mayfair covers the walk from W1K and W1J. About Polynucleotides Marylebone explains who publishes this site.
Areas treated
What polynucleotides improve on the hands
- Improves fine crepey texture on the backs of the hands
- Hydrates skin that has thinned and lost its suppleness
- Softens the fine lines that show across the knuckles
- Treats an area that carries heavy lifetime sun exposure
- No downtime that interferes with using your hands
- Can precede volume treatment where both are needed
Are polynucleotides safe for you?
For most healthy adults they are low risk. An assessment should rule treatment out, or delay it, if any of these apply:
- Known allergy to fish, since the source material is salmon or trout
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding, where no safety data exists for this treatment
- Active skin infection, inflammation or an open wound in the area
- Active autoimmune disease affecting the skin, without clinical advice first
- Anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy, which needs assessment before treating
- A prescription acne medicine taken by mouth within the last six months
This is not a complete list. The practitioner who assesses you can decline or postpone treatment for a reason not shown here, and should explain why.
FAQ
Polynucleotides for hands FAQs
How much do polynucleotides for the hands cost?
No practitioner at UNTIL Marylebone lists the hands separately. One prices any area at £300 for the first session and £250 after it, so a course of three costs about £800. Polynucleotides Marylebone sets no fees, so ask the practitioner for the whole-course price in writing.
Should I choose hand filler or polynucleotides?
It depends which change bothers you. Filler replaces lost volume so tendons and veins stop standing out; polynucleotides improve the crepey skin over them. Many hands need both, filler first. Polynucleotides Marylebone would expect the assessment to show you which you have before any course is booked.
Will this hide the veins and tendons on my hands?
No. Prominent veins and tendons come from lost fat between them rather than from skin quality, so improving the skin will not conceal them. That needs volume replaced. Polynucleotides Marylebone describes this treatment as one for the fine, crepey texture and dryness of the skin lying over those structures.
Will it fade the brown marks on my hands?
Not meaningfully. Age spots on the backs of the hands are pigment from sun exposure and need a pigment treatment such as a laser or a peel. Polynucleotides Marylebone suggests planning for both if the marks bother you, because texture and hydration improve while the marks stay.
Does treating the hands hurt?
Less than the under-eye area, and many people skip the numbing cream. The injections are shallow and a session runs about 20 minutes. Polynucleotides Marylebone notes that mild swelling for a day feels more noticeable on hands simply because you look at them and use them constantly.
How long do results on the hands last?
Typically six to twelve months, though hands tend to sit at the shorter end because they are washed constantly and exposed to sun all year. Polynucleotides Marylebone notes that sunscreen on the backs of the hands does more for how long the result holds than anything else.
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