Athletes Are Turning to Aesthetic Treatments to Combat Runner’s Face

Running has never been as popular and as trendy as it is currently in 2025. While running is an incredible activity for both mental and physical health, it can lead to some minor side effects.

One of these side effects that can be common amongst very active runners is a condition aptly named runners face. This is a side effect that can cause the skin on the face to become saggy and therefore look aged.

With this being a relatively common side effect, it is incredibly important for aesthetic practitioners to understand the condition and how to treat it. In this article, we will take a closer look at what exactly runners face is, what causes it, and how it can be treated effectively.

What is runner’s face?

Running is a fantastic way to improve cardiovascular health, manage weight, battle mental health problems and boost your mood.

However, a possible side-effect to running is runner’s face. Runner’s face involves the loss of facial fat which causes the development of sagging skin on the lower face, jawline and neck. As the skin loses laxity, the face appears bony, and wrinkles become more visible.

What causes runner’s face?

Runner’s face can develop for several reasons, including:

Low Facial Fat – Extensive cardiovascular exercise such as long-distance running can lead to a reduction in overall body fat, including facial fat.

Repetitive Impact – repetitive motion and impact can accelerate the breakdown of collagen and elastin fibres in the skin.

Exposure – When running outside, runners can often be exposed to sun, wind, and pollution, which can contribute to skin damage.

Dehydration – Due to excessive sweating, runners’ skin can become dehydrated leading to the loss of elasticity.

Ageing – The natural ageing process can also contribute to runner’s face.

Nonetheless, runner’s face can be improved and there are aesthetic treatments available that can restore volume in the face, rehydrate the skin and regenerate the skin on a cellular level.

Below we will explore how to combat runner’s face using different aesthetic injectables to help your clients achieve maximum results.

Aesthetic treatments to combat runner’s face

Polynucleotides

Polynucleotides are transformative injectables that offer incredible regenerative and bio-stimulating properties to restore a youthful glow in your client’s complexion. In addition to this, they can also reduce and reverse visible signs of ageing.

How can polynucleotides help treat runner’s face?

VITARAN can help to reduce runner’s face by restoring volume and improving the quality of the skin on a cellular level to totally rejuvenate your client’s complexion. This is because VITARAN stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin to regenerate and repair the skin’s natural barrier.

Fox Pharma’s exclusive brand, VITARAN, uses highly purified fragments of trout DNA and is manufactured using the highest quality-control standards.

Dermal fillers

Dermal fillers have long been a staple in the world of cosmetic injectables thanks to their incredible ability to balance, sculpt and transform the face. Dermal fillers are praised for their versatility and ability to offer a whole range of results for your clients depending on their perceived concerns.

Dermal fillers are typically formulated with hyaluronic acid (HA) and can add volume and hydrating target areas of the skin. By enhancing and hydrating the target area, the innovative injectables can fill out fine lines and wrinkles to create a smoother and more youthful complexion.

How dermal fillers can improve runner’s face?

Fillers can add volume to specific areas of the face and, as a result, they are a fantastic choice for clients looking to combat runners face.

Two primary areas of concern for people with runner’s face are sagging jowls and cheeks, which can make them appear prematurely aged and gaunt. Injecting hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers around the jowl and cheek areas creates volume and lifts sagging skin for a more youthful appearance.

Qualified aesthetic professionals can buy REVOLAX exclusively from Fox Pharma. This industry-leading dermal filler range features products of varying viscosities, allowing you to create best results for your clients.  

Skin boosters

Skin boosters are designed to transform the quality of the skin from the inside out. They offer your clients an unparalleled moisture surge to produce a glowing and radiant complexion. They do this by harnessing the intensely hydrating powers of hyaluronic acid (HA). Once injected below the dermis, these cutting-edge injectables disperse under the skin to improve skin texture, tone, and laxity for an all-round youthful glow.

How skin boosters improve runner’s face?

Running can wreak havoc with your client’s hydration levels and, as a result, their skin can become dry and dehydrated. Formulated with high concentrations of hyaluronic acid (HA), skin boosters are an ideal aesthetic injectable for clients suffering from runners face to boost their hydration and restore their glow.

Buy Seventy Hyal 2000, The Next Generation Skin Booster, online from Fox Pharma. Seventy Hyal 2000 has made waves in the injectable skincare industry thanks to its high molecular weight HA (>2000kDa) for intense, immediate hydration.

PLLA Stimulators

Injectable poly-L-lactic acid, commonly referred to as PLLA stimulators, are volume-restoring injectables that stimulate natural collagen and elastin production in the body.

These bio-stimulatory PLLA collagen stimulators gradually and naturally volumise a target area by increasing collagen production. Injecting PLLA helps to restore volume in the under-eye area, nasolabial folds, cheeks, temples and jowls.

How PLLA stimulators can help treat runner’s face?

PLLA collagen stimulators are ideal for treating sagging caused by runner’s face. By stimulating collagen and elastin production, injectable poly-L-lactic acid treatments restore volume loss and achieve natural results.

Practitioners can buy aesPlla exclusively at Fox Pharma to help their clients experience long-lasting results.

Register with Fox Pharma

Register with Fox Pharma today and gain access to a market-leading range of aesthetics supplies to stock in your clinic. Discover injectable bundles and shop Fox exclusive skin boosters and polynucleotides here. At Fox Pharma, we only supply the highest quality products which are quality controlled to ensure maximum results and safety for you and your clients.