IV Drip Therapy in Sydney

A bag of sterile fluid given straight into a vein through a fine cannula, usually in the arm, over about 30 to 45 minutes. It’s also called IV therapy, an IV infusion or IV hydration. At Cleon, every drip is prescribed by a doctor after a health check, and added to another treatment you’re having.

Yes. IV therapy, IV drip, IV infusion and IV hydration all describe the same thing: fluid given into a vein. The names vary. What matters is who prescribes it, what goes into it, and who looks after you while it runs.

Not at Cleon. We offer drips as an add-on to another treatment, such as LED light therapy, PRP, a chemical peel or scalp mesotherapy, so the drip runs during time you’re already spending with us.

Most treatments where you’re lying back for 20 minutes or more: LED light therapy, PRP, chemical peels, scalp mesotherapy, skin needling and SoftLift, among others. Ask us when you book.

The base is sterile fluid. Anything added to it is prescription medicine. Australian law doesn’t allow us to advertise prescription-only medicines to the public, so we don’t list drip ingredients here. A doctor goes through what’s suitable for you, its risks and what to expect at your consultation.

A menu asks you to choose. We’d rather a doctor decide what’s appropriate for you, if anything, after a health check. Prescribed, not picked from a menu.

For hydration, yes: fluid given into a vein reaches the bloodstream straight away. For the other things drips are often sold for, such as energy, immunity or glowing skin, the research in healthy people is limited and the results are mixed. Some people feel better for a drip; some notice nothing. We won’t promise a result, and if a drip is unlikely to help you, we’ll tell you.

If you’re well and can drink, water does the job, just more slowly. A drip gives fluid faster, without relying on your gut. It’s a convenience, not a necessity, and it doesn’t replace drinking enough from day to day.

Not on its own. Skin quality comes from treatment, skincare and sun protection. A drip can be part of a visit that does those things, but we won’t sell it to you as a skin treatment.

About 30 to 45 minutes, depending on what’s prescribed and how much fluid. Because it runs during your treatment, it usually adds little time to your visit. Allow a few extra minutes for the cannula.

A sharp scratch as the cannula goes in, then usually nothing. Some people feel a cool sensation up the arm as the fluid runs. If the site stings, aches or swells, tell us and we’ll check it straight away.

For most healthy people, with a doctor’s check first, the risks are small. The common ones are a bruise, soreness or swelling where the cannula sits. Less often: fluid leaking under the skin, an inflamed vein, a reaction to an ingredient, feeling faint, or infection. Too much fluid can be a problem with some heart and kidney conditions, which is why the health check matters. You’re monitored for the whole drip.

A doctor or a registered nurse, under medical supervision. Every drip is prescribed by a doctor after a health check. Cleon is a doctor-led clinic.

Yes. We can usually draw your blood for PRP through the same cannula, then start the drip, so it’s one needle instead of two. The drip runs while your PRP is prepared and your treatment is done.

Yes. An LED session takes 20 minutes under the light. The drip starts as you lie back and finishes soon after. It pairs easily with a course of LED light therapy.

Yes. Nothing touches your arm during a peel, so the drip runs while the peel is applied, timed and removed. More on our chemical peels.

Yes. Both take about half an hour, so they finish around the same time. Scalp mesotherapy is part of Male by Cleon, and the drip can be added to other Male by Cleon treatments too.

It’s decided with the doctor at your health check. Most people add one now and then, rather than at every visit. A drip shouldn’t stand in for drinking enough day to day.

If you have a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea, or feel very unwell, please don’t come in for treatment. See your GP, or call 000 or go to an emergency department if it’s serious. A clinic drip isn’t the right care for an illness.

We’d talk it through first, and in most cases we’d wait. Some ingredients aren’t suitable in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Before: eat as normal, drink water, and wear sleeves that roll up easily. After: keep the small dressing on for an hour or so, and go easy on heavy lifting with that arm for the rest of the day. A small bruise can take a few days to fade.

It’s priced as an add-on to your treatment. Because what goes into it is prescribed for you, we give the price at your consultation, or call 0438 163 638 or email hello@cleonclinic.com and ask us. There’s no Medicare rebate.

No. Every drip is given at our Potts Point clinic, in a private treatment room, after a health check.

Cleon by Dr Brandon is at Ground 02, 46a Macleay Street, Potts Point, a short walk from Kings Cross station. It’s close to Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Darlinghurst, Woolloomooloo and the CBD, and easy to reach from the Eastern Suburbs. We offer IV drips as an add-on to treatments in clinic.