Dermal Fillers

Dermal Fillers ……….Revitalising your face.

As our skin ages we gradually begin to lose some of it’s collagen and fat.  This is what prevents our skin from sagging.  As we get older our skin becomes wrinkled and more lines appear than we want and sometimes the signs of ageing just need a little helping hand. Dermal fillers can help give you back some of that lost volume and help plump it up to make it look more youthful and firmer. Lip fillers using products like Restylane Lipp and Juvederm will give back a nice natural shape and added volume.

The type of dermal fillers we chose will depend on the results you wish to achieve. To make sure the right filler is chosen for your treatment, it is recommended that you let us know the areas of your body you wish to improve and for how long you want the results to last. This will help us choose a dermal filler which would achieve the most suitable results.

Dermal fillers are popular treatments for wrinkles and facial lines. The procedure helps to ‘fill out’ and smooth away troublesome:

• Nose to Mouth Grooves.
• Forehead Lines.
• Frown Furrows.
• Lipstick Lines.
• Acne Pits.
• Crows Feet.

It can be seen instantly and can last for around 6 to 12 months depending on which dermal filler is used.

Following your consultation and suitability for dermal filler treatment you will fill in a medical form/consent form.  Photographs will be taken of the areas to be treated and surface area cleaned with an antiseptic solution.  A topical anaesthetic shall be applied prior to treatment to make the procedure as comfortable as possible. Our products also have numbing properties within them. The whole treatment shall take around 1 hour and we shall supply you with a  post treatment aftercare advice.

Benefits.

• More youthful appearance.
• Fill minor to moderate lines.
• Add volume to lips.
• Tailored to your needs.
• Little recovery time.
• No testing required.

FDA approved dermal fillers is all that our clinic will use. Below is a list of them.

• Juvederm.
• Restylane.
• Sculptra.
• Radiesse.
• Bolotero.

As with any medical procedure, there are risks involved with the use of dermal fillers. That is why it is important for you to understand their limits and possible risks.

Any soft tissue filler can cause long-term side effects, permanent side effects, or both. However, most side effects associated with soft tissue fillers happen shortly after injection and most go away in less than two weeks. Swelling and pain after hand treatment may last a month or more. In some cases side effects may appear weeks, months or years after injection.

Allergy testing is required for particular types of filler materials, such as those taken from animals (e.g., cows, rooster combs).

The following risks are for FDA-approved uses of Soft Tissue Fillers. The risks associated with unapproved uses are not known.

• Bruising
• Redness
• Swelling
• Pain
• Tenderness
• Itching, rash
• Difficulty in performing activities (only observed when injected into the back of the hand)

Less common side effects include:

• Raised bumps in or under the skin (nodules or granulomas) that may need to be surgically removed
• Infection
• Open or draining wounds
• A sore at the injection site
• Allergic reaction
• Necrosis (tissue death)

The following rare side effects have also been reported to FDA:

• Severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) that requires immediate emergency medical assistance
• Migration/ movement of filler material from the site of injection
• Leakage or rupture of the filler material at the injection site or through the skin (which may result from tissue reaction or infection)
• The formation of permanent hard nodules in the face or hand
• Vision abnormalities, including blindness
• Stroke
• Injury to the blood supply
• Damage to the skin or the lips

If you choose to have these fillers removed through surgery, you may experience the same adverse events typically associated with surgery. You should be aware that it may be difficult to remove the filler material.