Dermal fillers are gel-like implications that are infiltrated underneath the skin to convert lost volume, smooth lines and soften creases, or enhance facial contours.
Step 1 – Facial assessment & mapping
If you desire to utilize package soft tissue fillers, the plastic surgeon, or Dermatologist will assess your facial impression and skin tone and analyze the areas of your face to be augmented.
Strategic points on your face may mark as the proper injection sites for the filler. Photographs may be taken of the areas to treat.
Step 2 – Cleansing & anesthetizing
The injection sites will be cleansed with an antibacterial agent. Pain at the injection site may be ameliorated by the use of a very cold instrument to chill the skin, anesthetic ointment to numb the skin, or injection of local anesthesia. While not painless, the injections are usually easily tolerated.
Step 3 – The injection
Injection usually takes only a few moments per site. The process of injecting, massaging, and evaluating the result is performed, and additional filler is added as needed. Depending on the number of areas to be treated, the whole process may be as short as 15 minutes, or as long as an hour.
Step 4 – Clean up & recovery
Once the results are deemed satisfactory, any markings will be cleansed off. You may be offered an ice pack to reduce swelling and alleviate discomfort. Although the area may feel a bit tender for a day or two, it is usually not painful enough to require any medication.
Common side effects
The most common reported side effects are bleeding, bruising, swelling, and pain.
