Dermal Fillers

About Fillers

Dermal filler is a gel like substance made from hyaluronic acid that is injected into different areas of the face, at different depths to create lift, add volume and contour, and smooth the appearance of lines and wrinkles. Fillers are most often used in the lips, nasolabial folds, cheeks, jaw, and chin, and can be used in other areas to balance out the face.

What Are Fillers?

What Should I Expect?

When we meet, we’ll review your health history, discuss your goals, do a full face assessment, and come up with a treatment plan to get you the best results. The treatment plan will include areas to be treated and the most appropriate fillers for each area and desired result.

Depending on your selected treatment area, you may receive topical numbing or local anesthesia prior to the procedure. The procedure can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 1 hour to perform. Mild swelling, bruising and soreness may occur. You will see your results immediately, and can expect them to last 6-24 months (depending on filler and area).

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FAQs

  • -Avoid NSAIDS (ie: ibuprofen, naproxen) for 1 week prior

    -Avoid taking St. John’s Wort, high dose vitamin E, and fish oils for 1 week prior

    -Do not drink any alcoholic beverages for 48 hours prior

    -Start Arnica tablets 2-3 days before treatment, and have arnica gel at home for after treatment

    -if you are getting lip filler and have history of cold sores, start taking your antiviral 2 days before and continue for 3 days after

  • Dermal fillers contain lidocaine, an anesthetic, which helps decrease pain. Depending on the area, you may also receive a topical numbing cream or a local anesthetic injection to help with discomfort. For lip fillers, you will receive a dental block, unless you prefer topical numbing.

  • Some patients have no downtime, other patients have a day or two of downtime. The most common side effects are swelling and bruising. Ice after the procedure can help with swelling. And, arnica tablets and gel after filler can help speed up how long it takes bruising to resolve. Because of possibility of downtime, we do not recommend scheduling your appointment right before a big event.

  • Results can be seen immediately after treatment and will get better over the course of 2-3 weeks as the filler integrates with your own tissue. Filler can last anywhere from 6-24 months depending on the filler used and the injection area.

  • We carry a wide range of dermal fillers and will choose the best filler to achieve the desired results based on the area being treated (ie the best filler to create soft full lips would most likely not be the same filler used to create a more defined jawline).

  • -ice off and on for the first 24 hours post treatment

    -apply arnica gel and take arnica tablets for 2-3 days post treatment

    -may take Tylenol for pain relief (1000 mg every 6 hours for 2-3 days, if no liver disease). Avoid NSAIDs

    -No lying down for 4 hours

    -Try to sleep on your back

    -No makeup for 24 hours post treatment

    -avoid excessive heat for 24 hours

    -No exercise/working out for 24-48 hours

    -For lip injections only: no straws, smoking, or heavy kissing for 48 hours