What is the first appointment with the surgeon/doctor like?
The first appointment is for the examination of the specialist, who will analyze the area to be treated, the quality of the skin, and also, will analyze the patient’s clinical history to eliminate the possibility of diseases that may pose a difficulty or a problem.
Likewise, the patient will be explained the need or not to use anesthesia, which in any case will be local, and will detail which fillers are the most appropriate for their case and if there are any contraindications.
How to prepare for facial filler?
To prepare the skin before the treatment, it is advisable to avoid exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays and not to consume alcoholic beverages on the day of treatment or the day before. It is advisable to avoid bruising in the area to be treated and not to consume aspirin or drugs of similar composition.
It may be convenient to apply retinol creams in the area during the two weeks before the treatment, to close the pores and reduce the oiliness of the skin, which will allow better adhesion of the injected acid. On the same day of the intervention, it is advisable to clean the treated area to avoid irritation.
How is facial filler done?
It is a painless treatment that does not require anesthesia, although, in the case of sensitive skin, it is possible to use local anesthesia or anesthetic creams. Small needles or fine cannulas are used, which help prevent bruising. The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, so it is not necessary to go to an operating room. The session usually lasts between 20 and 30 minutes.
The doctor, after disinfecting the skin of the area to be treated, performs one or more microinjections in the affected area. It is generally not a painful treatment, but as a precautionary measure, small percentages of local anesthetic (0.3% lidocaine) are injected with the filler. After the injection, the doctor will perform a massage that ends the session.
What are the advantages of facial filler?
Hyaluronic acid is found naturally in our simply body’s natural production of this substance by the body decreases over the years, as discussed in the so no allergies or intolerances develop, nor skin reactions. With successful treatment, an improvement in expression is achieved without losing an iota of naturalness and achieving very satisfactory results. There is no recovery period for facial filler treatments.
Hyaluronic acid also stimulates the natural production of collagen and hydrates the skin, so patients often continue to look more rejuvenated even after the acid is absorbed by the body.
How is the recovery of facial filler?
One of the great advantages of facial fillers is that there is no need for a recovery period from the treatment. The treated area may be reddened or slightly swollen for a few hours after the session, but the skin is redone quickly and in a few days very satisfactory results can be seen, all, because there are usually no side effects and the products used, do not generate rejection due to part of the body, something that the EAM Hospital Clinic places special emphasis on.
Results of facial filler
The results are very satisfactory; A very rejuvenated and healthier appearance is achieved quickly, which improves the patient’s self-esteem and well-being, fundamental elements in aesthetic medicine treatments. The results are not permanent, but can easily be extended to a year or more, As mentioned above, even after absorption of the acid by the body, the patient maintains an improved appearance compared to what he had before the facial filler treatment.
Complications or possible side effects
Most of the fillers are composed entirely of substances of natural origin, so they do not usually cause any side effects. As it is not a surgical treatment, complications of any kind are not frequent. Possible redness and swelling of the treated area immediately after treatment only last for a few hours.
If permanent or semi-permanent fillers were chosen, the risks would be greater, since they are substances that play with the factor that the body requires more time to process them and if there are any side effects it may be as permanent as the treatment itself.
Frequent questions
- I want to know if cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose is safe for nasolabial folds or is there an increased risk of infections? The only safe fillers that currently exist are hyaluronic acid and calcium hydroxyapatite.
- How long should I wait to get more Radiesse or other filler for these grooves after 15 days? They can put the Radiesse on you at any time, although you must know that you will see the tightening effect after a month.
- How long does it take for facial fillers to reabsorb? Depending on the type of hyaluronic used the duration will vary enormously. From a couple of months to 24 months
- With my nose twisted to one side, can permanent facial fillers help me? Permanent filler products are not recommended in any case, as they cause many long-term complications. In the case of the nose, in which the filling is very superficial, because the skin is very thin, even less: it is looking for problems that are difficult to solve. If the aesthetic problem of the nose can be corrected with rhinomolding, always use temporary material (hyaluronic acid). If not, you have to go to a rhinoplasty.
- Why can a facial filler near the eye cause allergies? There is the possibility of side effects and complications with the hyaluronic acid treatment, the most common are edema, redness, bruising, Tyndall effect, (whitish coloration of the skin), we must use a good quality product, with a good technique, with the preparation of the skin, in a small quantity and at a low speed, the edema usually disappears in the following days, I suggest you discuss it with your aesthetic doctor.
- What filler is the best to be able to thicken the cheekbones? To give volume to the cheekbones without surgery, in my opinion, the implant that is most compatible with the body should be used because any granuloma will be very visible and difficult to treat and can cause sequelae and deformations. Currently, with the great variety and good hyaluronic acids, it is faster, more comfortable, cheaper, and easier for the patient.
- I have been radiesse on cheekbones for 1 year. Is there any contraindication to doing a laser treatment in the area? there is no problem or contraindication since after a year the Radiesse will have almost completely disappeared, leaving only the new collagen formed, and lasers of any type do not interfere with this, even more, they can help to enhance the result.
Even if it was less time since you had it, you could undergo the laser treatment without a problem. - When do you see the results of radiesse? You have to make a personalized assessment, there is certain flaccidity that cannot be corrected with treatments and sometimes when the skin is not very thin either.
