Learn Everything You Need to Know About Facial Fillers

Last but not least, before making any final decisions, you should think about getting a consultation. If this is your first time doing anything like this, you should probably visit a skincare specialist and maybe even obtain a few other opinions.

Feeling anxious and uneasy is quite normal. Never act hastily or on impulse while making such a significant and expensive choice. If you consult first, you’ll have time to acquire data, take it home, and process it on your own terms.

When you have all the facts, you can make a wise choice that will bring out your greatest qualities and make you look and feel amazing. The decision to get fillers is one that thousands of women (and men) make every day for their own individual reasons.

If you go to a doctor who specializes in injectables, they might just give you something that changes your life. You can use the ALASTIN Skincare Expert Search Tool to identify a local skincare expert if you need assistance with this.

Questions & Answers: Fillers for the Face

What is the difference between Botox and dermal fillers?

Botox®, which is made up of purified bacteria, freezes muscles to help reduce the look of lines and wrinkles. Ingredients in dermal fillers like Juvederm® and Restylane® restore volume to areas that have thinned with age. These areas include the lips, cheeks, and the area around the mouth. Both are non-surgical injection techniques.

When injected into the face, what potential risks are there?

Although fillers for the face are generally regarded as safe, they might cause some unwanted side effects. Damage to the skin that results in a wound, infection, or scarring; the ability to feel the filler substance under the skin; impaired eyesight or blindness; the death of skin cells due to a lack of blood flow to the area; any of these side effects

For how long do facial fillers remain effective?

Facial fillers have a lifespan of six months to two years on average, though this can vary widely from one brand/product to another and from injector to injector.