dermal fillers
AESTHETIC & Beauty Treatments You DESIRE
Dermal fillers can play an important role in a client’s aesthetic plan at any age — whether it’s creating a fresh pair of fuller lips, establishing facial symmetry or correcting aging facial volume loss. Dermal fillers work to create or restore volume as they are comprised of ingredients that are naturally occurring in the body, adding a plumpness to the skin without feeling or appearing unnatural.
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s part of the natural aging process, our overall internal facial volume begins to deplete through loss of collagen, fat, muscle and even bone. This causes our remaining tissues to shift (thanks gravity!) resulting in the outward appearance of wrinkles, thinning lips and sagging skin. Dermal fillers work to restore facial volume helping to fill hollowness, correct wrinkles and lift skin to create a more youthful appearance.
What to expect: You’ll meet with one of our licensed nurse injectors for a consultation to develop a treatment plan together, incorporating your identified concerns with an evaluation of your skin. It’s important to take into consideration a client’s full face when determining symmetry (as volume loss in one area typically affects another area). Your nurse injector will recommend various options for anesthetics that can be used to numb the area prior to treatment.
Down time: Minor bruising, swelling and pain are not uncommon. To help diminish bruising and swelling, we recommend taking the herbal supplement Arnica Montana 2 days prior to treatment. Alcohol leading up to treatment may also worsen bruising so it is recommended to abstain for 72 hours before your appointment. You may take Tylenol and utilize ice for pain if medically able to do so. Do not massage or rub the area after treatment. If determined medically appropriate by your medical provider, it is also recommended to stop medications that increase change of bleeding (IE: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Excedrin, Naproxen, vitamin E, fish oil, krill oil, ginseng, St. John’s wort, ginkgo biloba) for 2 weeks prior to treatment.
Results: Filler provides immediate results. Following injection, one can expect an initial period of swelling gradually decreasing over 1-2 weeks. Depending on product, area corrected and level of correction, results can last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years.
Additional info: Have you received dermal filler in the past that no longer suits your needs, or you’d like to remove? Most filler can be dissolved using a product called Hylenex (hyaluronidase). A client may request Hylenex treatment or a nurse injector may suggest this prior to new treatment during consultation. Please note: In the rare event that dermal filler would need to be dissolved due to medical complication, an ample amount of dissolvent is kept readily available at all times.
Additional FAQs: We are unable to treat you if you are pregnant/breast feeding, have received any vaccinations within the last 2 weeks, or have upcoming dental work, active skin infections, active flare of an autoimmune disease, or any active bacterial/viral/body or blood infections. We are also unable to treat you if you are experiencing active herpes simplex (*cold sores), steroid or immunosuppressive treatments within 2 weeks of procedure, antibiotic treatment within 2 weeks of procedure (minus acne medication), or any current upper respiratory/sinus infections or within 2 weeks of treatment.
We require you to discuss the following conditions with your primary or medical provider prior to treatment: known allergy to bee/wasp venom, previous adverse reactions related to dermal fillers (nodules, granulomas, biofilms, allergic reaction, inflammation, vascular complications, skin discoloration, scarring, malar edema, delayed edema), autoimmune diseases, and/or taking Coumadin/Warfarin or other blood thinner.
Our nurse injectors reserve the right to refuse treatment if we believe it to be unsafe or otherwise contraindicated for any reason.
