The decision to get facial fillers becomes easier and easier every month, as more celebrities own up to having wrinkle reduction treatments with fillers, the cost comes down and the reliability of products goes up.
There is one question that almost every prospective facial filler patient has, though, which is rarely answered comprehensively in the FAQ section.
That is, "What does getting a facial filler treatment feel like?" The most that people usually tell you is that the needle is barely felt, and that if you are uncomfortable with it you can get local anesthetise.
Those who've had the procedure done know that there is a lot more to its 'feel' than a simple pinprick ...
we explore it from start to finish, for new facial filler patients! How do dermal fillers work? Dermal fillers work exactly as the name suggests.
Most wrinkling as we age is due to a loss of volume under the skin - muscles shrink, and our skin tends to stay less hydrated.
Facial fillers help fill out the tissue underneath the skin to correct wrinkles.
The base product used for this is usually hyaluronic acid, a substance that ocsurs naturally in the body and is absorbed again by the body after several months.
What does the procedure feel like? The procedure is nothing like a traditional cosmetic surgery procedure, such as breast surgery or liposuction.
Depending on the amount of area that you want covered, you may have from one to six needle punctures.
If you want, you can have a local anesthetic cream to cover the sites that will be injected.
If you choose this route, you will feel almost nothing at the time of treatment, apart from a very mild pressure sensation.
It is not painful at all.
If you choose to go au naturel, without local anesthetic, the only pain is that of a very fine needle being inserted.
The wrinkle injection needles are thinner than those you are familiar with from vaccinations and blood tests.
How will my face feel directly afterward? The feeling directly afterwards is usually one of mild soreness.
This is related more to the actual wrinkle injection that to the introduction of the facial filler into your skin.
Patients describe sensations like: * Swelling * Itching * Mild pain * Fullness * Firmness * Bumps You'll be able to notice the effect immediately after the wrinkle injections, however this is not necessarily what your face will continue to look like - you also have the effect of swelling to account for in what you see immediately after your treatment.
How will my face feel a couple of weeks afterward? All pain will have disappeared by this stage - and if it hasn't, you should call your doctor immediately! The feeling of fullness will persist, though there won't be any pain associated with it by this stage.
You might notice a difference in feeling depending on which brand of facial filler was used for your treatment - some are said to be softer or more pliable than others, though they will have their own minor downsides.
There is no numbness in the areas treated, you retain all of your normal nerve inputs.
Sometimes cosmetic clinicians choose to put a little more filler in than is needed to get the desired result, in order to ensure you won't have to come back in 2 months time - so what you see at this stage may settle down even further.
At this stage, you should be starting to find it difficult to tell that there is anything other than what your own body has created in your face - your facial filler should feel very natural!
There is one question that almost every prospective facial filler patient has, though, which is rarely answered comprehensively in the FAQ section.
That is, "What does getting a facial filler treatment feel like?" The most that people usually tell you is that the needle is barely felt, and that if you are uncomfortable with it you can get local anesthetise.
Those who've had the procedure done know that there is a lot more to its 'feel' than a simple pinprick ...
we explore it from start to finish, for new facial filler patients! How do dermal fillers work? Dermal fillers work exactly as the name suggests.
Most wrinkling as we age is due to a loss of volume under the skin - muscles shrink, and our skin tends to stay less hydrated.
Facial fillers help fill out the tissue underneath the skin to correct wrinkles.
The base product used for this is usually hyaluronic acid, a substance that ocsurs naturally in the body and is absorbed again by the body after several months.
What does the procedure feel like? The procedure is nothing like a traditional cosmetic surgery procedure, such as breast surgery or liposuction.
Depending on the amount of area that you want covered, you may have from one to six needle punctures.
If you want, you can have a local anesthetic cream to cover the sites that will be injected.
If you choose this route, you will feel almost nothing at the time of treatment, apart from a very mild pressure sensation.
It is not painful at all.
If you choose to go au naturel, without local anesthetic, the only pain is that of a very fine needle being inserted.
The wrinkle injection needles are thinner than those you are familiar with from vaccinations and blood tests.
How will my face feel directly afterward? The feeling directly afterwards is usually one of mild soreness.
This is related more to the actual wrinkle injection that to the introduction of the facial filler into your skin.
Patients describe sensations like: * Swelling * Itching * Mild pain * Fullness * Firmness * Bumps You'll be able to notice the effect immediately after the wrinkle injections, however this is not necessarily what your face will continue to look like - you also have the effect of swelling to account for in what you see immediately after your treatment.
How will my face feel a couple of weeks afterward? All pain will have disappeared by this stage - and if it hasn't, you should call your doctor immediately! The feeling of fullness will persist, though there won't be any pain associated with it by this stage.
You might notice a difference in feeling depending on which brand of facial filler was used for your treatment - some are said to be softer or more pliable than others, though they will have their own minor downsides.
There is no numbness in the areas treated, you retain all of your normal nerve inputs.
Sometimes cosmetic clinicians choose to put a little more filler in than is needed to get the desired result, in order to ensure you won't have to come back in 2 months time - so what you see at this stage may settle down even further.
At this stage, you should be starting to find it difficult to tell that there is anything other than what your own body has created in your face - your facial filler should feel very natural!