Patients often ask questions about dermal fillers. Social media can lead to fear and misunderstanding about dermal fillers, yet they temain one of the safest and most useful tools in Aesthetic Medicine.
MYTH # 1 : Fillers and Botulinum toxin are the same thing.
💉 Dermal fillers and neurotoxin often get mixed up or grouped together as the same product. But these cosmetic injectables couldn’t be more different!
Botulinum toxin and dermal fillers are both treatments for wrinkles, but their mode of action is different. Botulinum toxin reduces the muscle activity that causes wrinkles. Dermal fillers restore the volume of the skin, improving the skin’s hydration and texture.
❓MYTH # 2: Fillers make your face look puffy and stretch out your skin
💉If performed by a skilled doctor, dermal fillers will substitute the amount of tissue that has been lost due to ageing. If the treatment is done with care, the results will look natural, and your skin rejuvenated.
Of course , overfilling your face could make it look puffy and unnatural, but this is a result you should not experience with a qualified, experienced injector. When injected gradually, dermal fillers will give you subtle, natural results that improve over time as you slowly increase the volume.
MYTH #3: Dermal fillers are painful.
💉You may experience a slight discomfort during the injection, but most of the time, the skin will be numbed with a local anaesthetic. The use of blunt flexible microcannulas and injection of local anaesthetic for the entry point makes for a very comfortable procedure with minimal to zero downtime.
MYTH # 4: Fillers are irreversible and permanent
💉Hyaluronic Acid fillers do not stay in your face forever, and if you’re unhappy with the result you’re not stuck with it. Fillers are a temporary treatment that generally last anywhere from 9 to 18 months. Hyaluronic Acid is a biodegradable product that your body naturally reabsorbs very gradually over time.
HA Fillers can also be dissolved with hyaluronidase, a reversal agent that quickly and safely removes the product.