Filler Blindness: What You Need to Know
✏ “ Filler blindness,” or perception drift, occurs when patients become accustomed to their enhanced appearance and forget their original appearance. They subsequently feel like they need more filler—even when they already have good results.
✏This can lead to an unnatural, overfilled look, with features becoming puffy, unbalanced, or distorted. Overuse of filler can also cause complications like product migration, requiring correction or even removal.
How to Prevent Filler Blindness:
✏Before and After Photos: Regularly reviewing your before-and-after photos with your doctor can help keep you grounded and remind you of your natural starting point.
✏Trust Your Doctor: Your aesthetic doctor has an expert eye and can help guide you toward subtle, harmonious enhancements that maintain your natural beauty.
✏Take Breaks: Resist the urge to “top up” too frequently—give your treatments time to settle and avoid chasing an overly augmented look.
✏Open Communication: Have honest conversations with your doctor about your goals and concerns to ensure you stay on track for a balanced, refreshed appearance.
🌟Remember, the goal of aesthetic treatments is to enhance, not to change or distort features. Less is often more.
🩺Selecting the right practitioner for your chosen treatment is vitally important. AAMSSA is committed to the advancement of ethical and safe aesthetic medicine in South Africa in order to protect the public.