Before and after
Dermal Fillers, 1 session, 4 weeks
Injectables
Dermal Fillersin Charlottesville, VA
Restores lost volume and smooths lines using hyaluronic acid filler.
- Price
- Price on consultation
- Downtime
- Minimal
- Sessions
- Single visit
- Follow-up
- Complimentary
Faces lose volume before they lose anything else. Cheeks flatten, the midface drops, and the lines that follow are a consequence of that rather than the problem itself. Filler restores the structure underneath so the surface settles.
Price depends entirely on how much is needed and where, which is why it is quoted at consultation rather than listed. Most people need less than they expect.
What it helps with
- Flattening or hollowing through the cheeks
- Folds from the nose to the mouth
- Lines from the corners of the mouth downward
- A chin or jawline that has lost definition
- Hollowing at the temples
Who it's for
- Anyone seeing the midface flatten rather than simply line
- Patients who want structure restored rather than a different face
- Anyone whose lines are visible at rest, where neurotoxin alone will not help
Filler adds volume. It does not tighten loose skin and it does not soften a line caused by movement. If the honest answer is neurotoxin, or a device, or nothing yet, Jyl will say so at consultation.
What to expect
Consultation
Jyl assesses the whole face rather than the area you came in about. Where volume is lost is often not where you notice the change.
The appointment
Numbing first, then placement. Most people describe pressure rather than pain. Plan on 45 minutes to an hour.
The first week
Swelling and the chance of bruising for a few days. What you see in the first 48 hours is not the result.
Settling
Filler integrates over about two weeks. Judge it then, not before.
Before your visit
- Avoid alcohol for 24 hours before your appointment.
- Stop fish oil, vitamin E, ibuprofen and other blood thinners for three days beforehand if your doctor says it is safe to pause them.
- Come with clean skin.
- Let Jyl know if you have a dental appointment or any vaccination booked within two weeks either side.
After your treatment
Today
- Stay upright for the next four hours.
- Do not rub, massage or press on the treated areas today.
- Skip exercise, hot yoga, saunas and anything that raises your heart rate until tomorrow.
- Use a cool compress gently if you are swollen, never ice directly on the skin.
- Swelling and bruising in the first days are normal and expected.
- Call the practice straight away if you have severe or increasing pain, skin that looks white or mottled, or any change in your vision.
Tomorrow
- Swelling is usually at its worst today or tomorrow.
- Sleep with your head elevated on an extra pillow tonight.
- You can return to normal activity and light exercise.
- Keep avoiding saunas, steam rooms and sunbeds for another few days.
- Do not judge the result yet.
- What you are looking at today is swelling, not filler.
In three days
- Swelling should be noticeably settling by now and any bruising should be fading.
- Makeup over the area is fine.
- If one side looks different from the other, that is common at this stage and usually evens out.
- Call the practice if swelling is increasing rather than decreasing, if an area is hot or painful to touch, or if you have a lump that is firm and growing.
After two weeks
- Your filler has now fully settled, so this is the first fair look at the result.
- If anything needs adjusting, now is the right time to look at it together rather than months from now.
- Reply to this email or call the practice and we will find you a time.
Results
How Jyl approaches this
Jyl treats the face as a structure rather than a list of areas, which is why she will often suggest filling somewhere you had not thought about and leaving alone the thing you came in for. She works conservatively and would rather you come back for more than start by overfilling.
More about JylQuestions
Why is there no price listed?
Because the amount varies so much between people that any figure would be misleading. Jyl quotes at consultation once she knows what is actually needed.
How long does it last?
NEEDS APPROVAL: confirm the range Jyl quotes. Draft: Typically nine to eighteen months depending on the product, the area and how quickly you metabolize it.
Will I look overfilled?
Not at the amounts Jyl uses. She treats conservatively and reviews, which means you can add later. The overfilled look almost always comes from doing too much in one visit.
Which filler do you use?
NEEDS APPROVAL: confirm which brands Jyl carries and how she chooses between them.
Can it be reversed?
Hyaluronic acid fillers can be dissolved if needed. That is one of the reasons Jyl favors them.
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