A filler consultation in Rotherham, questions first
- Talk about volume or definition, and what could realistically change
- Take your medical history and examine you in person
- Cover the risks, the alternatives and what recovery looks like
- Send you away to decide, because nothing is agreed on the day
Nothing is agreed at a first appointment. It is a conversation about the risks and the alternatives.
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Ask the questions first
Nothing is agreed at a first appointment. It is a conversation about the risks, the alternatives and whether it is right for you at all.
The risk worth understanding
Filler is injected into a face full of blood vessels. The serious complications, rare but real, happen when filler enters or compresses one of them. That can affect the skin, and in the worst cases the eye.
Recognising it early and knowing what to do next is what matters, and that depends on whoever is treating you understanding the anatomy and having a plan for when something goes wrong. It is why the question "what happens if there is a complication" is the most important one you can ask anywhere offering this.
Dentists train in the anatomy of the head and face and work with injections in that region daily. That is the argument for having it done in a clinical setting rather than a commercial one, and it is an argument about training rather than about any particular result.
What to expect to be told
Bruising and swelling are normal
Both are common in the days afterwards and settle on their own. You should be told what is expected and what is not, before you agree to anything.
It is not permanent
Filler is broken down by the body over time, at a rate that varies with the product, the area and the person. Anyone quoting you a precise duration is guessing.
Sometimes the answer is no
There are medical histories, expectations and requests where the right response is to decline. A clinician who never declines anything is not assessing.
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Nothing is agreed at the first appointment. It is a conversation about the risks, the alternatives and whether it is right for you at all.
Questions people ask
What filler is made of, where it can go, and how long it lasts.
What is the filler actually made of?
Most non-surgical dermal fillers are hyaluronic acid, a substance your body already produces and holds in the skin. That is why it can be placed under the skin at all, and it is also why your body gradually breaks it down again.
Skin loses volume and fullness with age. A filler does not stop that happening or reverse it. It puts volume back into one specific place for as long as it lasts, which is a narrower thing than it usually gets sold as.
Ask which product is being proposed for you and what is in it. That is a fair question and you should get a straight answer to it.
Where can it go?
Lips are probably the most widely treated area of all. Beyond that it can be placed in most parts of the face that have lost a little volume over the years: cheeks, under the eyes, the jaw line.
Can and should are different questions. Some areas carry more risk than others because of what runs underneath them, and which areas are on the table for you is part of what the assessment decides. Anyone who will treat any area you name has not assessed you.
How long does it last?
A long time, and not permanently. Your body breaks the filler down at a rate that depends on the product, the area and you, so a figure given in advance is a guess dressed up as a number.
The upside of that is real. Because it wears off, the decision comes round again: you get to live with the result and then decide whether you want it kept up, rather than being committed to it.