Dermal fillers

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Hi looking for some advice...

To get to the point - I'm looking pretty tired at the moment - quite dark around the eyes (I am naturally but tiredness makes this worse!) and have been thinking for a while now about dermal fillers.

Could anyone whose had them before please advise on your experience of them? Also - How did you find a trusted and qualified practitioner to administer them? I would like to do some thorough research but worry if I just type this in to google I'll get a swathe of companies cropping up and I want to be very careful with whom I choose to go with!
Thanks in advance!

I have them in my cheeks - only 1mo so a more natural plumped effect than the stronger looking ones you can get. I find they make me looked refreshed and they are my treat to myself.

I visited three practitioners (pre covid) before finding one I felt happy with. One was a dentist and they did fillers as part of the business in their surgery.

The lady I went with was well established and was a nurse practitioner- but now does aesthetics as her main job. She was fab, spent some time talking to me about what I wanted and different ways to achieve this. I would always make sure that the person doing the filler has some sort of professional clinical qualification (eg nurse or dentist), and not someone who has just taken a qualification. Personally I would only go to someone who works from a proper clinic or treatment room and also check their insurance.

They will be happy to discuss their credentials with you and spend time with you (free consultation) prior to you having anything done. If they aren't, then I would go with them x

If you say your area I have seen recommendations on here for aesthetic clinicians.

@LOLbebe thank you for your message! Really appreciate hearing your experience. I am similarly after a little refresh, nothing drastic so I was thinking a small amount in cheeks  I would definitely look thoroughly in to qualifications as well.

@Anotheruser02 good idea - I am in Peterborough so any recommendations in that area would be great!

I recently had fillers in my cheeks and nasolabial folds - it was a non surgical facelift. The effect has been very very subtle but I look somehow more youthful and less tired. I am now seriously considering saving up for ultracel to deal with jawline and neck.

I went to a local aesthetics clinic run by a dr who is a former surgeon and the clinic is accredited by Save Face. She does all the medical treatments including fillers etc. I wouldnt have been comfortable going to a non-medic.

I think brow bone and temple is supposed to be good for opening up eyes a bit.

What is Ultracel.the.neck area id.!y buhbear

Sorry pressed too soon .should say biggest bugbear

@LarryUnderwood could I ask how much the cost? And do you have to go back to keep it topped up?

@CoffeeandCakeEqualsLove it was very expensive - about 1300 . Should last around 12-18 months. That was for a structural set of fillers applied in multiple locations (Google non surgical face lift).

@princessTiasmum ultracel is a treatment that tightens the membrane around tour muscle and stimulates collagen production. Its supposedly very effective for jowls/jawline and neck. smartmeduk.com/ultracel-q-plus/

LarryUnderwood thank you,i had something like this about 3 years ago, didn't work, can't remember what it was called, had about 6 sessions,my daughter did too,we were very disappointed
Hope this might be better and work for you

British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) is a college of experienced medical professionals mainly doctors who work in Aesthetics, are experienced and qualified at a high level
bcam.ac.uk/