Cheek Fillers

[RicciardoPerez]

Hello. I'm considering cheek fillers and I've been looking online thoroughly, but I want to ask people on here who have had them.

Is it painful?
How long did your results last?
Were you happy with your results?
How many ml did you have?

Anyone?

Have a look at Facebook groups, do careful research on filler and particularly hyalauronidase

Make sure the person administering the filler is a qualified medical professional and not a beauty therapist. It may be cheaper to go to a beauty therapist but it's worth paying more to ensure a suitable, qualified person who is insured and accountable, is injecting the dermal filler.

I find cheek fillers very painful and also painful for about a week afterwards, as if it's bruised inside
They last ages though, about 2 years before I need to re do them

Oh absolutely. I'd be going to the same person who does my Botox. She's an advanced nurse practitioner and has won awards etc, so she's the only person who I'll ever go to.

What are you considering having them for? They can be useful for pulling up lower face if you have jowls, sagging, or marion/naso lines.

Avoid if you have high cheekbones as they look stupid and they're not necessary as you already have the scaffolding. I had mine dissolved as they looked severe, the swelling didn't go down, and they made my face look thinner. I had 1ml divided between both sides.

At £350.00 (which is what I paid) not including consultation and aftercare you can see why some clinicians might be tempted to do these procedures even if they're not needed.

The procedure itself wasn't painful (cannula used) but bruising at entry points and a bruised feel internally, and some swelling externally.

1ml across both cheeks is quite a lot I think. I’ve had less than half that and it’s make a difference to me. I’ve used it to lift nasolabial folds (think that’s the right term) but often you need lots of little dots in various places so it depends what you’re trying to achieve.
Your clinician should be able to advise you. If you don’t trust her find someone else?

Is 1ml quite a lot do you think @Burnamer My clinician said 2ml was more usual for her to use across both cheekbones and I'm so glad I refused that!

Your method of little dots (so needle?) sounds better too.

I’ve had 4 x 0.5 ml (so 2 ml in total) that is in lots of places around my lower face including cheeks, marionette lines and naso-labial folds. I think the best choice I made was to have only 0.5 done at each appointment so it’s been really gradual and we can review exactly how the last session has settled before adding more. A Cannula was used for the marionette lines I know but I don’t think for the cheeks.
Im delighted with the results - it’s subtle but I look great ;-)

Sorry, to clarify, there is less than 1 ml in my cheeks. More in my entire face.