Enhance your natural beauty with Dermal Fillers
With age we lose volume of the tissues under the skin and especially in the face, this can lead to thinning of the lips and scalloping of the cheeks or eye. Injectable dermal fillers can help to enhance features and augment natural beauty by adding or replacing volume, helping to improve symmetry and lifting specific areas of the face.
Injectable Dermal Fillers are the area of injectable cosmetic medicine that requires the most detailed and experienced application. As Taranaki's only Accredited Cosmetic Clinic you can rest assured you are in experienced and highly trained hands to ensure you get the best and most natural results.
FAQs - The answers you need
Dermal fillers are a clear gel made of Hyaluronan, a carbohydrate naturally present in the body that declines with age. Hyaluronan encourages skin hydration and collagen formation. They also contain local anaesthetic for comfort. Elastic gels smooth deep lines and support dynamic areas such as the lips and mouth. Firmer gels restore youthful curvature and replace lost volume. Results last between 6-24 months depending on the selected filler, the area treated and individual metabolism.
- Book in advance, as treatment shouldn’t be within 4 weeks of planned dental treatment or intensive skin treatments or 4 days before an international flight. Also, allow 4 weeks before an important occasion for optimum healing.
- Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatories and oil supplements 5 days before your treatment to minimise your chance of bruising.
- Inform your practitioner if predisposed to cold sores, as preventative medication can be prescribed. Your practitioner may recommend treatments to condition the skin before your filler treatment, to optimise results.
The treated area will initially look red, swollen, feel tender or lumpy and bruising may appear after 12-24 hours. This generally takes 2-4 weeks to resolve. Due to factors like underlying facial asymmetry or scar tissue, results may be slightly uneven despite our very best efforts.
We recommend booking a complimentary follow-up consultation at 4 weeks after treatment to allow us to assess how you are going. This allows us to ensure optimal outcomes and address any questions you might have.
Those previously allergic to hyaluronan; with permanent fillers or facial implants; pregnant or breast-feeding; unwell with a cold, sinusitis or facial infection; prior keloid scarring; caution is needed for those with autoimmune disorders.
There is a very small risk of allergy, infection or the filler entering an artery. Any of these reactions must be promptly treated with a dissolving enzyme. Antibiotics and antihistamines may also be required. There have been extremely rare reports of blindness, with the treatment of the nose and between the eyes carrying a higher risk.
- Cleanse your face as normal
- Reduce swelling by gently applying intermittent cool packs, taking antihistamine medication and applying arnica or Hirudoid cream to help resolve bruising.
Please do not:
- Exercise intensely, drink alcohol or wear makeup for the remainder of the day.
- Swim, use a sauna or have facials for a week.
- Have any firm pressure on the area for one month (such as face-down massage).
Belotero® is a Class III medical device to smooth facial wrinkles and folds, correct facial atrophic scars, restore of enhance the lips or restore facial volume. Belotero has risk and benefits. Ask your specialist if Belotero is right for you. Contains transparent cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel of non-animal origin with lidocaine 0.3% to reduce local pain. Do not use if you have a skin inflammation or a skin infection or until the infection is healed. Precautions. There is a risk of infection. Tell your doctor if you are on blood-clotting medicines as there could be an increased risk of bruising or bleeding at the injection site.
Possible side effects: swelling, bruising, redness hardening of the skin, pain, altered colour or itching.
Lasts 6-12 months. You will need to pay for this product and doctor’s fees apply. Merz, Sydney. Distributed by Healthcare Logistics, Auckland
We get how good our services are and would love to make this accessible to as many people who want it. To help out we have our LoveMySkin treatment plans as well as Afterpay, QCard and other Easypay options.
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At Skin on Forty-Five we pride ourselves on providing service of the highest quality, safety and luxury. We are the only Accredited Cosmetic Clinic by the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine in Taranaki and are lead by Taranaki's only Accredited Cosmetic Doctor. This shows the quality and safety of our services and gives our clients the peace of mind that they are receiving the highest quality care from a team that strive for perfection.
