CHEEK FILLERS

The bone and fat deep under your skin diminishes as you age and this leads to your cheeks looking saggy, along with hollows under your eyes.

It is more noticeable if you are someone with low body fat. Have you heard the saying that after a certain age “you have to choose between you face or your figure?”

Dermal filler replaces the lost support and it helps to lift your cheeks back to their former glory. It’s safe and easy and can be done simply in a one hour appointment.

It depends on whether I need to enhance your cheekbones, where I would use a very firm filler, or replace lost fat, when I’d choose a more flexible filler.

I need to see and feel your face to know the what the best filler is for you. Depending on your shape and structure, I might use Juvederm Voluma, Juvederm Ultraplus, Juvederm Volift or Perlane.

Under your eyes, it’s important to use a more flexible filler that can cope with movement when you laugh and smile. This stops an over-plumped look that can make your eyes look small on smiling.

I usually use a longer-lasting hyaluranon filler for cheeks, such as Juvederm Voluma. Studies show Voluma lasts for two years.

Filler decreases gradually, so you will probably need a top-up at around nine months. At top-up treatments, you usually you need only about half the amount of filler you originally needed.

If for any reason you don’t like the change, I can quickly and easily remove dermal filler with an injection of filler dissolver called Hyalase. This dissolves filler out in a couple of days.

However, it’s very unusual not to love your new cheeks. I like to treat slowly and cautiously, one small step at a time, for an extremely natural look. The result being – you might get told you look well, or that your eyes are sparkly, but no one can quite put their finger on why!