Dermal Fillers for Cheeks

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Cheeks can be injected for 2 purposes with dermal filler

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1. To look younger

2. To look more beautiful.

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As we age, our cheeks lose volume, the bone and soft tissue dissolves, leaving us with reduced structural support in that area, creating loss of volume, folds and wrinkles. It is easy to replace the volume loss in the cheeks with dermal filler.

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Some people were born with great cheeks, and others were born with undeveloped cheeks whose appearance could be improved. For those who weren’t born with the perfect cheeks, it is so simple to just inject them to improve the appearance.

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Dermal filler can improve:

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Cheek Size:

Often patients present with flat / underdeveloped cheeks to be enlarged. This is very easy

 

Cheek Skin:

The wrinkling on cheek skin, especially from smiling can be improved with dermal filler or skin boosters

 

The shape of the cheeks:

Some patients need more volume in the front of their cheeks and some patients need more volume at the side of their cheeks, and some just need more volume at the high point of their cheeks.:  You will be assessed and the we will have a discussion with you about your anatomy, and how it can be improved.

 

Cheek Ageing:

as we age, we lose volume in the cheeks and hence structural support of the overlying tissue. This can be replaced

Symmetry of the cheeks: asymmetry of the cheeks is very common, and can be improved with dermal filler treatment

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Smile lines of the lower cheeks can also be treated with dermal filler

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Cheek Fillers Treatment

Choosing the amount of filler to use for the cheeks:

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The dose required for cheek filling is very variable. Some clients will be satisfied with 1ml, others will need 6 mls to get the results that they want

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We will assess your face and decide on the best dose after taking a history and examining you. If you have a history of complications with dermal fillers, or if your budget is small or if they want a more subtle result, then a smaller dose can be chosen to start with.

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With cheeks, a typical way to plan cheek improvement is to inject them 2mls at a time,  injecting  them every  month until they reach the size where the patient is satisfied.

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Typically, we will inject 2mls at a first treatment then review you at a month. If they said ” I liked the swelling after the last treatment and was disappointed when it went away” then I would recommend them to have a further 2 mls, and repeat this until they don’t like the swelling afterwards.

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Pain relief during cheek filler treatment

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A topical numbing cream (eg EMLA or LMX ) may be applied to the area prior to the treatment (45 minutes prior is ideal) Wrap may be used over the numbing cream to increase its effect.

There is local anaesthetic in the dermal filler

Ice can be used to decrease pain and to reduce the risk of bruising.

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Cheek Fillers Procedure

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The face will be cleaned with alcohol.

Ice will be applied to the area briefly before treatment . I inject using a very fine needle. Then pressure with gauze will be applied.

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How will I look straight after cheek fillers:

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There may be redness and swelling. the cheeks may have a more “sharp” look about them, but when the swelling goes down after 2 days, the sharpness will reduce and give way to a more natural appearance. Patients often like the swelling in the first couple of days

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Side effects /risks with cheek fillers:

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There are risks associate with cheek fillers;

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Bruising occurs in a significant number of cases.

Swelling in the injection area will occur. This will last for around 48 hours

Asymmetry: Sometimes one side is better treated than the other, this is usually because the patient is asymmetrical to start with.

Infection is a very rare complication, but always a possibility when the needle goes into the skin.

Necrosis (blood vessel being blocked, interfering with blood supply to the skin) is very rare. This could lead to scarring.

Blindness due to a blood vessel being blocked is a rare but catastrophic risk of dermal filler

Need for further treatment: Often with cheeks, it will take several syringes of product to get to where the patient wants to be.

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After Cheek Fillers

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Instructions for cheek filler aftercare

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No makeup for 4 hours

No heavy exercise that day

No acid face products for 24 hours

No spas no saunas, no hot yoga for 1 week post treatment

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What to expect after a cheek filler treatment?

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The effect of the dermal filler will be obvious immediately.

Straight after, there may be redness and swelling. the cheeks may have a more “sharp” look about them, but when the swelling goes down after 2 days, the sharpness will reduce and give way to a more natural appearance. Patients often like the swelling in the first couple of days

Most of the swelling from the dermal filler will have resolved by 2-3 days after the procedure. There may be a small amount of swelling for even 2-4 weeks after the procedure.

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What if I get asymmetry at some time before the 4 week point? Do I call you straight away?

 

Cheeks are often very asymmetrical to start with and the injector may choose to attempt to correct it during the treatment. Sometimes asymmetry will occur because one side is more swollen or bruised. Usually it will right itself by the time of the review appointment. If it doesn’t, then it can be examined at the review appointment. There is no point in coming in early for treatment of asymmetry as there is often swelling associated and so the final result cannot be seen until at least 4 weeks. Treating asymmetry too early could lead to further asymmetry. Most client are asymmetrical prior to injection, we try to improve this asymmetry

 

How long will the treatment last?

The answer to this is very individual and depends on the client’s anatomy, metabolism, the dose, the placement, the product etc. Typically with our most commonly used dermal filler: If the client is happy with the results at 1 month (ie there has been adequate fill) they should be treated at 6 months, then at 6 months and then once yearly. If the patient is not satisfied with the results at 1 month (ie more dermal filler is required to obtain the results that they desire), then further dermal filler should be injected every 1-3 months until the desired appearance has been reached, and then the client should have treatment at 6 months, then 6 months, then once yearly

 

Cost of cheek fillers:

Cost is per syringe. Prices start at £250 per 2ml

Please see our current dermal filler pricing

Typically 2mls at least are required

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Some clients will need several times this amount. Others may like to start slowly with 1ml and then gradually build up

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