The aim with lip fillers and all dermal fillers and similar treatments should be to enhance appearance, but for the appearance to remain natural. There should not be that obvious look of ‘work having been done’.
Key to this impact is the skill and experience of the practitioner – this point cannot be overstated.
It is a strange quirk that in the United Kingdom, dermal fillers can be applied by almost anyone, there are no restrictions to someone putting a sign up saying ‘lip fillers Bristol’.
The fillers may be a safe skin treatment but that isn’t to say you should choose someone who doesn’t have skill and years of experience. Not only will safety be enhanced, but this experience and skill also impacts the end result.
The practitioner needs to know how much gel to use, how the dermal fillers will interact with the face and lips.
The results achievable would be discussed at a detailed consultation. There are some who will offer the injections without consultation, but Elena, as a leading cosmetic surgeon, believes in applying the same high standards to injectables and lip fillers as to a fuller cosmetic procedure.
A consultation is the opportunity to ensure that the customer is happy with the results achievable and also for any questions to be answered. The details of the procedure would be discussed, so too the recovery time and how long the enhancements are likely to last for.
Because they work by stimulating collagen generation they are not permanent but results can last for up to 18 months – this will vary by type of filler, area of the face and quantity of filler.
To maintain results, the patient would have further treatments.