Cheek Fillers Denver

At RESTOR, we only use hyaluronic acid fillers — such as Juvederm®, Restylane®, Voluma®, and Vobella® — because they can be dissolved using an enzyme called hyaluronidase. Therefore, in the rare instance that a patient has lumpiness, asymmetry, or any other outcome that they are not totally happy with, the filler can be dissolved.

Fillers act by “filling in”—or supporting—wrinkles or creases in your face. It works best in the lower face, where lines tend to be caused by loss of volume under the surface of your skin—especially the lines around your mouth and nose. In contrast, Botox® works by relaxing muscles in your face that pull your skin into creases or furrows. It works best on the upper face, where the muscles of your forehead cause lines between your brows and across your forehead. For best results, both are used together.

Avoid taking aspirin or ibuprofen before your appointment for your cheek fillers in Denver, as these are both blood thinners that can increase bleeding or bruising at the injection site.

Refrain from vigorous exercise until the following day. Other than that, you can return to your normal activities. Avoid pressure on the injected areas for about two weeks. Fillers remain moldable for 1-2 weeks, and pressure can deform them. The most common culprits are the face cradle on massage tables, tight ski goggles, and swim goggles. Normal activities like washing your face or putting on make-up do not have enough force to mold your filler.

Injections may cause some discomfort during and after the injection. Most fillers have lidocaine (a painkiller) mixed in with the gel, which reduces the discomfort soon after the injection. You may choose to numb the treatment area with topical numbing cream or ice to reduce discomfort—especially around the lips, which are very sensitive. You will be a little sore the day you get your injections, but that resolves in 24 hours or so.

The injection process for your cheek fillers in Denver takes only 15 to 30 minutes. If you choose to have topical numbing, we recommend allotting an additional 30 to 60 minutes for the numbing medications to take effect.

You will be able to feel the filler under your skin for a couple of weeks, and these bumps can sometimes be seen as well. However, they are not permanent.

As with the springs inside a mattress, the thicker and harder the support system is, the more you can feel the springs when you lie down on it. This is also true of fillers. When an injectable filler is placed under the skin—especially if it is placed in an area where the skin is very thin or if it is placed very close to the surface—you will be able to feel it when you press on the area with your fingers. If it is placed well, it should feel like a smooth, rubbery “pad” under the skin, giving support to the skin that was beginning to wrinkle.

These bumps will even out over time as the filler dissolves. Fillers remain moldable for about a week after they are placed, so if there is a bump that does not go away on its own, it can be “massaged” out with fingers or a Q-tip in a 15-minute follow-up appointment.

You may like how your filler looks, but your face itself cannot physically get addicted to cheek fillers in Denver. Hyaluronic acid fillers are intentionally made to be temporary (lasting between six months and two years, depending on what’s used and where it’s injected) and are gradually dissolved by the body, leaving nothing behind but new, healthy collagen growth. However – as with most things that make us look younger, most patients make regular appointments to keep looking their best.

The only fillers that you notice are those that are overdone or misplaced – trust me when I say that you have seen a lot more people with filler than you think you have! Many of the people you think overdid a filler actually have surgical implants. Getting an ‘overblown’ look with fillers is actually difficult because of the sheer amount of material it takes to get that look. Our expert injectors take care to ensure your cheek fillers in Denver are precisely done for natural results.

The most important thing to understand with fillers of any kind is that despite having injections, your face will still continue to age. Aging is a dynamic process that involves a gradual loss of bone and soft tissue across several areas of the face. As the tissue that supports our skin becomes thinner and slides down our faces under the influence of gravity, fillers placed in the cheeks and lips that look good when we are 50 will not look appropriate when we are 60. Permanent filler in the face leads to a face with unnatural proportions that are too big and in the wrong position as aging continues. One of the benefits of hyaluronic acid fillers like Juvederm is that they can be continually adjusted to meet the changing needs of your face.