How deep do Juvederm injections go?

I'm considering Juvederm on my smile folds. How far does the needle have to go in?

2 answers to “How deep do Juvederm injections go?”

A: Juvederm injections are a few millimeters deep

Jonathan Sonne, MD

As Dr. Zingaro mentioned, there are two versions of Juvederm. Juvederm Ultra is thinner and Juvederm Ultra Plus is thicker. Generally, the thinner version is used in more delicate areas such as the lip while the thicker version is used elsewhere such as the smile folds. The thicker Juvederm is injected... more

A: Juvederm

Edmond A. Zingaro, MD

Juvederm comes in 2 different flavors, Juvederm Ultra and Juvederm Ultra Plus.  Both are injected into the dermis of the skin.  Ultra is injected more superficially than Plus.

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