Is Prevelle as painful as Juvederm? What caused pain with Juvederm?

I had Juvederm injections well over six months ago. All is gone except a long "roll" down the side of my mouth. I felt that the Dr. was very "heavy handed" and tended to load up in a certain area trying to empty the syringe quickly because I was in so much pain. I'm very leery of having it again because of the pain. (I gave birth with just a Valium!) This pain was horrible!!! Now I'm thinking of getting Prevelle instead. Is this as painful? Or do you think it may have been how is was administered? I'm talking PAIN!!!! Thanks.

2 answers to “Is Prevelle as painful as Juvederm?...”

A: Pain is generally reflective of the person behind the needle...

Gregory A. Buford, MD
By Gregory A. Buford, MD - Denver Plastic Surgeon

Although there is a certain degree of discomfort associated with all facial injectables, good injection technique can make this experience tolerable.   Even though there is no way to guarantee zero pain, your injector should be able to offer various ways in which to numb you before treatment (e.g.:... more

A: It's the Filler, not the Filler!

Michael A. Persky, MD
By Michael A. Persky, MD - Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi I, Sorry that you had to suffer through that experience.  Anything that is injected rapidly is painful.  The thicker the product injected, usually the more discomfort involved (i.e. Juviderm Ultra-Plus is more painful than Juviderm Ultra).  There are ways to ease the discomfort of injections.... more

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26 Jan 2009

I have had restylane (in my face) and juverderm (in my lips) in the past and said I would never do either again because of the amount of pain. Recently I was talked into trying Preville Silk in my lips, which is the most painful area to have injections and could not believe the difference. The pain was nothing compared to the other fillers and the results were so much better. It may not last as long but the thinner filler is much better in my opinion. No Comparison

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