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Is Prevelle Painful?

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.

Asked 41 months ago by IMBT in 28164

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Minimal pain with fillers

Fillers should not be a traumatic experience! There are many ways to prevent pain during injection of fillers, and it should really be a minimally uncomfortable process. Before injection, you can have topical anesthetic cream applied to the skin, or local anesthetic injected near the nerves that provide sensation to the area being treated. Icing before injection also tends to give a numbing effect, and also temporarily shrinks blood vessels and thereby helps minimize bruising. During... more

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Anita Patel, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

It's the Filler, not the Filler!

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. Local nerve blocks are very effective. Topical anesthesia helps a little. The area can be iced immediately prior to the injection. Preville Silk is hyaluronic acid filler that has local... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

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.: ice, topical numbing, or nerve blocks). Precise, deliberate injections should help minimize both discomfort as well as swelling and provide you with a result that is optimal and discomfort that... more

Gregory A. Buford, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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Any injectable filler (Prevelle included) requires an injection.

Prevelle Silk is another brand of hyaluronic acid filler (HA fillers include Restylane, Juvederm Ultra, Perlane, and Juvederm Ultra Plus) though Prevelle Silk has lidocaine (local anesthetic) added. The other HA filler manufacturers now offer lidocaine-added products (Restylane-L, Juvederm Ultra-XC, Perlane-L, and Juvederm Ultra Plus-XC). Assuming your initial HA filler was the Juvederm without lidocaine, a "heavy-handed" injection technique can indeed add even more pain,... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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Prevelle is not very painful when injected gently.

Most of my patients do really well with Prevelle after topical anesthetic cream or just some ice. It does not hurt as much when injected into the lips as other fillers. Prevelle has local anesthetic mixed in it, it is very liquid and is injected with a very small needle that limits the speed of injection. I would wait until the other filler is gone and then give Prevelle a try with a plastic surgeon who is patient and gentle. These injections require... more

Lisa L. Sowder, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Solution to painful soft tissue filler injections

Prevelle is a hyaluronic acid that is used a soft tissue filler. It has lidocaine in the syringe, so it is much more comfortable than fillers without lidocaine. It is not very thick, so I use it exclusively for the lower and upper eyelids, where it will last a long time and produce good results. I do not use it for the nasolabial folds or marionette lines. The good news is that Juvederm just released a new formulation, Juvederm Ultra XC, that contains lidocaine. Juvederm is excellent... more

Tracy Pfeifer, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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Prevelle is less painful in general

Hello, Prevelle is like Restylane with the numbing agent added. It seems to be less uncomfortable than many of the other injectable products for this reason. It only last 3-6 months though.