What is the Safest Dermal Filler?

In terms of legal, FDA approved cosmetic dermal fillers, anything that's temporary is going to be safer than a permanent filler. Temporary fillers have temporary side effects. Naturally, permanent fillers can have permanent side effects. In terms of the duration of the effects of temporary and semi-permanent fillers, this is a guideline: collagen based fillers such as evolence - up to 1 year hyaluronic acid fillers such as juvederm, restylane, perlane, juvederm ultraplus -... more

In the hands of a board certified experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon, fillers are an essential tool in rejuvination, and are, overall, a very safe treatment. Temporary fillers have less risks than permanent fillers, and certain areas of the face are more risky to inject with fillers (such as in between the eyebrows). The most important thing is to know what you're being injected with and who is injecting you.

As early as the turn of the 20th century, paraffin was used to provide volume to the face. To summarize the medical history, it was not a good idea to put wax in the face. In the 1940s and 50s silicone oil was used to augment the breasts. There were a lot of medical problems due to migration of silicone oil and laws were enacted that limited the practice. Yet silicone oil is still injected into the face and body today. In some cases, industrial silicone oil is injected by lay practitioners... more