Immediate Results, Very Little Pain - New Haven, CT
This is my first experience with fillers. I had...
This is my first experience with fillers. I had some "glamour shots" done recently, which came out very well! But in the casual poses/light check shots I could see a crumpled and hollow area next to my mouth, to the side and under the corners of my lips! My mom has an awfully weak chin, and is very wrinkled, so why I thought I would escape that fate, I don't know!
So as soon as I could I went to see Dr Pan at Esana Med Spa in New Haven. She did my tummy tuck two years ago and I've been seeing her for Botox since then. She also did my Ultherapy and her staff nurse (Stephanie) did IPL on me too.
So I'm a regular customer I guess!
Dr Pan went over the differences between the fillers she uses and we decided on Restylane because she said it is the best and longest lasting filler for the lower face. She used one vial. It only took a few minutes and she massaged each area smooth with her fingers right after injecting the gel.
That was six hours ago and I have only felt a few twinges of pain; once when I but into a granola bar, and the other when I laughed out loud. So I guess I'll keep my face still for a bit!
I'm hoping to see smoother skin around my mouth and a plumping up of that crumpled area. I'll attach the photo in which I saw the wrinkles and a photo from today, when I'm bruised up.
More pix to come!
Miss Clare CT's provider
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That is awesome!! It is interesting how some people bruise up pretty bad, yet others have absolutely none. I'm glad to hear your injector is gentle - that really does make a big difference it seems.
Oh boy. It's been about a month and the fillers...
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So it sounds like you are loving the way things turned out - that is great!! Please keep us posted on how long it lasts. I'm very curious to hear what you notice with it as time goes on. :)
Okay - I had my second "dose" two weeks ago, and...
I was a teensy bit hesitant about the look of my skin after the second dose - I seemed lumpy. But I was advised to massage the area while the gel was still active, and now I'm smooth and natural!
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Your nasolabial folds look great! Everything looks very natural in your picture. Thanks for letting us know you had to massage it. Do you feel like you had to massage it pretty aggressively to get it to move around?
Oh yeah, Shiseido makes good stuff. I'll have to check out the massage cream next time I'm at Nordstrom!
I'm so glad to hear your fillers turned out well. How bad is the bruising?? I'd love to see your pictures. Here is a link with directions on how to add photos if you are needing some help with that.