54 Year Old Woman Trying to Fight Back Aging. Rochester, NY

After waiting four weeks from my first botox injection, today i received juvederm ultra plus around my mouth and cheek area. First numbing gel was put around the area. I wasn't as nervous today as I was with the botox. Dr. Quatela came in and started the injections. Some areas were VERY painful (like a pin prick but only 1000 times worse) especially around the lip areas. Tears were coming from my eyes and I thought I was doing fine. After he was finished and we were talking, feeling sick to my stomach and feeling very hot set in. I thought it would pass but finally I had to tell the doctor I wasn't feeling well. I think I almost passed out. They lowered the chair and put a cold compress on my forehead and a few minutes later I was fine. Just surprised me as to how quick that feeling came over me. I am quite bruised tonight and the area is a little sensitive. If I see bumps I'm supposed to use a Q-tip and smooth it out. My right evebrow was higher than the other and the doctor fixed it today with a little botox injection. Looking forward to seeing how I progress the next couple of days.

I wanted to turn back the hands of time. Can't afford and scared of facelifts so settled for Botox, Radiesse and Juvederm. Dr. Quatela is very knowledgeable, kind, reassuring and gave me his opinion on what would work best for me. We settled on Botox and a Radiesse/Juvederm package to "get my feet" wet. Of course I would like a face lift but $25,000 is out of the question. The injections did not hurt at all and am anxious to see the difference on my face in the next couple of weeks.