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Write a ReviewSmooth Results but Doesn't Last As Long As Advertised, more bruising and swelling - Scottsdale, AZ
- Scottsdale1247
- updated 1 year ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $292
- Ultra Smooth Skin (Scottsdale, AZ)
The juvederm ultra plus is slightly better than...
- 7 Jun 2011
The juvederm ultra plus is slightly better than the regular juvederm. It always gives smooth results but you swell a lot for a week then it goes down a LOT. Disappointing if it's your lips that go away so fast. I work out a lot so I process fillers rather quickly. Perlane lasts longer for me but the juve tends to have less lumps. Had it in my tear troughs before I had my blepharoplasties done and it gave me a bluish hue in that area. I get a really good deal on it so I kind of alternate between the 2 brands for my lips and nasal folds. Juve lasts like a month and half for me.
Had juvederm ultra plus 2 days ago in my lips....
- 30 Oct 2011
Had juvederm ultra plus 2 days ago in my lips. Haven't had it in a while (been using perlane). The injections were much more painful than I remember. I do perlane without numbing cream and can handle it but the juvederm without numbing cream was nearly unbearable. I had tears running down my face most of the time and I never felt the numbing effects of the lidocaine in the filler. Swelling was much more than the perane. 2 hours later, signs of bruising were already appearing despite constant ice packs applied afterwards.
Now to today, 2 days after. My lip volume and shape looks great but I know it will go down a lot (seemingly more than perlane) as I have experienced w juvederm in the past. Lips still feel tender when pressed or massaged. I have some nasty bruising on both upper and lower, an angry vibrant red purple hue that is very hard to conceal with makeup. While I was layering on the concealer yesterday before I went to work, it occurred to me that I only bruise to this extent w juvederm. Hardly w perlane. Last time I had this juvederm bruising I had it for like 2 weeks:(
Will likely stick to perlane in the future. In the meantime, I need to find a heavy duty concealer..
It has been 2 weeks since I had my last juve and...
- 12 Nov 2011
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They have amazing monthly specials on fillers, botox/dysport, peels and more. They have recently started to offer zeltiq which I am eager to try if it works!!
Im in phx as well so more info would be awesome!
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Hi Chronic,
So the price on my initial review was a price from a med aesthetics place I go to sometimes but that was a while ago-their price is 450 i think but they have a monthly special 2 for 700 right now. If you choose to go there, it will be a np injecting you. She is great but if you need more extensive areas done like I do (nose bridge, chin, etc..) than you need to go to a doctor. I recommend my dr since I have been using his services for a few years and also bc he is a facial specialist so he doesn't do his work a little here and there all over like a lot of general plastic surgeons, he chooses to specialize in the face. This was important to me bc I didn't want my face in the hands of someone that doesn't do faces for the majority of there work and does 90% boob job, lipo, and other body work. Dr Holden I believe charges 500 but I would call and ask as he has his periodic specials like most. You can mention you saw his reviews on realself.
I noticed I bruise more often with Juve and its always very dark, a nasty plum color that graduates to a angry red-fuschia. Also, I get a lot more initial swelling so the results seem more disappointing after a week or so. I mostly use Perlane and throw in a Juve once in a while for its smooth consistency. btw, you shoudn't be TOO lumpy from the Juve since that is the advertised advantage of the brand (gel-like consistency). I do get slight lumps from Perlane but it smooths out some and it keeps the volume better and longer for me (and rarely bruise). Everyone is different so keep that in mind...
Good luck, let me know how it goes!
Thanks sobechic:) You know, there will always be ppl that judge, I like to think it's bc they just don't know as much as they think there is to know. I remember in my early 20's never thinking i would be into the facial enhancers but here I am now, an advocate for whatever makes you look and feel your best!
29 is a great age to do subtle maintenance, a lot of the sun damage we did to ourselves early on starts showing up and the 11's start being a little more pronounced between the brows. I started enhancers at 29 and wished I started at 28. When you enter your 30's you realize the benefits of regularly getting light peels, using retinol, moisturizing with spf, and touch ups of botox to prevent deep wrinkling. It's natural to lose facial fat as we age so a little filler here and there can really make a difference-ppl think of overly done faces with duck lips when they hear about fillers but that is not the norm. If you get it done in a subtle way, most ppl would never guess you had it unless you told them. But you will look a tiny bit more refreshed bc you are keeping up with the loss of the facial fat.
I say if you are financially able to do it for yourself, go for it! You only live once! :)
Thanks! glad to help-there is a lot I wish I knew before I started getting fillers too! That was one syringe at my med aesth place I sometimes go to (dr's price always more) but that price has gone up as Juve now puts more product in their syringes. instead of .7 ml it is 1ml. It is 345 now I think. The smoothness that Juve is known for tends to be one of the things that makes its seem like it disappears so much faster I think too, Working out really makes a difference in how my body processes fillers-botox too! Everyone is different though really. Some ppl swear they can go 6 months or more but I prefer to get touched up every other month. Seems less obvious than waiting until all the filler is gone then POOF all off a sudden I have full lips again LOL. My plastic surgeon banks my syringes for me so I don't use all of it in one sitting. I would guess that I use maybe 4 syringes a year total. The juve did that for me too-I did the same areas that you did w the exception of the temples and used 3 syringes and within a month it was gone. I didn't know better and used the reg Juve not the ultra plus. It swells a lot but goes down by at least 50% after a wk or so for me. So i have figured out a maintenance routine where I use Perlane but use Juvederm every so often.
The lips last the shortest amount of time bc you are moving them so much. I have been using Perlane for over a year and prefer it (rarely bruise, volume lasts longer, less initial swelling, almost always rebates for it). Its made from non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid gel. Fat transer is still an iffy subject bc the unpredictable longevity and how your body stabilizes it.
If you go to a facial specialist they will have more confidence in it from having done it more often. Also it is always good to get more than one expert opinion. The good thing with fillers versus implants is that if you don't like your results, you can easily add to it or get it absorbed (drs have stuff they can inject to absorb the filler). Fillers are less costly as you do them consistently in the long run. They encourage your body to produce a little more collagen as well from what i've heard. Good luck, let me know how it goes, what ever you choose to do...
If you didn't know who Georgia May Jaggers father was, I am sure the public would blame her beautiful pout on injections. Looks like daddy's mouth when younger. We all get older and Mick and Jerry Hall do not believe in
anti aging fillers or surgery. Just grow old...what is wrongvwith that? They have the money but do not nip tuck or inject. And people maje fun if him. It is sad. Beautiful offspring.
There is nothing wrong with growing old...I am just doing it looking good:) and maybe more gracefully than if I didn't have a little help from botox and fillers. There is also nothing wrong with enhancing what you have (btw they arent permanant, just subtle things to help feel you look your best) It is sad if ppl forget they are for enhancing and over use them to completely change their face and it turns out bad but those instances are not as common as you think. You prob see many enhanced faces everyday-walking down the street, at the store, at your workplace-and you wouldn't even know it bc the majority of ppl use it properly as a subtle enhancer so you don't know unless they tell you they did it! It's not our place to judge really...don't you think?
I agree to do your homework. The filler in the under eye area i am not a huge fan of. Some ppl love it and some hate it. the problem with that area is that the skin is so thin and there isn't much tissue between that delicate skin and your bone so ppl get lumpiness, blue-ish hue, and other undesirable effects. It does help to seek out a facial specialist (doesnt do body work) if you have specialized delicate areas like under eye or nose bridge (see my Perlane review, my nose before and after is amazing just from a tiny bit of filler in my bridge!). Hope everything works out for you, so sorry you had a bad experience, but in the right hands, you CAN have results you will be happy with! Best wishes:)
Ive read all these comments and have been to see a skin clinic today and still come away feeling unsure..
i reaaaalllly dont want to have this unnatural chemical in my face but ive turned 33 this year, had 2 years of 24 hour stress with ex partner cheating then my dad died, and up till last month i didnt notice how bad the nasal labial folds got... im really chilled now and happy but i look 10 years older than i did a few months ago.. and exhausted permanantly... if i lift up my cheekbones the folds go... the nurse said today i dont need botox and im sufferieng with acne and dehydration also.. she said i had to treat the surface of skin first but its depressing me so much that ive aged so fast in a few months! all i want is a pick me up and i know its not going to be thru a natuaral way.. i know i probably just need a bit of filler but im so scared of it looking fake and puffy and having a fat face.. i hate my nose too and when cheeks were fuller my nose looked smaller... pleeeeasssse can someone help and give me the realy bad side and good side and also will it look deflated and more sunken if i decide to not have it any more...
Please help much apprecaited xx
It really is amazing the toll stress can take on the aging process, isn't it? Been there...
I am at a very similar stage with considering fillers, but haven't yet done them. I'm freaked out a bit by them too, but it seems the most important thing is to go a highly skilled doctor, such as a board certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist. I'm personally finding I am most comfortable going to a facial plastic surgeon, and I think that is who I will eventually have do my first fillers, but I hear you, its a scary step to take.
Make sure you research out your doctor thoroughly and don't go through with it until you are 100% sure it is what you want to try.
The fake puffy look is really on women that go excessively over a period of time, I have rarely seen that look on someone new to the enhancement. That being said, it may be the little pick me up u need, I know it perks me up having it bc wrinkles are softened and lips are slightly pouty in good way. Prolonged use of filler tends to help u build some collagen and it last longer as u use it, your body processes it slow,so u will never look deflated, you may feel that way after seeing yourself plumped up though in comparison. I get filler in the bridge of my nose (see Perlane review pics) and its amazing. Go to a specialist though bc the nose is less commonly done. Also, some drs may let u "bank" partial syringes so you don't have to use the whole thing at once which could be overwelming to a first timer. good luck, let us know how it goes!
It's not as scary as it seems, all you hear is bad stories. Once you get some, u will be hooked! Starting with Juvederm or Restylane with the smaller particles meant for finer lines is a good start for a first timer. The thicker Perlane and Juve Ultra plus is meant for deeper folds like in nasal folds but I've eventually jjust started preferring mostly Perlane. You may just have to try both (at different times of course lol) and see what works for you, how they affect you, as everyones bodys react uniquely to fillers. I have seen places sell half syringes of Juvederm if you are really hesitant but it is much more expensive that way. Keep in mind you are swollen for a bit so don't freak, takes time to see settled result.
BTW -- I'm also the same way with my hair! When it starts looking too rooty, gotta get that touched up!
Thanks for the support. You're a valuable member on here. You have such a good view on all this. You've made me feel a lot better today:)
Hey Sally anne, hope things are well with you, I am so glad I could make you see the light of fillers and not be hard on yourself. That makes me so happy to have made you feel better with just a little support:) You are never alone-its starting to seem that the "judgers' are starting to be outnumbered (and its only bc there lack of knowledge mostly, not bc they want to sound mean)
Anyway, just got them done the with juvederm ultra two days ago and, yep... I think they look too big. I know in a month, I'll be fine, but... I guess I know the answer to my question. I don't need to get them filled every three months, more like every four or five... and I should travel less... (that's hard because I have to work in other places for three months at a time usually... ah, work!)
Reading you, maybe I should work out more when I feel like this!
But seriously, do you ever wonder if you're a little addicted and stressing too much over it? You sound like you have a really healthy attitude, which I admire, but I'm really sensitive about all of this and fearful of looking unnatural. You appear to have naturally gorgeous lips so your fillers are probably never noticeable to others. You have a good doctor.
Thanks for keeping up on your injections. It reminds us that we are all different in terms of how long this stuff lasts. And that yes, it is a continual touch up process if you want them to look natural. But that can be very tricky too. I agree with another commenter on here who thinks through time, your collagen kicks in, and you need to do them less and less. I've been getting touch ups for two years, and I'm noticing overfill too often the past year. I'm going to take a six month break, just to see what happens.
Thanks again. Again, you have a really good attitude, which is helpful to us who get a little down about these things we do to make us feel prettier!