EllaRiley

1st Time Juvederm User - Now I'm Hooked!

I actually went to see a very good plastic surgeon here in NYC about restylane/juvaderm at first. (He's done really great surgery-work in the past on 2 friends). But during my consultation he told me that I would need 2 syringes (and he tried talking me into putting in my lips too). I'm only 34, so my folds aren't really that deep yet (and I like my lips as they are) so I was suprised he said I needed 2 syringes, especially after reading about other users success with 1 syringe. The plastic surgeon actually scared me away. After getting the results I did with 1 syringe, I'm convinced that 2 syringes would have been too much and I would have ended up looking a bit over-engineered. I don't know if all dermatolgist do juvederm. It seems to me that there is skill and training involved. After each injection, my doctor put her fingers in my mouth to pinch the area and smooth out the filler, which (I think) prevented it from looking lumpy. She really seemed experienced in the process. As far as the worst that can happen... one of the negative-experiences I remember reading on this site say she suspected the filler was placed too-far under the skin, so it dissapeared in a very short time. Another said that she received too much filler and looked like a chipmunk. I asked the dermatologists assistant while she was numbing my face before the procedure if they do a lot of juvaderm there, and she said almost daily! So, I guess it's fairly commoon to have this done by a dermatologist. I hope this helps! Good luck!!!