Juvederm Uktra plus XC vs Radiesse for the chin?

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I have had two board certified plastic surgeons state different preferences for chin fillers for a non surgical augmentation. One of them states he prefers Juvederm plus XC and said he does not like Radiesse as he found it to be lumpy. The other surgeon said he prefers Radiesse for the chin area as its a bit harder. Now I'm confused. I'd like to get other opinions please as I don't want an implant just yet.

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  As you have found if you ask 10 plastic surgeons their thoughts on how to best treat a problem you will probably get 10 different answers.  As far as using fillers for a chin augmentation, I tend to use the thicker fillers, usually the hyaluronic acid based ones, such as Juvederm Ultra Plus or Voluma.  Radiesse is also an excellent filler and can be used in this area as well.  That said, with many filler options available, I would counsel you to use the physician that you are most comfortable with and who understands the look you are trying to obtain, and who has extensive experience with filler placement.

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

I have used many fillers for the chin area. If the patient has a strong preference (i.e. they had a good result before) then I use the same product.  More often, when I am doing pan-facial lifting and shaping with fillers, I will use a portion of one of the fillers I am using elsewhere.  My general preference however is using a thicker product like Restylane Lyft, Voluma, Radiesse, Juvederm Ultra Plus, or Sculptra.  These are all great filler products.  More important than whether you use Radiesse or Juvederm is how qualified and experienced your injector is.  I conduct many trainings for other injectors, and know first hand that there is a wide range of experience out there.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Hi, that's not unusual as each physician has his or her own preference of dermal filler and how they are used.  I have done quite a bit of chin augmentation with dermal fillers, have used both Juvederm Ultra Plus and Radiesse and I would prefer Radiesse in this scenario.  Hope this helps.

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