Is It Better to Have Fillers Injected with a Microcannula?

Injecting fillers of all types with microcannulas has several distinct advantages;1.  Less bruising, swelling and trauma to the tissues2.  Decreased risk of intraarterial injection which can lead to devastating consequences3.  More precise placement of filler and smoother applicationI prefer SoftFil cannulas.

Microcannula injections help to reduce the rate of recovery by minimizing trauma, so you have less swelling, bruising and discomfort. Large areas can be treated faster as well (although it's not recommended for fine lines). It's important that an experienced injector administers the procedure however.

The blunt cannula allows blood vessels to be ‘pushed aside’ as the cannula traverses the tissue under the skin instead of piercing the blood vessels as with traditional needles used by most practitioners. This has truly decreased bruising in my practice by 90% especially when using filler under eyes or in the lips. Only a few practitioners use cannulas.In addition, the blunt cannula technique has allowed me to use the traditional fillers for wrinkles in the nose as part of his nonsurgical rhinoplasty that is also performed only by a few. The fear of using fillers around the eyes and in the nose has always centered around penetrating vessels with the filler material and ‘clogging’ the vessel causing a lack of blood flow to the area that can cause skin death or even blindness. Though this can still happen, gentle movement of a blunt cannula through the tissue in these areas minimize such concerns.