For facial fillers, is it better to have a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon do the procedure? Does it matter?

I suggest going to someone you know has experience and is well known for their injection skills.  I know many dermatologist and plastic surgeons who are amazingly skilled injectors.  Someone you feel comfortable with, who understands you aesthetic goals and needs is the perfect person to have as your injector.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Both plastic and derm surgeons do injectables and can be good at it but derm surgeons do tons more than anyone else. Plastics docs are not usually great at injectables and tend to have their nurses do them for them.

This is a great question and it depends on the injector. Dermatologist injectors create very nice injectable results as do Plastic Surgeon injectors. The key question is how many injectable treatments that individual performs and what their results look like. With regard to who is a better injector between Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists their is no blanket difference in their experience or skill level with Botox or fillers. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon