What is the best way to find a great injector in a new area?

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I recently relocated. I would like to find someone who has had significant injection experience long-term and can handle all the hyaluronic products injected at different tissue levels such as Volbella, Beletoro, Vollure, Restylane, Juvaderm, Voluma, and Botox. Areas I usually treat with hyaluronic injections are the nasolabial folds, marionette lines and fine lines in the peri-oribital area.

Janet Allenby, DO · Answer

Hello, Thank you for your question. There are several ways to find great doctors in your area. One is right here on realself. You can explore their profile and how they’ve answered certain questions, as well as asking them a personal question! You can also check into New Beauty, and a doctors social media presence. It’s also a great idea to go into the office for a consult, meet with the doctor and staff to see which one fits your needs Best! Good luck!

Michael A. Zadeh, MD, FACS · Answer

This is a great question as it can be difficult and frustrating finding a new injector. I would make sure that you choose a physician injector. When evaluating cosmetic practices make sure you ask who performs the actual injections. At a lot of offices the physicians tend to delegate their injections to nurses and physician assistants. Ask to view before and after pictures of their actual clients. Take online reviews with a grain of salt. Though some reviews can be helpful there are a lot of places out there that are paying for positive reviews. If you don't feel comfortable with a specific provider then don't be afraid to get a second opinion. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Shaun Patel, MD · Answer

RealSelf is a great place to find a good injector. Study the injector's reviews, before/after photos, treatment videos, and answers to patient questions. Galderma and Allergan also have "Find A Provider" tools on their websites. I also find that you can get to know your injector through social media, particularly Instagram.

Chad Pfefer, MD · Answer

What a great question.  I would recommend that you do your research online and if you do hear about them via word of mouth make sure that he/she has appropriate training.  With many of the states now coming out with requirements for dermal filler injectors to have the number of untrained/supervised injectors is dramatically decreasing.  I recently was made aware of an esthetician that called herself a "Expert Esthetic Injector" that was injecting out of her house.  Please do your research.

Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS · Answer

Allergan for the juvederm family of fillers and Galderma for the restylane family of fillers have excellent physician locators on their websites.

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