Tips for Avoiding Radiesse Pain

Facial fillers are useful to correct areas of facial atrophy, including the lips, nasolabial folds, and face. Injection is usually performed using small gauge needles that are prepackaged with the sterile syringe.
Minimizing pain is an important part of your overall experience. There are many ways to minimize the pain associated with facial fillers, including the topical application of lidocaine creams, local anesthetic blocks, and local injection of anesthetic prior to injection.
The most recent development in facial filler injections has been acheived by mixing the anesthetic with fillers such as Radiesse prior to injection. This reduces the pain associated with the injection and obviates the need for local anesthetic blocks.

Radiesse is firmer than most fillers, so it’s a frequent fix for deep grooves and to enhance bony contours. It is now virtually painless because it is mixed with lidocaine which numbs the areas as it is injected. Many patients even report that Radiesse injections are less painful than Botox!
But buyer beware--injection techniques can vary. It’s the art and science of what doctors do, and it’s important to choose your doctor wisely. I suggest finding a physician with plenty of experience using this product.

I prefer to use nerve blocks to numb the areas to be injected or local anesthesia. After that, the patient is totally numb. Topical creams take the edge off the injections but don't significantly reduce pain below the skin surface. Some patients who are anxious about the injections take Xanax before treatment.