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But as I said, Dr. Levin knows me and my face very well, and from her perspective, this decision\u2014though it was unexpected\u2014made sense anatomically. Because I was an ideal candidate for filler, she immediately approved.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have great skin: thick, healthy, robust skin,\u201d she says. \u201cYou don’t have any underlying skin laxity. You really fit the profile of what makes for a good candidate.\u201d That\u2019s also because I was 33 at the time; people in their early 20s are less likely to be appropriate candidates for filler because facial features change as we age. (As we get older, volume and bone loss occur, as well as a general sagging.) Plus, I don\u2019t smoke, and I do have realistic expectations when it comes to results.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatients should have an understanding of what fillers can and cannot achieve,\u201d says Dr. Levin. \u201cThey can enhance, but they don’t offer the same type of dramatic results that surgical interventions can. The role of filler is more subtle, natural-looking improvements rather than dramatic changes, [though] they may feel dramatic to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
After it was decided I would get filler right then and there during my 2024 appointment, Dr. Levin and her team started to prep. This included cleaning the injection sites (chin and jawline), slathering on a hefty amount of numbing cream, walking me through the procedure, and, most importantly, ensuring I knew the possible side effects of facial filler.<\/p>\n
Common side effects include bruising, swelling, and potential allergic reactions. \u201cWith any cosmetic procedure, there are always risks,\u201d says Dr. Bhanusali. \u201cEven in the most experienced hands, there is always a risk of occlusion (injecting filler into a vessel), which can lead to compromised tissue, blindness, and other issues.\u201d That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to always see a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon for these types of in-office procedures.<\/p>\n
Dr. Levin also needed to confirm that I didn\u2019t have any alcohol in my system (no problem\u2014I don\u2019t drink); hadn\u2019t gotten a dental procedure in the last two weeks or have one scheduled (this can weaken the immune system); and that I hadn\u2019t taken aspirin or ibuprofen within the last day or two (this can cause bruising).<\/p>\n
As I was waiting for the numbing cream to kick in (I couldn’t feel anything from the bottom-lip down), Dr. Levin decided which filler I\u2019d be getting. Here\u2019s the thing about filler: It\u2019s not a one-size-fits-all treatment. There are many (and I mean many<\/em>) different types of injectable hyaluronic acid on the market, and the kind I got during my procedure was right for my face and body. And it\u2019s important to note that what was right for me may not be right for everyone\u2014that should be decided by the patient and dermatologist together.<\/p>\n There are different types of filler available for use on the chin, says Dr. Levin, but in my case, for my 2024 appointment, she chose Juv\u00e9derm\u2019s Volux, which is FDA-approved for jawline enhancement. \u201cVolux is a filler that we use more for structural enhancement,\u201d she says. \u201cWe inject it onto the bone to help with that anatomical recession of your chin.\u201d Volux made the most sense in my case because she would be building out my chin and jawline\u2014and this filler was FDA-approved to do just that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But as I said, Dr. Levin knows me and my face very well, and from her perspective, this decision\u2014though it was unexpected\u2014made sense anatomically. Because I was an ideal candidate for filler, she immediately approved. \u201cYou have great skin: thick, healthy, robust skin,\u201d she says. \u201cYou don’t have any underlying skin laxity. You really fit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}