Dermal Fillers
As people age, their faces lose volume in areas like their lips and cheeks. If you’d like to restore volume to your face, we can help! Dermal fillers offer a fast and effective way to reshape your face in various ways. With dermal fillers, we can help you fill out your chin, reduce bags under your eyes, plump your cheeks, or plump your lips. We’re here to help.
What Are Dermal Fillers?
A dermal filler is a non-surgical injectable filler that can add volume to your face. Dermal fillers can restore your appearance if your face has recently lost volume. Fillers can also add volume to your skin while reducing wrinkles and lines.
When you’re getting dermal fillers injected into your body, it’s important to get your dermal fillers from a trained medical professional. When injected at different depths, dermal fillers can serve different functions. Fillers can improve the quality of your skin, eliminate signs of aging, and straighten parts of your face that are not symmetrical. Whatever your needs, the professionals at Keep Smiling Dental can help.
Benefits of Dermal Fillers
There are many benefits of dermal fillers, including:
- Easy and efficient to administer
- Non-surgical solution to cosmetic problems
- Effective at reducing wrinkles
- Can be used to add volume to parts of the face that need it
- Relatively long-lasting, depending on which type of dermal filler is used
- Can be used to make the face more symmetrical
- Few side effects
Who Benefits from Dermal Fillers?
People come to the dentist for dermal fillers when they would like to enhance their face while avoiding cosmetic surgery. You may be able to benefit from dermal fillers if:
- Your skin has lost volume or plumpness due to aging
- Your skin is affected by fine lines or wrinkles
- Your lips have lost volume
- Parts of your face are asymmetrical
To find out if dermal fillers are right for you, speak with your dentist to discuss your goals and learn about how dermal fillers can help.
What to Expect When Getting Dermal Fillers
Getting dermal fillers is relatively fast and easy. Compared to many other cosmetic procedures, dermal fillers are far less invasive and require minimal recovery time.
Before Your Procedure
Your dental professional with Keep Smiling Dental may mark your face with a pen to show where the injections will go. Your dental professional may discuss your goals to discuss the types of dermal filler, to determine which filler is best for your needs.
Your dentist will likely ask about medications and medical conditions including allergies, history of bleeding, skin conditions, and more. It’s important to be forthcoming with your dentist about your medical history to ensure that your experience with dermal fillers is a positive one.
During the Procedure
During the dermal filler procedure, the dentist will clean your skin. They may also apply a lotion that contains an anesthetic. The anesthetic will numb the area to make treatment more comfortable. Then, your dentist will inject fillers into your skin to meet your goals. You may feel a slight sting, but the anesthetic lotion will help make this process more comfortable.
Injections don’t take long to administer. Your dentist may take up to an hour to finish this part.
After the Procedure
After receiving dermal filler, you may get an ice pack. Sometimes there are bruises and swelling following the procedure, but this usually goes away within a few days.
Dermal Fillers FAQ
How long do dermal fillers last?
Dermal fillers can last anywhere from 3 months to two years. How long your dermal fillers last depends on what type of dermal fillers you receive. Your dentist will help choose the dermal filler based on your goals.
Are dermal fillers safe?
Dermal fillers have been approved by the FDA for cosmetic use. To ensure that your dermal fillers are properly administered, it’s important to get dermal fillers from a qualified healthcare professional.
Are there any side effects of dermal fillers?
Some people do experience side effects from their dermal fillers including bruising, itching, swelling, skin rashes, and redness. These symptoms usually go away in two weeks or less. If you have concerns about the side effects you’re experiencing, or if you believe your side effects are severe, speak with your dentist to alert them to your side effects. Your dentist can tell you about next steps.
Can I resume my normal activities after getting dermal fillers?
You can eat normally after getting dermal fillers. Most people can also go back to work the same day. You should wait 24 hours before exercising after getting dermal fillers.
Where are dermal fillers used?
Dermal fillers can smooth lines on the lower face and the forehead. Dermal fillers can minimize scars, add definition to the cheeks and chin, lift the face, and smooth lines around the nose and lips. Talk to your dentist about your cosmetic goals. Your dentist can tell you if dermal fillers are right for you.
Interested in Dermal Fillers in Beavercreek, OH? Contact Us
Do you want to volumize your face and restore a youthful appearance to your skin? If so, the professionals at Keep Smiling Dental can help. We administer dermal fillers to patients seeking a non-surgical solution to cosmetic problems. To learn more about how dermal fillers can benefit you, call your dentist in Beavercreek, OH.
