What are the Fillers?
There may be patient’s own tissues like fat or the injectable substances manufactured in pharmaceutical laboratory.
What is the treatment like?
Dermal fillers are injected with very fine needle just under the skin surface to increase the volume where it is wanted. Anaesthesia is not required and the treatment is over few minutes. One can resume his or her activities immediately after treatment.
In case of fat injection it is first harvested under suitable anesthesia from the area of body where it is present in abundance like abdomen, flanks, buttocks etc. And then the harvested fat is injected beneath the skin to correct the soft tissues depressions.
In which conditions fillers are useful?
Fillers and fact injections are useful to correct,
- Atrophic and wrinkled lips
- Narrow labial folds
- Deep lines and wrinkles especially around the eyes, mouth and over forehead
- Depressed scars
- Soft tissues depression over any part of the body
How long the effect of fillers lasts?
It depends on the type of fillers used. . In case of fat injection some amount of fat gets reserved by over a period of time and ultimately about 30-40% remains at the site of injection, permanently.
What precautions should be taken after treatment with fillers?
Nothing especial, though one should avoid massage over site of injection for about a week in care of filers and for 3 weeks when fat is injected.