Dermal fillers

Dermal fillers: read these first

Dermal fillers come with official documents. Read them before you book. The FDA page on dermal fillers is the first stop. Then read the Cleveland Clinic overview of dermal fillers and the ASPS article on risks and rewards of dissolving filler. Circle what you cannot follow and ask about it at the consultation.

Questions this page answers

Every question links to a page of its own.

• What are the types of dermal fillers?
• The aftercare period following a filler procedure
• What happens before a dermal filler procedure?
• How long a filler lasts
• What is the recovery time after getting dermal fillers?
• If the result is not what you wanted
• Risks and complications of fillers, as the sources list them
• Factors that change how long a filler lasts

What to ask your clinician

This site explains filler paperwork and treats no patients, so use these steps with a licensed clinician.

1. Ask which filler will be used and ask to see its printed information.
2. Ask who will perform the procedure and what training they have.
3. Ask what the plan is if you do not like the result.
4. Leave with the aftercare steps in print or in writing.
5. Ask what to do if something feels wrong after the visit.

Keep the answers and check them against the FDA page and the other sources above.