Natural and safe dermal fillers in Barnet for youthful skin
Rejuvenate the appearance of your skin with dermal fillers, an injectable gel-like substance that adds volume to the skin’s soft tissues. They can be used to enhance facial contours and structure. As we age, our skin loses volume, leading to a tired, sagging appearance. Dermal fillers help restore this lost volume, smoothing lines and wrinkles and creating a refreshed, youthful look.
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Rejuvenate your skin with dermal fillers in Barnet
Dermal fillers are a popular cosmetic treatment that can help to reduce the signs of ageing and enhance your facial features. They are gel-like substances injected under the skin to add volume, smooth wrinkles, and improve the overall appearance of your face. At our dental practice in Barnet, we offer a range of dermal filler treatments to suit your individual needs. Our experienced team will work with you to develop a personalised treatment plan that will help you achieve your desired results. Dermal fillers are a safe and effective way to improve your appearance. They are minimally invasive and require minimal downtime. Most people can return to their normal activities immediately after treatment.
Dermal fillers are usually used to treat the following areas:
- To correct or enhance facial contours, cheeks, temples, jawline, nose, chin.
- To define, correct or enhance lips
- To soften and correct facial wrinkles or folds
- To restore lost volume in hands to reduce the appearance of veins and tendons
- To improve the tone, texture, and hydration of the skin.
What are the benefits of dermal fillers?
Dermal fillers are a popular cosmetic treatment that can help to improve your appearance
and boost your self-confidence. Here are some of the key benefits of dermal fillers:
- Reduced wrinkles and fine lines: Fillers can help to smooth out wrinkles and fine lines, making your skin look refreshed and more radiant.
- Enhanced facial volume: As we age, our faces can lose volume, leading to a hollow or gaunt appearance. Fillers can help to restore volume to your cheeks, temples, and lips.
- Improved facial contouring: Fillers can be used to enhance your facial contours, such as your cheekbones and jawline.
- Plumper lips: Fillers can help to plump up your lips, giving them a fuller and more youthful appearance.
- Non-surgical solution: Dermal fillers are a non-surgical solution, meaning there is no downtime or recovery period.
- Minimal discomfort: The procedure is typically quick and minimally invasive, with minimal discomfort.
- Natural-looking results: When administered by a skilled professional, dermal fillers can produce natural-looking results.
Book a FREE facial aesthetics consultation with our experienced professionals today and embark on your journey to fuller and healthier-looking skin with dermal fillers.
The dermal filler treatment process
The dermal filler treatment process is relatively straightforward. Firstly, the area to be treated is thoroughly cleansed. A topical anaesthetic can be applied to numb the skin, ensuring a comfortable experience. The filler, a gel-like substance, is then injected into the targeted areas using a fine needle. We will strategically place the filler to achieve the desired outcome, whether it’s smoothing wrinkles, adding volume to the cheeks, or enhancing the lips. The entire process is typically quick, often taking less than an hour.
Dermal fillers at Barnet Smiles
At Barnet Smiles, we’re proud to offer dermal fillers, a popular treatment designed to add volume, emphasise contours and improve facial structure. Administered by our highly skilled dentists, dermal fillers are a safe and effective way to improve skin volume and reduce the signs of ageing.
Our dentists’ deep understanding of facial anatomy and precise injection techniques ensures optimal results. The serene dental environment, with its strict hygiene protocols, provides a clean and safe setting for your treatment.
If you’re seeking a natural-looking, rejuvenated complexion, consider dermal fillers at Barnet Smiles.
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Preparing for your Treatment
Please fully read the information below and let us know if you have any questions.
Make-up
- Make up will need to be removed prior to treatment, so please come ‘fresh faced’ if possible.
Check medicines and supplements
- Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and a range of dietary supplements including St. John’s Wort, fish oils, Gingko Biloba, Vitamins C and E may all contribute to bruising and are best avoided 24 hours before treatment.
Alcohol
- Don’t drink alcohol the night before, it will increase your risk of bruising.
Healthy skin and feeling well? – Check with the clinic before attending if any of the following apply:
- Cold sore brewing, active or recent and not quite healed.
- Acne break-out
- Feeling unwell- including colds, coughs, sore throats etc.
- New diagnosis or medicines
- New injury for which you are taking pain medicines
- Appointments with the dentist; recent, or planned within 10 days of the treatment
- Travel plans within 10 days of the treatment.
Bring your reading glasses with you
Jewellery
- Leave jewellery at home, especially large earrings, or facial piercings. If you take them off in practice, please bring a purse to safely keep them.
Aftercare Advice
Most people can continue with normal activities with immediate improvement in their appearance. Some will have some redness, pin prick marks, possibly swelling- particularly in the lips. Possibly bruising. Any swelling and bruising may be more apparent the next day.
For one hour *following lip treatment
- Avoid burning your lips – Do not have very hot drinks until the anaesthetic has worn-off
For six hours *following lip treatment – To avoid infection
- Do not reapply make-up
- Keep your hands clean and avoid touching your face
- Avoid using your mobile phone against the treated area
- Don’t let pets lick your face
Until any redness, swelling or bruising has settled
- Avoid extremes of heat or cold or vigorous exercise, until any swelling, bruising or tenderness has settled.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns. Some complications can be delayed and symptoms can present weeks or months later. If you develop symptoms you think may be related to the treatment, please do contact the clinic for a review.
If you are considering dermal fillers, we encourage you to schedule a consultation with our team. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have and help you decide if this treatment is right for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hyaluronic Acid dermal fillers are a clear sterile gel in a syringe for injection into the skin providing instant correction. Hyaluronic acid attracts and binds water in the skin, providing volume and hydration, but also ‘cushioning’ and supporting collagen and elastin fibres and providing a medium, or carrier, for chemical messages between the cells.
This treatment is a medical procedure and though considered safe in safe hands, is not without risk. Your clinician will discuss all the risks and benefits with you at consultation and again prior to treatment. The majority of (rare) complications diagnosed and managed appropriately can be resolved without any permanent consequences. Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers are reversible should complications arise which lends an additional safety net.
The clinician will take a detailed medical history to ensure you have no conditions that might increase the risk of unwanted side effects, consultation and assessment are also important to discuss your expectations and whether this treatment can meet them.
Treatment need not be painful. Most leading brands also contain a local anaesthetic, and we can/will apply a topical anaesthetic cream, or ice, before treatment to numb the skin.
HA dermal fillers slowly dissolve over time and are not permanent. Longevity does vary between products, and between individuals, but most will last, on average, between 6 months and sometimes even longer. Lifestyle factors can affect longevity. If you choose not to maintain the results with further treatment, your skin will return to its pre-treatment state over time.
Swelling may worsen in the first 24 hours and then should settle within the first few days. Cold packs can help reduce swelling. Be sure not to apply ice directly to the skin or for too long. This can cause a ‘freeze burn’. Because of swelling, the product may feel harder or lumpy and you may notice some asymmetry. The final result may be judged at 2 weeks. Bruising may take a few days to appear, bromelain or arnica can be helpful in clearing bruising. It is advisable to avoid aspirin and alcohol for 12-48 hours after treatment. Tenderness should settle as swelling goes down. If you have bruising which concerns you, do contact the clinic for further advice. Please contact your clinician urgently if the skin appears pale, dusky, or mottled, these are symptoms that may indicate the filler is obstructing a blood vessel. These symptoms occur within hours rather than days. Contact the clinic without delay if redness, tenderness, itching, or swelling worsens after 3 days, rather than settling. Bruising may take a few days to appear, bromelain or arnica can be helpful in clearing bruising. It is advisable to avoid aspirin and alcohol for 12-48 hours after treatment. Tenderness should settle as swelling goes down. If you have bruising which concerns you, do contact the clinic for further advice.
Please contact your clinician urgently if the skin appears pale, dusky, or mottled, these are symptoms which may indicate the filler is obstructing a blood vessel. These symptoms occur within hours rather than days.
Contact the clinic without delay if redness, tenderness, itching or swelling worsens after 3 days, rather than settling.