Facial Injections: Info, Prices, Photos, Reviews, Q&A

Botox and Fillers for Facial Slimming – will this work to improve my face shape?

lower face fullness
Mar 9, 2022

Dear Victoria, Lower face slimming can be achieved by injecting botox into masseter muscle especially if masseter muscle hypertrophy or enlargement is causing lower face widening. Another place to inject botox is the chin muscle if you have dimpling of the chin. Chin filler and proper jaw line contouring can also slim lower face into a more V shaped look. Another option to consider is to add PDO threads for more of a lift. The key is to balance your upper, mid and lower face to have…

Which is best for textured skin on chin: deep sea peel or laser treatment?

Microneedling, botox
Mar 7, 2022

Microneedling works great for skin texture issues while botox will help relax muscle in the chin that causes texture irregularity called peau d orange or orange peel like skin. Many have both issues. Acne that affects the chin may have to be treated separately. All in all combination therapy works best.

Deep nasolabial folds – do I need Morpheus8 or mid-facelift?

About Morpheus
Mar 4, 2022

Dear 909 baby, Morpheus 8 is a great option for collagen stimulation, and helping with lifting jowls and can help with contouring your lower jaw line and nasolabial folds. It works by creating small micro injuries that help stimulate your own body’s collagen and help remodel your skin and underlying tissues. You have some volume loss that I can see from your pictures, underneath your eyes and mid face, cheek area. Nasolabial folds are also treated with fillers in areas of volume loss and…

What are my options to get my smile back after masseter botox?

Pictures needed
Mar 4, 2022

Dear yntorr 30, As previously answered, Botox lasts about 3-4 months and you will get your original smile back. Your masseter muscle lies close to muscles that affect your smile and it is extremely important to avoid hitting those muscles that impact your smile while injecting, and hence it is important to choose an injector who is well versed with facial anatomy. Prevention in this case is best. Perhaps go back to the same injector or seek a second opinion on what can be done to lessen the…

What are these ridges on forehead? Is there anyway to treat these?

Veins
Mar 4, 2022

Dear ahveeahnah, In the second picture, those ridges have a bluish tinge look like veins, blood vessels can be prominent in some people. Forehead skin and muscle called frontalis is very thin and blood vessels can be seen prominently with thin skin. Another factor that may be adding to these ridges is the way your muscle anatomy is with forehead muscles. There are several blood vessels in the area and when you smile there will be contraction of muscles that makes these veins prominent. If…

Will the dent in my lips from filler go away?

Scarring
Mar 4, 2022

It appears to be scar tissue from repeated injections or injury in the past that is becoming more prominent and the defect gets more enhanced with fillers because of the depth of the injection of lip fillers which is typically superficial. You may have had a deeper injection /injury resulting in scar tissue that involves skin and tissues underneath. If it makes sense, filler is going to fill surrounding tissue and not the dent which is deeper than the tissue surrounding it. So in my opinion,…

Spontaneous swelling weeks/months after Volbella filler when sick – does this mean I’m not a candid

Lip Filler Swelling
Mar 4, 2022

Dear Marissa, Swelling of lips after lip filler injections are common and subside on their own, and with icing. If your lip swelling is around the time you had viral infection and with COVID, it could have been an immune response. This does not mean that you are not a candidate for fillers in the future unless if these reactions continue to reoccur. if there is a true allergic reaction, you would have seen any type of significant immune reaction immediately after the injection and this is…