Dermal Fillers

Essentially, the lower-half of the face. As well as plumping up lips, dermal fillers correct ever-present lines and lost volume around the forehead, cheeks and upper lip. They also add volume to thinning or crepey skin across hands and the upper body.

Dermal filler is a gel made from hyaluronic acid – a substance that occurs naturally in the skin. To resolve nuisance wrinkles, it's injected beneath the surface to plump up surrounding tissue.

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Lip Fillers and Lip Enhancement are one and the same thing. They both achieve the same goal. We have the means to subtly improve our lips' fullness, definition and overall shape with lip fillers such as Juvederm ULTRA SMILE.

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There are several variants on the market, which all differ according to the substance they are made from, the areas they treat and how long they last. Your fully-qualified SkinViva Clinician will advise which is the best for you. Our most popular brand is Juvederm ULTRA, which contains a comfort-inducing anesthetic, but we also use Juvederm VOLUMA, Juvederm HYDRATE, Radiesse, Restylane, Belotero, and Teosyal depending on your needs.

Immediately.

Juvederm ULTRA lasts 6-9 months. At SkinViva, we also use Juvederm VOLUMA and Radiesse, which maintain their effects for up to 18 months and one year respectively.

Our Clinicians will always provide a consultation before treatment, but – like with our Botox – you can usually have the treatment during the same appointment.

Our most popular dermal filler, Juvederm ULTRA, has an in-built anaesthetic called lidocaine which enhances comfort. We can also use anaesthetic cream or a dental block if you'd prefer.

No. Famous cases of these resulted from permanent lip implants – not the non-permanent hyaluronic acid dermal fillers we use. In addition to this, SkinViva Clinicians are highly experienced at providing a natural, subtle result.

No. The dermal fillers we use take on the characteristics of the body's own tissue so the product itself won't be noticeable.

4-6 per area of the face.

The procedure itself can be completed in 15-30 minutes, but new customers will require a 45-minute appointment.

Dermal fillers replace lost volume in the lower half of the face. Botox predominately treats lines in the upper half of the face by temporarily relaxing the muscles that cause an area of skin to wrinkle.

We charge per syringe of dermal filler. Deeper lines or greater volume loss require more syringes of dermal filler.

Yes. Only 1 in 20,000 treatments result in an allergic reaction. Although dermal fillers can be reversed using another injection, this requirement is extremely rare.

There is no recovery time with dermal fillers, so you can immediately resume normal daily activities. As with Botox, patients should avoid excessive alcohol, exercise or sun for the first 24 hours.

The gel is broken down naturally and reabsorbed by the skin.

No. Your appearance will simply return to how it was before you began dermal filler treatment.

Most possible side effects are related to the action of injecting the skin, not the product itself. These include: redness, minor swelling, itching, tenderness around injection site and potential lumps in the treated area. These can be reduced by massage.

If you are prone to cold sores, there is a small chance that one will occur following a lip enhancement. In very rare instances (1 in 15,000) blood supply from the smallest vessels can be disrupted causing scab formation and, in some cases, scarring.

Women who are pregnant and/or breast-feeding, people with severe allergies or a history of anaphylaxis and consumers of blood thinning medications such as Warfarin or Heparin.