A Breakdown of Cheek Fillers
Let’s face facts; age can be a cruel mistress; and one that takes a considerable toll on our bodies and appearance.
The ravages of age can take numerous forms too, with a loss of facial volume and skin elasticity causing visible changes to the face and the overt sagging of your cheeks.
In this post, we’ll appraise this issue in further detail, while asking whether cheek fillers offer a viable solution. So, let’s get into it!
What Are Cheek Fillers and What Problems do They Solve?
The age-associated loss of facial volume is largely triggered by the shift in facial fats and reduction in collagen, which causes a gradual loss of structural support around the cheeks, eyes and mouth (along with other facial areas).
This usually manifests itself in the form of sagging cheeks, while your eyes can also become sunken and hollow over time. You may even notice your lips begin to lose their plumpness, as vertical lines appear around the mouth and your entire visage begins to look much older and thinner.
However, the good news is that cheek fillers provide a convenient and affordable solution to such issues.
Featuring naturally occurring hyaluronic acid, dermal fillers immediately add volume and plumping to targeted treatment areas, restoring definition and the natural cheekbone structure.
When having cheek fillers at a skilled and reputable provider like KG Aesthetics, this treatment can also be tailored to suit your individual face shape and requirements, with cheek fillers working instantly and causing no discernible recovery time.
What’s the Procedure Like?
Cheek fillers are inherently non-invasive and non-surgical, with liquid fillers comprising of hyaluronic acid that are injected strategically into target treatment areas.
Typically, fillers will be injected into the mid-face region, in order to create immediately fuller and more defined cheekbones.
Prior to the injection being administered, Katie at KG Aesthetics will assess your face shape and existing cheek structure, while talking through the most viable treatments and outcomes.
Numbing cream will also be applied to the treatment area to help minimise any potential discomfort.
Both sides of the cheek are then slowly filled and gently massaged, while the presence of improved volume and contour should be instantly visible.
What About the Risks and Recovery?
Typically, this treatment is painless and will take around 20 minutes to complete.
What’s more, you should be able to return to your normal day almost immediately, with absolutely no need for any extended period of recovery or rest (which isn’t the case with surgical facial treatments).
OK, we hear you ask, but are there are any risks or side-effects at all? Well, you may experience minor bruising or swelling around the injection site, although as we’ve said, we’ll take steps to minimise this risk during the treatment.
If you do experience these side effects, they’re likely to minimal and temporary, and all instances of swelling or bruising should have settled within a day or two.
Similarly, you’ll need to allow a period of 48 hours or so for the fillers to settle into position on your face. So, there are a few post-treatment steps that you’ll need to follow, but we’ll talk you through these prior to the injection being administered.
The Last Word
By partnering with a skilled and reputable service provider like KG Aesthetics, cheek fillers can be applied in a safe and clean clinical environment, while their effects can last for as long as 18 months.
Our treatments are also bespoke and affordable, creating an accessible way for you to restore the youthful visage of your face and its structure.
To discuss your needs and arrange a consultation, give Katie a call today on 07805 466 239. Or, you can drop her an email at info@kgaesthetics.co.uk to discuss your needs in a little more detail!