Avoid these 5 mistakes when using dermal fillers

Derma fillers are designed to make your skin look firmer, younger and fresher. However, this effect is only achieved if you pay attention to a work of excellent expertise and high-quality products. Experience has shown that some errors occur repeatedly when using derma fillers. Here you get an overview and can avoid them.

Mistake 1: Which provider should I choose?

The effect of using derma fillers is only as good as the practitioner. What does that mean? To ensure an excellent and healthy injection, the following points must be met:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the skin layers
• Knowledge of the course of blood vessels
• knowledge of the course of the nerve pathways
• knowledge about the structure of the facial muscles

There are no specific requirements for the use of derma fillers, except that the application must be carried out by a licensed physician. However, not every doctor has the knowledge mentioned above.

This makes it all the more important to find out about the provider's experience and not to focus exclusively on the price. Errors in the injection can lead to incorrect distribution, the formation of swelling or hematomas.

Mistake 2: Can I combine several products?

The more the better? Although it may sound tempting to take advantage of a comprehensive injection with several active ingredients for the skin during a treatment, this mistake can cost you the positive effect. Incidentally, this also applies to switching between different hyaluronic products.

Different products with hyaluronic acid should also not be combined, as interactions cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, make sure that you only work with one product or that no other products with hyaluronic acid are used during follow-up appointments. If you want to change the product or even the provider, you should observe a waiting period of six months after the last treatment.

A common mistake is to quickly change products or providers for cost or quality reasons. Side effects can include allergic reactions, skin reactions or even inflammation.

Mistake 3: Is a cold a bad thing during treatment?

Have you been waiting a long time for your treatment appointment or do you feel that it is really time for the next injection? It is understandable that you might not mention a small infection or even forget that it can have a negative effect.

However, the fact is that every infection attacks your immune system. Treatment with dermal fillers is a minimally invasive procedure for your body. This means that it needs strength to be able to deal with it and to process this procedure.

If your immune system is already weakened, this can negatively affect the healing and effect process.

Important: Taking medication is also a negative factor. It is better to wait two weeks before undergoing treatment with derma fillers.

Also keep in mind that consuming alcohol weakens your body, so you should avoid it on the day of the treatment as well as the following day.

Mistake 4: Just lie down, right?

Are you particularly nervous on the day of your derma filler treatment? After the treatment is complete, you may feel a great weight has been lifted from your shoulders and you can finally lie down on the sofa and relax or go to bed.

However, the next mistake is already waiting for you here. During the facial treatment, the derma filler is injected precisely to inject the selected area. If you make yourself comfortable in bed, maybe even lie on your stomach or put on a sleep mask, this can dislodge the filler.

It is therefore best to sleep on your back for the next few days. It can help to place a pillow on each side to prevent you from turning onto your stomach.

Before the treatment, ask again exactly what needs to be considered in the next few days and what the optimal lying position should be. In some cases, it may even make sense to sleep sitting up the first night if you are not a back sleeper.

Mistake 5: I don't need an individual consultation, do I?

You think the appointment for individual advice on dermal filler treatment is obsolete? That's a big mistake. Even if there are standardized procedures for facial treatment, these are only general guidelines.

A good provider takes a close look at each customer, checks the skin and the desired treatment areas, and informs you about what needs to be considered in your case.

Take the time to listen to and internalize the rules of conduct for the use of dermal fillers.

Assuming that the treatment will be carried out well without taking advantage of an individual consultation can lead to an undesirable result.

Note: Use the consultation to ask any questions you still have. Insecurities can often be dispelled with a precise explanation of the treatment. 

Conclusion on the most common mistakes made with derma fillers

Derma fillers often consist partly of hyaluronic acid, which has a positive effect when injected into wrinkles. However, this effect only occurs if mistakes are avoided. Mistakes can be made not only by the practitioner. As a customer, it is up to you to prepare correctly.

In addition to looking for an experienced provider, it is also important to only undergo treatment when you are healthy. If you take medication or consume alcohol, this can negatively affect the effect of the Derma Filler. This also applies to incorrect behavior after treatment.

FAQ – Errors in the use of Derma Fillers

Can I use Derma Fillers myself?

Derma Fillers are injected under the skin. Therefore, it is important that the treatment is carried out exclusively by licensed physicians or alternative practitioners who are thoroughly familiar with the skin, muscles and blood vessels in the face.

Are corrections possible?

You have made one or more of the above mistakes and the desired effect has not been achieved? It is even possible that inflammation or swelling has developed. If you are being treated by a reputable provider, they will enable you to make a correction and take care of you during the healing process.

Can I influence the success of the derma filler treatment?

Taking care of your body, avoiding alcohol and sleeping in the correct position over the next few days will ensure that the derma filler can achieve its optimal effect.