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What is Dermal Filler
At Aloha Med Spa, we prioritize your comfort and safety during every treatment, especially with dermal filler. For these appointments, hyaluronic acid is used to re-volumize, enhance, and shape the facial features. We use lidocaine and distraction tools to ensure your comfort during treatment. The length of the appointment will vary, typically 1 hour long duration
Frequently Asked Questions
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- A full in-depth consultation with our staff regarding medical history, injectable history, goals, and associated risks prior to injections. Any questions will be answered fully before treatment. The continued aging of your face and variables in the metabolism of fillers will affect how long your results last, but typically, you can expect results to last for 1 year.
- Pain level is easily tolerable as most fillers contain lidocaine; however, we also use other forms of anesthesia to provide patient comfort.
- Dermal filler injections may also be performed using a microcannula which is a thin, flexible, blunt tip cannula that reduces the risk of vascular occlusion, bruising, and swelling.
- A full in-depth consultation with our staff regarding medical history, injectable history, goals, and associated risks prior to injections. Any questions will be answered fully before treatment. The continued aging of your face and variables in the metabolism of fillers will affect how long your results last, but typically, you can expect results to last for 1 year.
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- Avoid Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, St. John’s Wort, oral Vitamin E, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in the 24 hours prior to your treatment as they may promote the risk of bruising and bleeding in the injection area.
- If you are currently taking anti-coagulation medications (Warfarin, Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox, Enoxaparin, Lepirudin, Refludan, Ticlopidine Ticlid, Clopidogrel, Plavix, Tirofiban, Aggrastat, Eptifibatide, Integrilin), discuss the use of these medications with your healthcare provider prior to your treatment. You may or may not be a candidate for treatment with cosmetic dermal fillers.
- If you are prone to cold sores (oral herpes simplex), take your prescribed medication (Famvir, Famciclovir, Valtrex, Valacyclovir, Acyclovir) as prescribed in the 24 hours prior to your treatment.
- Avoid Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, St. John’s Wort, oral Vitamin E, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in the 24 hours prior to your treatment as they may promote the risk of bruising and bleeding in the injection area.
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Please observe the following practices after treatment with cosmetic dermal fillers:
- Avoid applying pressure or any type of manipulation to the area for 48 hours after the procedure.
- Avoid facials of any kind for 2 weeks.
- Avoid vigorous exercise, saunas, hot tubs, and steam rooms for 48 hours after injections.
- Avoid blood thinning substances (fish oil, Advil, and some herbal supplements) to minimize bruising.
- If signs and symptoms of infection or vascular occlusion arise, (warmth at the site of injection, abnormal discoloration, extreme pain) or if you develop a fever, please contact our office so our staff may assist you.
