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Dermal filler can be used to volumise and contour the face and correct asymmetry. The following areas are examples of the possible treatment options with dermal filler.  Results are immediate with little downtime and last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. Recent studies have shown that they have been shown under ultrasound to sometimes last many years longer than expected.

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  • Temples

  • Tear troughs

  • Dark eye circles

  • Cheeks

  • Nasolabial lines (folds from the nose to the corners of the mouth)

  • Lip lines and enhancement

  • Chin crease

  • Chin augmentation

  • Oral commissures (creases from the corners of the mouth to the lower face)

  • Mouth frown

  • Jowls

  • Jawline rejuvenation and enhancement

  • Neck

  • Volume replacement

  • Total face rejuvenation – usually requires a minimum of 3-4 syringes.

 
| CLIENT INFORMATION


Dermal Fillers are a gel containing hyalauronic acid that is injected by a healthcare professional into or below the skin. This helps to smooth facial wrinkles and enhance lips by restoring volume and fullness. There are contraindications to dermal fillers and your nurse will take a thorough medical record from you at the time of consultation .Some of these include but are not limited to  non-resorbable implants,  irritated or infected skin, allergy to hyaluronic acid or other severe allergies, autoimmune disorders or hypersensitivity to local anaesthetic, pregnancy or breastfeeding and some blood thinning medications   Caution is exercised if you have a bleeding disorder, have had poor results with previous similar injections, have unstable autoimmune disease or keloid scarring  Dermal Filler treatments may result in some redness, swelling, pain or tenderness, itching and/or bruising which may last a few days. Inflammatory reactions can last up to two weeks in rare cases. Dermal fillers have the ability to cause arterial occlusion and your nurse will discuss with you the methods for optimal safety along with protocols for managing if this should arise. It is important to follow your nurses advice on pre ad post procedure.

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HYALURONIC
DERMAL FILLERS

Please take the time to read our Botulinum Toxin Type A page as this informs you of the contraindications and side-effects of these treatments. Botulinum Toxin is a medicine and must be treated as such, only to be injected by a Registered Medical Professional.

 

BOTOX® is a prescription medicine containing 100 units of Clostridium Botulinum Type A toxin complex for injection. It is used for the treatment of severe frown lines and associated ‘crow’s feet’ around the eyes. It should be administered only by trained medical professionals. Talk to your specialists about the benefits/risks of this procedure in appearance medicine. Cautions: people with neuro-muscular transmission disorders, presence of infection at site of injection, pregnancy and lactation. Possible side effects include headaches, pain, burning sensation or redness at injection site, temporary local muscle weakness including eyelid droop, decreased sensation and nausea. If you have side effects or concerns, talk to your doctor. A charge applies. Allergan Pharmaceutical, Auckland.

 

XEOMIN® is a prescription medicine containing 50, 100 LD50 Units of clostridium botulinum Type A toxin complex for injection. It is used for the treatment of frown lines on the forehead in adults. It should be administered only by trained medical professionals. Talk to your specialist about the benefits/risks of this procedure in appearance medicine. Xeomin® treatment lasts about four months and further courses of treatment may be necessary. Cautions: Generalised disorders of muscle activity; Infection or inflammation at the proposed injection sites, pregnancy and lactation. Possible side effects: headache, pain, swelling or infection at injection site, local muscle weakness including drooping eye lids, lack of feeling & nausea. You will need to pay for this medicine. Discuss with your specialist if Xeomin is right for you.

For more information or for a copy of CMI please contact the NZ distributor: NZMS Ltd: 2a Fisher Crescent, Mt Wellington, Auckland, Ph 09 259 4062. TAPS NA7621.

 

All before and after photos on the Lasting Impressions website are genuine untouched photographs of our patients. Because results may vary from patient to patient the photos provide guidance only to the possible results. Your individual results may vary from those seen in the photographs for a variety of reasons.

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