Hyaluronic acid has been declared today as the elixir of youth. It moisturizes, smoothes, pushes out wrinkles – what properties are attributed to this magic component! Commercials shout about hyaluronic acid in creams and shampoos, and glossy magazines seduce readers with injections of fillers. It seems that fillers are the safest and most reliable way to prolong youth. Are lip fillers safe?
Modern fillers are based on hyaluronic acid, which, unlike synthetic fillers, is related to the skin and is completely resorbed over time.
When can a lip filler be dangerous?
When a fake product is used for injections instead of the original one. The danger of using unregistered drugs is that there are both original quality products that are not registered due to bureaucratic intricacies, and fakes that are harmful to health. The patient is the final link in the chain of producer-distributor-cosmetologist, and all he has to do is to rely on the honesty of the doctor who directly administers the injections. The doctor must be confident in the integrity of the suppliers and the patient has the right to demand documents confirming the quality of the drug.
It is important not only WHAT to inject, but also HOW
Harmless filler with hyaluronic acid still refers to a medical product, which means that it must be injected by a medical professional – a specialist certified plastic surgeon or cosmetic surgeon. However, the popularity of hyaluronic acid is so high that there are even videos on YouTube, where women demonstrate how to inject their own filler. Doctors warn that such experiments lead to severe pathologies, up to tissue death. Even if everything is done according to the rules, it is difficult to predict the body’s individual reaction.
It is a safe procedure, but it is still impossible to say for sure how the area where the filler is injected will react. There may be prolonged swelling, redness. Inflammation, rejection – this is possible if there is a violation of the technique. The use of the filler has its own nuances. For example, you need to consider that it will become slightly larger, because it attracts water. Because of this in the place of injection, for example in the nasolabial sulcus, there can be a bump. Then you will have to wait some time for the filler to dissolve, or inject special medications to do it artificially. So it is important to see a good specialist.
