Dermal fillers are an increasingly popular budget alternative to cosmetic surgery. The process involves a small amount of soft tissue filler being injected into the skin in order to reduce wrinkles or other signs of aging, or to boost lip volume and fill out hollow cheeks. A dermal filler procedure is much quicker than traditional cosmetic surgery, and further benefits from very little recovery time. But you may be wondering just how safe the procedures are, and what, if any, are the side effects.
As previously mentioned, dermal fillers are either natural or synthetic. Surprisingly, natural dermal fillers have been around since the early 1890s, when doctors discovered that injecting human fat from elsewhere in the body into a patients face made them appear younger. Since that time, there have been great advances in natural fillers. The discovery in the 1980s that collagen – either bovine (cow) or human – was an effective dermal filler, led to an explosion in popularity once the treatment was deemed safe by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration).
But it’s important to know that a very few number of people (around 2 to 3%) are allergic to collagen. Because of this, reputable dermal fillers will always carry out a skin test at least two weeks before a collagen procedure is to commence. However, the overwhelming majority of people will suffer no allergic reaction at all, and many people actually say that the dermal filler procedure is painless, and that the only after effect is the kind of localized swelling, itchiness or redness that you often find with any type of injection.
Man-made dermal fillers, such as Restalylane and Juvederm, are increasingly popular as they are 100% safe to use. The success of these technologically advanced synthetic fillers is largely due to the fact that, because they are animal-free, no allergy test is required prior to treatment. Like natural dermal fillers, synthetic filler procedures are also quick and painless as no surgery is required, and treatments can take 30 minutes or less. What about side effects? Well, as with any injection, you may suffer redness, swelling or itchiness in the area of the jab, which should clear up within a day or two.
Another fact that may dispel any safety fears you may have about undergoing treatment is that all dermal fillers that enter the market in the United States will have undergone long-term and rigorous FDA safety testing. Once a product or treatment receives FDA approval, you can treat yourself to a rejuvenating, appearance-enhancing, dermal filler treatment without worry – all for a fraction of the cost of a visit to a plastic surgeon.
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