At Mimi Lee M.D. PA in Little Rock, AR, we have a solution that can restore natural volume to your face to combat aging or enhance your features. We offer JUVÉDERM Voluma fillers which use a natural hyaluronic acid-based gel formula to subtly restore natural volume to the skin to smooth smile lines, reverse flattening or sagging features, augment the lips, and improve patient confidence.
How Quickly Does JUVÉDERM Voluma Start Working?
Unlike other cosmetic injectables that take up to a week or longer to reveal results, JUVÉDERM Voluma results appear instantly. As soon as your appointment is over, you can look in the mirror and see improvements in your treatment area. While the results are immediate, they also continue to improve over time. As your filler settles, you’ll notice continuous improvements in the appearance of the treatment area, typically visible within one week of treatment.
Results will continue to improve for 30 days, and then you can enjoy those results for several months to years, depending on the product we inject into your desired treatment area.
What Are the JUVÉDERM Voluma Fillers?
The JUVÉDERM Voluma collection includes different dermal fillers made of a hyaluronic acid-based formula with different particle sizes suitable for treating different areas of the lower and middle half of the face. They have a crystal-clear gel formula that integrates with the skin’s tissue upon injection to deliver natural-looking results.
What Can They Treat?
Each of these dermal fillers is designed to restore natural-looking volume to different areas of the lower and middle half of the face to reverse volume loss, one of the hallmark signs of the aging process. However, they can treat more than just aging. They can be injected into the lips, cheeks, chin, and jawline to enhance facial aesthetics, augment different areas to create balance, symmetry, and proportion, and help patients achieve their ideal appearance.
The fillers from this collection can add volume to the cheeks, smooth smile lines around the mouth, minimize perioral lines above the lips, add volume to the lips, augment the chin profile, and contour the jawline. Patients can treat one or multiple areas during a visit to save time and achieve their ideal results as quickly as possible.
What Should I Expect From the Injection Process?
Patients who undergo treatment with one of the JUVÉDERM fillers can expect a comfortable and quick injection appointment. Each of these fillers contains lidocaine as one of the active ingredients. Lidocaine is a numbing agent that enhances the injection experience and promotes comfort in the hours following treatment.
Injections take a few minutes to administer, and your total appointment time will typically be one hour or less. Once the appointment is over, you can resume your normal activities. Dermal filler injections qualify as lunchtime treatments since you can schedule your appointment during your lunch break at work and resume the workday once your appointment ends.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Most patients only need one treatment to achieve their ideal results. However, there are exceptions, as some patients may schedule additional appointments to address other areas or add additional filler to their treatment area for extra volume.
Our initial consultation process helps us learn more about your treatment goals so we can design a treatment plan with the right filler and amount of product to adequately address your concerns. We can give you more details about what it will take to help you achieve your ideal appearance at that initial consultation.
Is There Downtime?
After your appointment, you can resume your normal daily activities, but you must follow some aftercare instructions. There’s no official downtime or recovery after dermal filler injections, but you will need to avoid touching the treatment sites for at least 24 hours after your injection and avoid any type of professional skincare treatment following your treatment, including but not limited to facial massage.
It’s also important to avoid anything that increases your body temperature, including activities and environments. Stay out of the sun as much as possible, limit caffeine and alcohol consumption for the first 24 hours, and take steps to maintain adequate hydration. We will provide you with a complete list of aftercare instructions at the end of your visit.
Am I a Candidate?
The best candidates for the JUVÉDERM fillers are patients looking for a natural, quick, and safe way to reverse aging or enhance their features. It’s important that patients are not allergic to any ingredients in these fillers, have realistic expectations about the treatment outcome, and are willing to follow the post-treatment care instructions.
We can determine your treatment eligibility at your initial consultation and then move forward with the treatment process to help you feel like a new and improved version of yourself.
Schedule Your Initial Consultation Today
If you want to learn more about the JUVÉDERM fillers and their benefits, we can give you more details, determine which one is right for you, and customize a treatment plan to help you look and feel more like your younger self. Contact us today at Mimi Lee M.D. P.A. in Little Rock, AR, to schedule your initial consultation.