Fillers are injected through small needles. We go to great lengths to make this procedure painless. All patients are first treated with numbing cream on the areas to be injected, then several small dental injections of local anaesthetic are given to totally numb the lips and related areas for a truly painless procedure.

The filler is injected in the lips, wrinkles or folds. The actual injection only takes minutes. Ice is placed on the lips immediately after the injections. The lips generally swell somewhat but most patients are able to return to work the next day. Rarely, some patients experience more significant swelling.We recommends having the patient return in two weeks to check the result and make sure everything is symmetric. Occasionally a touch up may be performed at the follow up appointment. It is important to view filler injection as a sculpting process and in some cases multiple appointments are required to provide that special result that patient’s desire.