Which of the following cannot be treated by filler injections?
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Filler injections are used on your skin to rejuvenate, contour, reshape and to change your overall appearance. It can smoothen your wrinkles by plumping up the area and stretching the skin thus making it look younger. Filler injections use many ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, fat from your own body, collagen derived from animal products among others. These are injected directly into the affected area which then becomes smoother.
The results from filler injections take some time to become noticeable.
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Filler injections, especially the ones used in lip injections are almost immediately noticeable. In fact, you may start seeing the changes very quickly while you are being injected with them. Once you have been injected with the fillers your lips may temporarily come to the fullness that you were expecting but may then swell further. This swelling will go down in a matter of hours which will leave you with the full lips that you will be able to see for the next few months.
Botox and dermal fillers injections work the same way.
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There is a lot of misunderstanding about how the various skin rejuvenation techniques involving injections work. The biggest misconception is that botox and dermal fillers are exactly same and that botox is just another filler. However, fillers such as Hyaluronic acid work by plumping up the area and also drawing fluid to smoothen the wrinkles and lines. Botox, on the other hand, is a toxin that actually relaxes the facial muscles and stops them from moving to reduce the incidence of wrinkles and crow's feet. Botox in itself isn't a filler but more of a muscle and nerve relaxant which helps smoothen skin.
The fillers will last less than the usual time if you are -
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It has been noticed that if your body is more on the thinner side you are genetically predisposed to having a more active metabolism. Unfortunately, this may result in the filler being used up in the body faster over time and thus may last you shorter. Usually, fillers like the hyaluronic acid last for about 4 to 6 months but may last much lesser if you have a lean body and a higher metabolism.
Certain fillers can be immediately changed or reversed if you don't like the results.
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Although this sounds fake, it is true that certain kinds of fillers such as hyaluronic acid can be immediately neutralized if you think that the results aren't up to the mark. These fillers work in a manner where they plump up the area they are being injected into. If an antidote for this is administered then the effects of these fillers will be neutralized immediately. For example, Restylane is the enzyme that works as an antidote for hyaluronic acid. If you are not happy with the results of the filler this can dissolve away the effects of the hyaluronic acid lip injections in about five minutes. You can go for the reversal anytime after the treatment as long as the effects of the injections last.