Rebuilding from beneath, in measured layers.
With age the face loses volume, not only fat and bone but the hyaluronic acid that once kept the skin full and resilient. As that support recedes, the cheeks flatten, folds deepen, and the lower face begins to draw downward.
Juvederm restores that lost support directly. The gel is placed in measured amounts at a chosen depth, where it lifts and fills, and where the hyaluronic acid continues to draw water to itself, holding the correction softly in place. The face is supported from beneath rather than altered at the surface. In time the body breaks the gel down on its own, gradually and harmlessly, which is why the result is lasting but never permanent.
The consultation
Before anything is decided, your provider studies the face: where fullness has shifted, where support has softened, where a fold has deepened, and how the whole face sits in balance. The plan is drawn from what we see, read by anatomy and proportion rather than a chart. If you bruise easily, you may set aside alcohol and blood thinners for a few days beforehand, with your doctor’s blessing.
The visit
Most fillers carry a numbing agent of their own, and a topical cream is sometimes added for comfort. The gel is then placed by hand, in small, measured amounts, at the chosen depth. Your provider works gradually, shaping as they go and asking you to sit up and look as the work proceeds. Most of an appointment is reading and assessment, not the placing itself.
The days that follow
Expect some swelling, and perhaps a little bruising, as the filler settles over several days. The lips, being delicate, ask for more patience than other areas. Keep the area clean and free of makeup for the first day, leave it alone, and set aside hard exercise, alcohol, and heat. The result shows at once, but give it the full two weeks before you judge it, and a little longer before deciding whether anything more is wanted.
