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My
Experience
with Estylane Treatment
I became interested in estylane to fix
a problem of hollowness across my cheeks. I am not a bad looking
woman-- I think i have a pretty good facial structure with the normal
sprinkling of flaws here and there. Overall, I like my face. The only
things are those dark shadows in the hollows of my cheeks that distract
quite a bit from my appearance. When I looked in the mirror, I saw a
nice painting-- a nice painting with smears across its surface. I
wanted those smears gone.
I made an appointment with a dermatologist for my
first estylane treatment. After my bad experience with mesotherapy, I
decided to do my homework and thoroughly research about estylane. this
time I am going in with my eyes and ears wide open supported by facts
and not merely by hear say or word of mouth.
I looked up my information on the internet: Many
people practice estylane injections-- nurses, physician assistants,
general practitioners, gynecologists, even dentists. Apparently, there
are not very stingent requirements for one to administer or inject
estylane. So I wanted to plan this very safely by deciding that I
would make an appointment with either a dermatologist who knows about
facial structure and skin, or a cosmetic surgeon.
I went with a dermatologist who has a fairly decent
practice and has a good amount of experience injecting estylane.
Lesson #1: Pick a doctor who has a good reputation.
They have so much to lose if they screw up, so chances are, they will
not screw up. Remember, this is YOUR FACE.
When a doctor looks at your face, he has his own
perspective of how your face should look like. This is fine when
coupled with the fact that, assuming he has has done the estylane
injections many times before, he has the expertise of knowing where to
inject and where the estylane is going from the injection site.
The other parts of the story is how you see your
face and how you want it to look like. You must communicate very
clearly to your doctor which areas you want the estylane to affect.
This communication is key. Most of the time, you and your doctor will
agree. Sometimes, however, you will find that you and your doctor don't
exactly see on the same level. Remember, beauty is in the eyes of the
beholder. What looks good to your doctor may not necessarily be what
you want. Ultimately, it is how you want your face to look like and
what will make you happy.
Some Things About
estylane: I've had three estylane treatments so far. There are some
of my observations about estylane based on my personal experience.
Keep in mind that these may be subjective but I decided I should share
them any way.
1) To a certain degree, estylane can be moved,
molded, and manipulated up to the first hours of injections. I have
noticed that I can flatten, shape, or move the estylane. I discovered
this by accident after my first treatment. I was advised to massage the
right side of my under eye area, as it was swelling more than the left
side. At first, I thought I noticed that after some massaging, I had
actually moved and flattened the estylane from the injection area, but
I thought I was imagining it. Now after two more estylane treatments,
I know for sure, at least in my case, that I can move it and emphasize
it only to a certain extent. Now, I am not saying that you should get
estylane, that is your personal decision.
2) The
following paragraph should be logical, but what woman who is on a quest
for beauty is logical? When you create volume on a certain are of your
face, it affects the apperance of the other areas, too. Let's say you
have a certain area of your face where you may have a minor
flaw/hollowness/darkness which was unnoticeable to you pre-estylane
treament. Now, say you decide to have estylane injections on
your cheeks to create more volume there. Fine, now you have fuller
cheeks. But all of a sudden, you see how hollow and dark your under
eyes area is. It's like you have two negative parts of an equation; if
you make one of them positive (in this case, better looking), the
negative nows becomes more noticeable.
I am sharing this because I have personally
experienced it. It is not to say it is good or bad. Personally, I will
always want to look better if possible. But my point in sharing this is
to make you aware of what goes when you start "renovating" your face.
You want more because you want more, not entirely because you are a
vain person (well, I am, I admit it), but also because the some other
areas of your face now contrast to the estylane treated area. And, of
course, you would feel a need to improve those other areas. This "chain
reaction" is a normal reaction that you need to recognize and be aware
of and know how to manage.
I can liken the process to tweezing your eyebrows.
You can get carried away and over-pluck. Or in this case, over inject
Botox, estylane, or some other filler.
Remember, these are my own personal observations
about estylane. They may or may not all apply to you, but I hope they
have provided some insight, meaning, food for thought to people who are
considering to have estylane treatments.
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