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• Are there any long term side effects with fillers?
• Can the fillers move to other areas?
• Can the product build up in the body?
• Is it Dangerous?
• Will it freeze or paralyze my face?
• Will it look obvious ('trout pout')?
• Will my eyes or eyebrows droop if I have it?

Are there any long term side effects with fillers?
At Aesthetic Clinics North West we only use bio-degradable
products. This means that they are very low risk and do not
have the long term side effects associated with other
permanent fillers. Side effects experienced are in general
things like:- a small bruise to the injection site, a temporary
swelling at the site, tenderness for a couple of days etc.
The practitioner will explain in full prior to any treatment.
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Can the fillers move to other areas?
The products which we use are all licensed and researched
over many years. Once injected the product will sit in the
space and cannot move or ‘float' elsewhere. Over a period
of 3 - 8 months on average the tissue will absorb the product
and break it down slowly the product will disappear.
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Can the product build up in the body?
When injected, the product is attracted to the nerve endings,
it is then metabolised and leaves the body completely within
21 days of administration. It is the result of the treatment
that lasts 3 - 6 months on average, not the product.
Therefore, it is impossible to have a build up of the product.
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Is it Dangerous?
The product has been used since the 1960s for medical
indications in very high dosages, all with no long term
side effects ever recorded. For cosmetic purposes it has
been used successfully since the 70’s. It is licensed in
13 countries for cosmetic use and has FDA approval,
which is an extremely difficult license to achieve in the USA.
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Will it freeze or paralyze my face?
The treatment will have the effect of relaxing the treated
muscle allowing the lines to re-hydrate and smooth away.
You will still be able to express your face however when
your face it at rest the line will be greatly improved if not
removed. The area feels exactly the same for the majority
of clients. A small percentage reports a very slight restricted
feeling in the area on the 2nd to 4th day after treatment.
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Will it look obvious ('trout pout')?
The vast majority of clients who have lip enhancement do not
want an obvious increase in size but rather a defined border
which removes the fine lines (smokers Lines) above the lip.
Very, very few clients want ‘inflated lips’.
At Aesthetic Clinics North West we only use bio degradable
products which are designed for the correction of the lip area,
giving a soft, very natural result. There are other products
out there which have long term risks and look very obvious
when used, no such products are recommended or used
at our clinics.
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Will my eyes or eyebrows droop if I have it?
The chance of this happening to a client is about 1 in 2,000.
The only way that this can happen is if the product is either
injected into the muscle directly in line above the eye pupil,
or more commonly, if the client massages or pushes the
area around within the first four days after treatment. If the
eye does droop it will last no longer than 3 weeks
and will then correct itself.
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