Dermal Fillers (Facial Fillers)

No, dermal fillers (facial fillers) are not approved for use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Nearly all our hyaluronic acid fillers are available with lidocaine to maximise your treatment comfort. The discomfort level is minimal.

No. Although cosmetic and skin care companies have developed innovative skin care products purported to replace volume or increase skin hydration, it is impossible to achieve that.

Increasing volume can only be achieved via injectables such as dermal fillers (facial fillers) or through a minimally-invasive procedure known as ADR-C Facial Enhancement (Facial Fat Grafting).

To increase hydration internally, you will require moisturising dermal fillers.

It is possible to remove hyaluronic acid-based (HA) dermal fillers with an enzyme known as hyaluronidase if needed.

Hyaluronidase will break down the filler in a short space of time. However, it will not be possible to remove dermal fillers that are not HA-based.

Certainly! At Amaris B. Clinic, we treat many male patients who opt for dermal fillers (facial fillers) to improve skin texture, enhance their cheeks, and reduce facial lines.

There is a possibility that the face is overfilled. This should never occur in the hands of skilled and experienced doctors who understand facial anatomy and harmony.
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Pillow face (overfilling of cheeks and under eyes), Avatar nose (overfill on the nose bridge), bulging forehead, witch's chin (overly pointed chin), and overly protruding cheekbones are commonly seen in cases of over-treatment. In such cases, loose skin can sometimes be seen if the dermal fillers are dissolved in the areas where they are over-treated.

As we age, the production of collagen decreases. Collagen is responsible for the skin’s youthful appearance, including our lips, and its loss leads to an aged and thin appearance.

Another cause of thin lips is the sun’s ultraviolet rays. This exposure can also lead to lip discolouration, causing them to darken.

Being mindful and refraining from using too much lipstick can help prevent lip discolouration, as does wearing a lip balm with sunscreen, which can also reduce the sun’s ultraviolet rays thinning and ageing effects on the lips.

There are many HA dermal fillers that medical practitioners offer in Singapore, such as:

• Belotero ^{[2, 3 ,4, 5]}
  
• Juvederm ^{[6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}
  
• Restylane ^{[4, 11, 12, 13]}
  
• Voluma ^{[14, 15, 16]}
  

Each of these has its own characteristics and indicated purposes.

For example, Belotero and Restylane Silk correct shallow and fine facial lines, while Voluma is recommended for cheek enhancement.

As ethical healthcare professionals, it is important that medical practitioners only provide FDA and HSA-approved HA dermal fillers to their patients.

We believe that only quality products that have undergone stringent assessment, with proven track records and multiple clinical studies, will benefit the patients.

Scientists at Manchester University conducted a study that demonstrated the attraction of full lips.

Thinner lips are thought to reduce their feminine appearance, while those with full lips are considered more attractive and appear more youthful.

In the study, men who were shown different images of women spent an average of seven seconds gazing at the lips of women who wore lipstick and spent significantly less time looking at their other features.

Lip fillers have long been used to restore volume to thin lips and smooth vertical lip lines. However, the emergence of the "duck lips" trend gave lip fillers a bad reputation. Did you know those exaggerated, pillowy lips are telltale signs of poorly done filler treatments?

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