Beauty Review - Facial Aesthetic Treatments with VidaSkin; Facial Fillers - In Preparation For My Wedding

Hi there!! As some of you may have known that I've been very actively sharing posts on my pre-wedding beauty preparations, I recently also shared my first facial aesthetic treatment with VidaSkin (on facial lasers - see post here). Today I'm gonna share with you my facial filler session, with Dr. Leong again, b'cuz so far I've been very pleased with the line up of treatments prepared for me. Yeah!

Prior to all the pre-wedding prep, I already knew what my face was lacking of - my cheeks. I've always had this problem with my flat cheeks and it's "dent line" or "depression line". It's nothing major that's why I've not done anything about it but just for the sake of looking my best on my big day, wanted to have it fixed at least just for this period. My cheeks look alright when I smile, but when I don't my entire face looks really flat. See even when I smile, my cheeks already look quite flat & the depression line is rather obvious.. tsk*.

Before this I ever thought of going for fat grafting to fill up my cheeks, but I dropped the idea when I found out F.G. was neither permanent too - similar to facial fillers, fats from F.G. dissolves over time. Though lasting a little longer than fillers, F.G. requires surgery (thus downtime) and needs to be "refilled" at least once before your look settles in before looking full. I've heard of friends going to Korea for F.G. procedures, aiya so troublesome they had to fly over twice to complete the entire procedure. That's why I decided on facial fillers, which is non-invasive and also helps with my flat-cheek problem.

Before we began, Dr. Leong went through the paperwork as well as explained the nature of the procedure itself. It is important you ask questions (if any) and have them answered before you start any treatment/ procedure. During consultation is the best time to have your expectations managed and have yourself prepared; its good to know what happens before/during/after the procedure.

Facial fillers are generally deemed as safe cosmetic procedures when practiced by an experienced & licensed practitioner. Using fillers from reputable brands are also a way to be safe. But as with all other treatments/ procedures, mild side-effects are still possible like bruising, redness, swelling, pain, or itching. These symptoms usually go away in a few days. Dr. Leong used one of the most prestigious brand of fillers - Juvederm Volume and Volift on my cheeks. Juvederm is one of those very well-known brands for injectable fillers who's also FDA-approved. Safe is first! We were all set after all the explanation, before a therapist took me to the treatment room for my face to be cleansed in preparation of the procedure.

Step 1 - cleanse injection site with disinfectant wipes.

Step 2 - mark out the injection site/s.

Step 3 - inject fillers.

That was about it; 3 steps were all it took. Simple? Yes! I didn't even had to use any numbing cream or what-so-ever, pain level I would say was around 3/10? All the time I merely felt the pricking of the needle which felt like ants biting, no pain nor soreness when the fillers went under my skin. I remembered Botox to be more painful (?), or more achy I would say. Oh ya, I almost forgot to mention, there's some anesthetic content in the fillers itself so it actually helps to keep pain factor low during the procedure so you may expect to feel a little more after a few hours.

One side of my cheeks was done at a time, Dr. Leong took a short break in between to let me have a look at how much was injected to the site. If you see from the picture above, one side was done and that side looked fuller than the undone side. It's okay if you can't really tell from the picture b'cuz the picture doesn't really justify the results as much as in person - which looked quite different to me. The thing about aesthetic procedures, is that it's really meant to make subtle enhancements and not change your look entirely. That's why usually after getting these treatments done, your friends & family probably notice you looking better but for some reason can't tell what or where - LOL.

This ^^ (above) was after both sides were done - you can't see drastic changes but if you'd to look closely, my cheeks are actually contoured on the sides and even on the front. Basically my cheeks looked filled and I look younger lah! Hahaha. Agree? Well, at least I feel so - hurhur.

Some post-procedure notes I'll like to share:

1. overall pain factor: 3/10.
2. hours later after the anesthetic wore off I still didn't feel pain, 
3. maybe just a little soreness that lasted a few days.
4. initial days when washing or touching my face it felt a little strange,
5. but quickly after I got used to my newly contoured face.
6. no downtime at all for me, no side-effects.
7. daily activities remained as usual for me.
8. probably just note to be careful with your face first few days after the procedure, just to make sure the fillers sets in properly.

Juvederm has the longest longevity compared to other fillers and in experiments that they did, it lasted up to two years. In practical situations, the clinic's results usually lasts up to 18 months. Just FYI ; ) 

That's about it! I hope this post was informative for you if you're keen or just curious about aesthetic treatments. I'm loving my face and wanna thank Dr. Leong for planning the pre-wedding treatments for me to help make me beautiful at the same time not burn a hole in my pocket, hahaha. Thank you!! :-* 

**Note: I paid for this 'kay!**

If you'd like to find out more about VidaSkin or the treatment above, visit them at their:
Website @ www.vidaskinclinic.com/ or 

Facebook @ www.facebook.com/vidaskinclinic

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