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Everything you need to know about Dermal Fillers in Singapore – With David Loh

DR DAVID LOH

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Dr David Loh is the immediate past president of the Society of Aesthetic Medicine in Singapore, having published on his filler injection techniques. His publications on the management of filler complications is often cited in scientific journals.

 

Growing old gracefully has taken on a new meaning in the last few years.

In the past, it referred to growing old “without any work” done. These days, with plastic surgery so pervasive, growing old gracefully means growing old with “only minimal work” done. And B*tox and Fillers are as minimal as it gets in aesthetics. Let’s talk about dermal fillers in this blog, shall we?

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Frequently Asked Question on Dermal Fillers

What areas are best treated with dermal fillers?

All areas on the face, from the forehead down to the chin can be safely and effectively treated with dermal fillers. Here are the more common areas that are treated.

  • Forehead augmentation and projection can contour the forehead;
  • Nose, lips and chin augmentation bring out the beauty in the central facial features;
  • Cheek and under-eye augmentation support the skin over the cheeks. This decreases the appearance of the under-eye hollows, the nasolabial folds and the jowls;
  • The temples and lateral cheek augmentation creates a natural lifting of the face.

At David Loh Surgery, we excel in the art of dermal filler injections having published our special injection technique (The DL Lift) as an instructional guide for doctors in PRIME, International Journal of Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Medicine in 2018.

 

What are the prices for dermal fillers like?

The price for dermal fillers costs $800 per syringe of 1ml. Check out our price list

  • Treatments like the nose and lips often require only 1ml.
  • Treatments like forehead, cheek and chin augmentation require 2-3mls per area, but they do not need to be done all in one go on the same day.
  • Then there are treatments like The DL Lift (our treatment named after Dr David Loh) may require 4-5mls of fillers each time. The DL Lift is also sometimes called a Liquid Facelift
  • Skin hydration boosters also cost $1000 per syringe of 1ml. To hydrate the under-eye skin, the skin over the cheeks including the nasolabial folds, and around the lips, patients will need 2-3mls of skin hydration boosters.

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Are filler injections painful?

All of the reputable brands of modern fillers contain an anaesthetic called lidocaine which takes away the discomfort of filler injections. You shouldn’t settle for less.

The only sensation you will feel is the tiny needle entering the skin, and the sensation of movement (not pain) when the cannula is moved under the skin.

Are fillers injection results immediate?

Yes, the results are immediate and “what-you-see-is-what-you-get”. Plus minus 10%-20% perhaps because of slight initial swelling. In fact most of the time, the results are natural enough and the patients are presentable enough to go out and meet friends immediately after a treatment. This actually gave rise to the term “lunchtime facelifts”.

Is there any recovery time (downtime) when getting filler injections?

The chances of getting a tiny bruise with filler injections is about 10%-30% depending on which areas are being treated. Also with multiple areas of treatment, there is also a higher chance of getting at least one bruise.

No doctor can guarantee bruise-free injections; after all needles and cannulas are involved in the process of filler injections. If a bruise occurs, it will need to run its natural course taking a 7-10 days to slowly disappear. Most of the time bruises are tiny and can be easily covered with a bit of makeup.

Besides bruising, which of course causes some swelling, there is often some swelling which unrelated to the bruises. This is a natural process in filler injections. This post injection swelling usually takes 3-7 days to subside.

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How safe are filler injections?

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Filler injections are only as safe your doctor’s knowledge of the anatomy of the face. So don’t settle for non-medically trained injectors like beauticians. In fact, best to approach doctors that do filler injections frequently than those who do not.

With proper training and experience, filler injections are generally very safe.

Our doctors are trainers for other doctors. Dr David Loh has published in medical literature on the prevention and management of filler complications. One of the papers have been awarded a Best Paper (Gold) Award by the Plastic and Reconstructive Journal (PRS Global Open) in 2019.

The other aspect about safety with regard to dermal fillers is the filler material itself. As a filler material, hyaluronic acid fillers have been safely used on millions of patients since the 1990s. Without mentioning brands here, we are of the opinion that only biodegradable non-permanent fillers are safe. This is because they do not hang around long enough to cause granulomas or infections. And as the face changes, as it inevitably will over the years, fillers can be topped up to suit the changes associated with aging.

WhatsApp +65 8878 8045 , call us +65 6733 5300, or send us an email here.

 

About David Loh Aesthetics

Dr David Loh is one of the first trainers and mentors in aesthetic medicine in Singapore. He developed and published in medical literature his filler injection techniques as instructional pieces for other doctors. He also published in medical literature his works on the prevention and management of filler complications.

WhatsApp +65 8878 8045 , call us +65 6733 5300, or send us an email here.

 

What is the “overfilled syndrome”?

The “overfilled syndrome” is an unfortunate term coined by some doctors with the intention to disparage the work of other doctors. These doctors bring up isolated incidents of overfilled media celebrities to discourage patients from have filler injections. Perhaps these doctors are themselves not skilful enough nor experienced in filler injection, hence they try to divert clientele to the non-injection treatments. As a patient-consumer, you should be able to discern this kind of marketing tactics.

What you need to know is that you would need an incredible amount of filler material (maybe >20 syringes) to reach the kind of caricatured appearance of some of these celebrities. The so called “overfilled syndromes.” These celebrities can afford it but most patients would not be able to, and most conscientious doctors would hold back the patients before they even reach that kind of look.

The fact of the matter is that most patients with early signs of aging actually would benefit a great deal from filler injections into the fat compartments that have begun to shrink. This not only reverses the early signs of aging, but it can even prevent sagging.

Overfilled syndrome can easily be avoided as long as there is clear communication between doctor and patient. Clear goals and expectations are aligned prior to the procedure, and the  doctor has restraint in his or her approach, with  the  aim of creating a natural result while resolving the  concerns of facial aging such as sagging and volume loss.

WhatsApp +65 8878 8045 , call us +65 6733 5300, or send us an email here.

 

The Only Way is Up

Improving Appearance is what we do everyday. Not making our patients look like someone else, but making them more confident through the art of the DL Lift and other techniques of filler injections. Bring out their best features and still being themselves. This is the essence of Enhancing Confidence.

 

 

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If aesthetic treatments and cosmetic surgery are still taboo, it is because of the stereotypes still perpetuating in popular media. These stereotypes tend to portray aesthetic treatment or cosmetic surgery patients as being vain or narcissistic, or that they cannot reconcile with their bodies (a condition called body dysmorphia syndrome). And that cannot be further than the truth!

The vast majority of patients who come forward for aesthetic treatments and cosmetic surgery are actually highly motivated and very driven individuals. Their underlying motivation is about taking control over their appearance and hence their destiny. Whether it is to find a life partner or to look sharp for job and business prospects, aesthetic treatments and cosmetic surgeries give them a sense of empowerment over their own destiny. It is this sense of empowerment that defines the modern day patient for aesthetic treatments.

Modern day aesthetic treatments with little or no downtime fits fits right into this whole frame of mind. Where the individual takes control over his or her destiny, appearance and competitiveness.

And very often, they are so empowered they will travel the world to seek out the best treatments and best practitioners.

And these individuals usually have no qualms about admitting to having work done. So there you have it, the modern day aesthetic and cosmetic surgery patient.

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Ultherapy V-Lift

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ultherapy V-Lift is a non-invasive, non-surgical method to reduce the width of the lower and face. It sculpts the face while giving it a mild facelift-type effect.

Ultherapy is FDA approved since 2009 to lift a sagging face. It does this by tightening not only the skin, but the layers under the skin which we call the SMAS. This is a tough layer comprising muscles and the fibrous tissue. This is a strong supporting layer for the face.

Sound waves are focused by Ultherapy to leave tiny shockwaves under the skin and into the SMAS. Each point of these shockwaves triggers a cascade of collagen regeneration that translates into firmer and tighter skin. The results progressively improve over a period of several months.

What most patients experience is a mild facelift type effect that gets better as the months go by. All just after one treatment of Ultherapy.

It’s safety profile is unparalleled. In over a thousand cases done at David Loh Surgery since 2009, no one has suffered any form of injury from Ultherapy. Which sometimes happens with most other RF, IPL or laser treatments. The worst that can happen with Ultherapy is a mild mosquito-bite looking type of reaction in the skin, we call wheals. These will typically settle within a few days.

Ultherapy works particularly well in the lower face and under the chin. If fired deliberately into the fat fads in the jowl areas and under the chin, it can reduce these fat pads ever so slightly. Which is great because we can achieve a gentle sculpting of the face. These effects on the lower face we have term as The Ultherapy V-Lift.

The Ultherapy V-Lift is available at David Loh Surgery at both Novena Medical Centre and Wheelock Place. Our clinic is one of the first to start using Ulthera in 2009.

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How to Treat a Sagging Face | Voluma Liquid Facelift

One of the most obvious signs when we age is sagging of the lower face. The “triangle of youth” gets inverted.

In youth, the face is wider at the cheekbones, narrowing down to the chin. This is called the “triangle of youth”. With age, volume is lost under the eyes, the cheekbones and temples causing sagging and a widening of the jaw-line and jowls. The “triangle of youth” becomes inverted.

Another way of looking at it is as a “deflation of the face”. Skin that used to be taught hangs loosely as the underlying supporting fat pads have shrunk. The degree of shrinkage varies with race and lifestyle factors (like sun damage and smoking). Even the underlying bone resorbs and can cause further sagging of the face.

This concept of “deflation” has been taken to another level by the publication of The DL Lift by Dr David Loh. Where the sequential and progressive deflation of facial fat pads are demonstrated with aging. And The DL Lift is a particular type of Liquid Facelift described by Dr David Loh which addresses this problem.

The DL Lift can be done alone as a non-surgical facelift. Or it can used to complement skin-tightening treatments like Ultherapy. It can be used preventively to avert aging that is caused by the sequential deflation of facial fat pads.

“Start young with non-invasive treatments like B*TOX and Fillers to avoid the need for more extensive treatments later in life.”

Dr David Loh, the Allergan appointed trainer since 2006, has trained more than 300 doctors in Singapore the finer techniques of B*tox and filler injections. He started his aesthetic clinic in 2002. He is now a faculty of the Allergan Academy and a much sought after speaker and trainer for advanced B*tox and Filler techniques.

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