Myths About Injectables
Below are some frequently discussed topics in the Skinbeam treatment chair. Have any of these ever crossed your mind?
1. Filler stretches your face out.
The volume of one syringe of filler is about the same volume as a blueberry. It is a small amount, yet enough to make a visible difference in someone's face. Appropriately placed filler aims to replace facial fat pad volume that has been lost to the aging process. So, it's not that filler stretches your face out. It's that filler replaces facial fat that gets depleted with age.
2. You'll look older once you stop.
You will only look as old as you actually are when you stop getting treated. Having been treated with injectables and then stopping does not age the face. Consistent treatment does tend to create the illusion of halting or reversing the facial aging process, but no matter what, we will all continue to age. Discontinuing treatment just allows you to look the actual age that you are, but not older.
3. Injectables aren't for men.
Wrong. We are 100% here for the dudes. We have a growing contingent of male patients. Men have the same concerns that women do but are frequently even more shy about seeking treatment. Male lip filler? Bro-Tox? We've done it.
4. You have to be old or rich to get injectables.
Regarding age: We have treated first time injectable patients with ages ranging from their early '20s to the early '70s. We always tailor the treatment to the patient's goals and create an age-appropriate plan. Regarding being rich: it's cheaper to maintain Botox or Dysport than gel or dip nails on an annual basis. Most people find beauty to be a necessity and you might as well spend your money on something that will actually work, that is pharmaceutical grade and backed by research, than something dumb from a TikTok influencer.
5. I can get a better deal on Groupon for Botox.
Not safe. It's only legal for (legit) injectors in the US to purchase products from about 10 FDA approved pharma companies. It is possible for shady injectors to import cheaper product and sell it, avoiding detection by the medical board for awhile, but there's no way to know about the quality, safety or efficacy of those products. Unfortunately a lot of the great deals to be found on Groupon for injectables are from less than reputable sources.
6. Filler looks unnatural.
The overfilled look we've all witnessed at Fashion Island comes from having a large volume of filler placed in a short period of time, and/or the filler being poorly placed. Filler gets broken down by our bodies naturally over time, and it can also be dissolved completely by injecting dissolver. Great injectors are mindful of accurate and natural placement as well as appropriate timing and volume of filler, and/or dissolving (usually lips) as appropriate.
