I’m 53, and for the last 2 years or so I’ve been noticing lines around my mouth that make me look like I’m always frowning. To make matters worse, my bottom lip, which was once beautiful and full, is now thinned out and looks like a little hand stretched out. While menopause has its benefits in relieving a woman of periods, cramps and premenstrual syndrome, the downside is aging. Every woman of my age agrees: The aging process accelerates once we stop aging.
I saw a program on TV about the injectable filler Juvederm. Juvederm is a clear, smooth gel consistency made from hyaluronic acid a naturally occurring substance in your skin that helps add volume and hydration. Erase lines and wrinkles and add volume to lips and cheeks. My daughter-in-law worked in plastic surgeons, so I called her and asked her to send me some brochures and emails. information She sent me news and courses on all injectable fillers, including: Cosmoderm & Cosmoplast, Restyane, Juvederm and Radiesse. The big difference lies in the difference in how much the event lasted. The doctor offers “botoxparties” 4 times a year and gives special courses in botox and injectable fillers. The party was scheduled in 3 weeks, so I decided to make an appointment and called her to stop by.
The day finally arrived and I was both nervous and excited. He came into the room and the doctor asked me what I wanted to do. I told him: I wanted to erase the wrinkles around my mouth, and to put it on my bottom lip. He named all the products we could use and explained the difference between them. I wanted a natural looking, long lasting product. He said Juvederm and Radiesse were both long lasting – Juvederm can last 9 months to a year and Radiesse can last 1 year to 18 months. There is a difference between the 2 products: Juvederm is a clear gel and Radiesse is a white paste that might have uneven lip color on the lips (in some cases). I didn’t want to take a chance on it because it would mean I needed to wear lipstick all the time. He told me that I could have swelling or bruising, but it would be temporary. Juvederm comes in a large pre-filled syringe. They stun me, which I declined.
After the alcohol swab, the wrinkles around my mouth started. I felt the stinger, bee sting in more than 15 seconds one side was done. He did the other part and I thought, “it’s not so bad.” And the needle changed and went into the left side of my lower lip. This bad — bad …. very, very bad. It felt like going back and forth in a cutting motion with the brush under my skin. I doubt whether it is so, but I felt so. My eyes widened but I knew I couldn’t move. What felt like an hour or so was actually the case. He then looked, opening my mouth for me, and running his fingers over the inside and outside of my lip, so that it was evenly divided, and handed me the mirror. It was perfect! The only visible sign that something was being done was a small puncture wound. The price of the party was $400,000.
I came home and put some ice on my lip. He did not see the swelling, but he felt it. A bruise on my inner lip. It was like a broad bruise in the middle of my lip. It could easily be covered with lipstick. All in all a very happy woman. The next day. When I woke up, my husband looked at me and said, “It looks like I got punched in the mouth.” A bruise had penetrated under my lip, darkened and could not be covered by lipstick. It would take 7 days for it to completely go away.
I would give Juvederm an excellent rating. Great, long-lasting results. I would suggest that anyone thinking about getting their lips plumped up should do so during the holiday week, just in case they break up. It’s hard to explain a bruised lip and mouth with your codices. Last, but not least, if you are offered an agent, don’t be strong – accept it.
