The Face - Aesthetics Clinic | Botox Cardiff | MEDICAL AESTHETICS CARDIFF | SkinPen Precision Cardiff

1. One week prior to your treatment, avoid taking aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications e.g Ibuprofen, Gingko Biloba, Vitamin E and fish oil supplements. These may increase bruising and bleeding at the injection site. Remember, it's important to check with your Doctor if you have an existing condition that requires you to take blood-thinners before you stop taking regular prescribed medication.

2. Adding leafy greens to your diet will boost your Vitamin K levels and help to reduce the possibility of bruising and swelling.

3. Arnica supplements have been shown to reduce discomfort, bruising, and swelling from injectable procedures. Arnica pills may be started the day before or the day of treatment and should be continued until bruising has resolved.

4. On the day, it's advisable to avoid working out or going to the gym ahead of your appointment as flushed skin can lead to more bruising due to the amount of blood at the skin's surface.

5. Please arrive without make-up as your skin will need to be clean at the injection site(s) to limit the possibility of infection post treatment.

You should also not consume any alcohol for at least 24 hours before your appointment to avoid increased bruising and swelling.

Most of our treatments include injections to the skin. Whenever the skin is punctured there's a risk of bruising and swelling. Our practitioners are highly skilled and do their clinical best to ensure veins are avoided, though it's impossible to avoid all underlying structures of the skin.

It's our advice to time your treatments, to avoid any special occasions within a 14-day period of a procedure. This should ensure that any residual bruising or swelling, if experienced, has subsided following your injection treatments.

To ensure safe practice we don't treat clients for any of our injectable treatments 2 weeks before a COVID-19 vaccine and 2 weeks post vaccine.

Cosmetic treatment experts and industry bodies have issued guidelines for dermal fillers after a few cases of swelling that were related to dermal fillers and the COVID-19 vaccination. The advice is that it is best to leave a 2 week interval before having dermal fillers and 2 weeks after in order to minimise the risks of post-inflammatory swelling or reaction.

We will check this with you before you book your appointment. We ask that you put your physical health above any aesthetic treatment, and to inform us of any upcoming or recent vaccinations.

We will give you aftercare advice following your dermal filler appointment, but here are a few things to be aware of after the treatment:

+ Avoid alcohol for a minimum of 24 hours.
+ You should also avoid strenuous exercise, heat exposure and touching or massaging the treated area (this can interfere with the placement of the filler) for 1-2 days post treatment.
+ It's important that you keep hydrated by drinking lots of water after your treatment.

If you're allergic to any of the ingredients in hyaluronic acid dermal fillers, you will not be able to go ahead with the treatment. Also, if the skin in the area being treated is swollen, damaged or infected, dermal filler injections should not be administered. Auto-immune diseases and allergies to the substances used in the products, including lidocaine are contra-indicated to this treatment.

Dermal fillers are also not recommended if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.

As part of your consultation you'll be asked to identify any current or past illnesses, medications and allergies prior to any treatment being carried out. We ask you to be fully honest with your answers as we want your treatment to be safe, and that you achieve the best aesthetic result possible.

All hyaluronic acid dermal fillers can be safely dissolved with a product called Hyalase. This is a fast acting dissolving agent, which will remove the unwanted filler quickly.

Dermal fillers are anti-ageing injections which contain a gel-like substance, most often hyaluronic acid, which can give the skin a rejuvenated look. When injected into the skin, dermal fillers quite literally 'fill out' lines and wrinkles, volumise hollow, sunken areas of the face and define and reshape facial features.

When dermal filler is injected into the skin, it smooths out fine lines and wrinkles and plumps out areas which have lost volume. Essentially, dermal fillers work in place of diminished fat, collagen and elastin.

Hyaluronic acid (the most common filler substance) makes a great injectable as it attracts and holds onto lots of water - this water then helps create the plumping effect underneath the skin.

One of the biggest benefits of dermal fillers is skin rejuvenation - lines and wrinkles can be filled out and the face can be sculpted with a little help from dermal fillers. There's even a treatment called the liquid facelift which uses fillers to give the face a firmer, youthful look as an alternative to a surgical facelift.

There's no downtime following a filler treatment, so you'll be able to resume your plans as usual. And any side effects you encounter should clear up within a few days of your treatment.

But, you might want to clear your calendar of important events until any signs of redness, swelling and bruising have disappeared.

When hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers are used, results typically last for 6-18 months. But, their exact longevity will vary from person to person as it depends on how quickly each individual metabolises the filler.

Dermal filler injections can be remarkably pain free as we use a topical numbing cream before any injecting begins. This minimises the amount of discomfort you may feel.

All of our injectable fillers come pre-loaded with lidocaine - the same anaesthetic that your Dentist will use.