With all changes in cosmetic surgery trends – from lip injections to implants and filler removal – we asked plastic surgeons about the process of dissolving fillers and whether there are any risks associated with the changes that make the headlines.
This is that experts recommend that people know, before receiving procedures, so that they are happier with the results and have less likely to have complications or want to remove them or turn back to a later date.
The process of obtaining fillers – and dissolve them
Fillers, or skin fillers, are gel-like substances that are introduced for temporary chubby for the skin. They can be created from hyaluronic acid, which is a substance that is naturally found in our skin and tissues. Other types of fillers include calcium hydroxylapatitis, which is found in bones or poly-l-rainic acid (PLLA), synthetic material.
Injections are usually used to smooth out thin lines And the legs of the raven (wrinkles that we settled in the eyes), and also increase the fullness in the lips, cheeks, chin, voids under the eyes, jaw and back hand. As a rule, this popular procedure is a temporary improvement to add the volume back to the face to turn back the thinning that can occur with age, and it is not approved by the FDA for use in each part of the body.
Injections can cause side effects, such as bruises, redness, pain, itching, swelling and rash. There is also a risk of more serious side effects, such as The possibility of an allergic reaction or random injection In the blood vessel, which can be potentially life -threatening. However, These effects are rareAnd fillers are considered safe treatment.
“These injections, or fillers of hyaluronic acid, are temporary fillers and can last from three to 12 months, depending on the specific filler and the patient’s ability to metabolize it,” said Dr. Joshua Lampert, a plastic surgeon and a member of the American society of plastic surgeons.
Although people often say that fillers dissolve on their own, evidence begins to show that they remain longer than they thought earlier. They can also migrate Over time, from the original injection siteThis can lead to the fact that people receive too much filler on their faces; Others may lose their ability to tell what looks natural and what is not, will also lead to a “overflowed” image.
Good news is that many popular types of fillers can be changed using an enzyme called hyaluronidase.
“The most common side effect of hyaluronidase injections is swelling, irritation and redness around the injection site,” said Buzzfeed News Lampert. “Hyaluronidase injection has a small risk of a more serious allergic reaction and systemic effects.”
For fillers, non-chiluronic acid injection of steroids can turn the effects of fillers, or fillers can be removed surgically. Some fillers, including skin -based skin fillers, can dissolve on their own using hyaluronidase.
Like the fillers themselves, there are side effects when you dissolve them, regardless of whether in lips or on your face.
According to the American Council of Cosmetic Surgery, Moderate Komkyliness or asymmetry It can occur after receiving fillers, so people either remove them or bring them into force to solve problems.
Hashtag #Lipdissoling has 73 million views on Tiktok and #Dissolving filler It has 28 million views, and many people publish their stories about their experience. Some people may have wrinkled lips after the dissolution of fillersEspecially if the fabric was crowded for a long time.
Nevertheless, many seem to be satisfied with the results that upset the filler.
“Most people with a filler on their faces are very happy about what they did,” said Dr. Anthony Yun, a certified plastic surgeon in Michigan, who has a large number of followers. YouTubeField
Removing butt and breast implants
In general, the process of obtaining and removing fillers on the face or lips is easier than getting and removing implants of breasts and butt. The implants are made of substances that never dissolve in the body, and they can also be torn or cause cicatricial tissue form and harden around them.
Unlike the Brazilian lifting of the butt, or BBL, which includes the liposuction of fat from one area of the body and introducing it into the butt, the implants include the placement of devices containing silicone to change the shape, appearance and contour of the butt. (BBLS are considered one of the most dangerous procedures from -s The risk of planting fat in the wrong areaThe field although they can be safe if it is done by the right surgeon, some doctors say They no longer fulfill them.)
Since you may have implants of breast or butt for decades, people have much more time to find that they cause health problems or no longer work on their current size or body shape. Moreover, implants have a certain life and, as a rule, should be replaced over time in any case.
One of the reasons why people are removed of the chest implants, otherwise inexplicably Symptoms such as fatigueAnxiety, chronic pain and dysfunction of the endocrine, autonomic and nervous system. It is believed that the disease of the thoracic implant is a possible long -term complication of breast enlargement, usually with silicone implants; Removing the chest implant can alleviate the symptoms. In general, it is considered safe after decades of research, Mast implants, in rare cases, were associated with plane -cell cancer or lymphomas in cicatricial tissueAnd the risk is higher with certain types of implants.
For people who decide to remove thoracic implants, the amount of time required in the region often depends on how much cicatricial fabric was formed around implants, edema and postoperative changes.
Compared to the face fillers, the output of implants can lead to more dramatic changes, including free skin and a change in shape. In addition, the removal of implants requires a surgical procedure that can be more complicated than the placement of implants.
“The removal of the breast implant, or an expansion, often leaves the chest with the defined area of the central hollow, significant subsequent weakness of the mammary gland and skin, loss of projection, loss of conical shape and a proportional excess in the side breast,” said Lampert. “Only the removal of the chest implant puts the patient at a significant risk to obtain the resulting excess skin of the breast with the wave and inversion of the nipples, when the pocket collapses to the wall of the chest.”
After the drainage procedure, it can be placed under the skin to drain excess fluid and blood. As a rule, healing can take up to a year – but for many people the results are worth it.
“I must say, I am very, very, very, very happy,” said the rank immediately after the removal procedure.
Other celebrities like Ashley Tisdel And Ioland HadidThey also said that health problems as a whole improved after the removal of implants. Tisdeil was removed by the breast implants in 2020 after “insignificant health problems”, including food sensitivity and intestinal problems. Hadid implants flowed in her body after a break, causing symptoms.
The removal of implants of butt can also lead to changes in appearance.
“Other implants that can be removed, including gluteal implants, are all present with the problem of the skin and stretching soft tissues after removal,” Lampert said. “Over time, any implants stretch and light overlying skin. As soon as the implant is removed, proper skin and soft tissue can be present with heavy weak skin. Removing the implant can lead to retreats, irregularity of the contour, depression hanging free skin or folds. ”
What to know before getting any procedure
One thing that you should know before getting any plastic surgery that changes its appearance or procedure is that the trends come and go, and your body may change over time, which will become a mismatch for the procedure. Moreover, new information may appear regarding the long-term consequences of treatment-such as fillers or breast implants-which can make them less desirable over time.
When Chloe Kardashian had Its face fillers dissolved in 2016She said: “My face was so fucked.” Cardi b She said she received Her silicone injections of the butt were removed Realizing how dangerous (and illegal) the procedure is. (These types of injections were associated with a number of deaths, especially in the hands of irresponsible practitioners without medical training; some injectors was accused of unconditional murder.)
Some fashion procedures, like Building fat removalirreversible. Although the procedure can lead to a sculptural image, it often does not age out of the natural loss of fat on the face with time.
After practice for more than 18 years, a plastic surgeon Yun A list of operations that he does not perform or no longer performs (including face fillers).
“Today there are many cosmetic procedures, especially those that are performed on young people that I would show in mind from the risk of complications or the desire to change them in the future,” said YouN Buzzfeed News. “These include the upper lifting of the lips, BBL, applied implants, surgical intervention of the eye of the fox and certain types of breast augmentation.” (Surgery Lisa Eyes is a type of rise to an eyebrow that includes a change in the eye to give them up.)
It also helps to understand that many trends in cosmetic surgery are due to unreal standards and pressure to look “perfect”.
According to the study of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in 2015 on external influences on cosmetic procedures, 95% of patients considered plastic surgery After counseling online source, including social networks. In addition, promotion from accounts on social networks of celebrities can cause interest in cosmetic procedures.
In the 2017 study, published in the journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, researchers from the University of Rutgers examined Google Trends, which eventually monitors interest in the topic. They followed the search For “Kylie Jenner and lip fillers, “Joan River and Plastic Surgery” and “Rinoplasty”. They found that Google's search for lips filled up after Jenner announced that she had received Juvéderm fillers.
As a result of comparison, social networks can influence the level of body dissatisfaction and attitude to cosmetic procedures; 55% of surgeons reported that they asked for plastic surgery improve how they look in a selfieField
The uprising of Zoom meetings and the use of Facetime and other videos of meetings – where you need to look at the face on the screen all the time, often in poor lighting – prepared interest and go up in cosmetic procedures too much.
Vilda Hill Ruggan, 30 years old, from Oslo, Norway, had a chest increase of 23, thinking that this would help her feel less unsafe.
“I felt uncertain in my body, and I had a low self -esteem. I grew up with the image of Barbie’s body and magazines that made you feel shit of yourself, ”said Raggan Buzzfeed News. “I thought the boobs would make me love myself.”
Raggan decided to remove her implants when she was 30 years old, and shared the process on her Tiktok, holding the implants that were in her body. “I moved from unsafe, because I had no boobs to the shame that I had fake boobs,” she said.
