Treating the cheek area with dermal filler, can help lift the lower parts of the face, whilst also creating a natural contour along the cheek bone.

Enhancing the cheek can give a youthful appearance, whilst not looking like you have had dermal fillers.

Dermal fillers are made up of hyaluronic acid, which is a naturally occurring substance in the human body. Dermal filler also contains lidocaine which is an anaesthetic to make it comfortable when injected into the skin.

Dermal filler (hyaluronic acid) is responsible for attracting and holding water within the skin, giving the skin a plump and fullness to it.

Over time our bodies metabolise hyaluronic acid causing the skin to look aged. This causes loss of firmness and lifting within the face. Sunken and sagging skin are the key features of ageing causing loss in volume.

Dermal filler (hyaluronic acid) is the most common procedure to correct volume loss in the face, typically there is little downtime and at a fraction of the cost, compared to a fat transfer into the face or a facelift.

Most clients are candidates for cheek dermal filler treatment, unless there is a hollowed tear trough region, which would enhance the tear trough region.

Being suitable depends on multiple factors of anatomy including dermal filler from another clinic in region, fluid retention under the eyes, the depth of tissue, blood vessels, skin integrity and other systemic issues with health.

Sometimes the tear trough is best performed with the cheek, as doing the cheek region without the tear trough can magnify or enhance the difference between the sunken tear trough and a newly treated high cheek.

This can actually make you look more tired and hollow. If you do have your cheek treated at another clinic, we ask you go there for the tear trough as we are unsure of the placement of the dermal filler, making it more difficult to treat. We believe in continuity of care as this will overall get the best results for our clients.

During the consult you will be able to discuss your medical history with your doctor.

This will help your doctor to advise on the best treatment for you cheek, tear trough or both together.

You will not be able to have cheek dermal filler treatment if any of the following apply to you:

Pregnant or Breastfeeding.

Signs of skin infection.

Systemically unwell patient.

Previous allergic reactions.

Under the age of 18 years.

Doctor believes you will not be suitable for treatment.

Doctor believes it will not meet patients’ expectations.

Patients without authorisation from their treating specialists in certain medical conditions.

Results are variable amongst all patients; however, the doctor will not perform the treatment if the doctor believes it will not meet the patient’s expectations.

Sometimes in order to do cheek filler its best to combine it with a tear trough dermal filler to reduce the chance of increasing the hollowness under the eye region.

You can discuss this with the doctor. It’s more likely to occur in older patients more then 45 years old, (but yes, we would call that age young too!) Our average age for our clients is 50 years of age, something we are proud of! We believe you are more likely to require treatment when you are over 40 years of age.

Cheeks always need time to settle, as it’s injected on the bone we can find swelling more pronounced and noticeable in some patients after injections.

Swelling requires at least two weeks to settle but can take up to 4 weeks for best results, typically the doctor can see the swelling and sometimes the patient. It is rare for a stranger to notice unless they are looking for asymmetries in the face which we all have before dermal filler is injected anyways.

Bruising can occur but unlikely compared to tear trough or lip filler treatments.

Fluid retention and migration of filler is rare too with cheeks.

Balance between cheek and tear trough is very important when it comes to best out comes

We offer free follow ups to all patients treated within the clinic with an experienced doctor.

Initially during the consultation, your doctor will discuss cheek dermal filler treatment options and outcomes.

If you would like treatment during the consultation this can be done.

Depending on the area and the facial structure a needle or cannula may be used for cheek dermal filler treatment. Sometimes it is best to treat the tear trough to get better results. This is dependent on patients’ facial structure.

We have 3 different dermal fillers for the cheek region and multiple techniques in order to get the best results for you. This is dependent on your anatomy and predicted outcomes. All 3 dermal fillers are different in the ability to blend within the cheek region.

Cheek dermal filler treatments are tolerable without numbing cream or local anaesthetic prior to treatment.

All types of dermal fillers in the clinic have lidocaine (numbing) within the dermal filler to make it comfortable.

Treatment takes between 15 - 30 mins.

After the injections are completed, the doctor will discuss aftercare and how to contact the clinic if you have any questions or concerns.

We offer free follow up on all treatments within the clinic, however extra product may incur a cost to patient at follow up.

Cheek filler last approximately 1 -2 years, depending on product and technique used.

All dermal filler treatments, contain risk.

The most common adverse effects from cheek filler include

• Tenderness on touching the cheek can last up to 2 weeks, rarely 4 weeks.
• Feeling lumps on touching settle within 4 weeks with the firmest filler.
• Results improve over 4 weeks.

At Newcastle Cosmetic Doctor, we have experienced injectors.

Our doctor has performed over 5,000 cosmetic injectable treatments each year since 2016.

We offer a free follow up to all patients at any time if we have performed the treatment.

All dermal filler treatments are reversible within the clinic with a product named hyaluronidase this is always available in the clinic. The doctor is experienced with using this product for treating complications.

Most common adverse effects include:
Bruising.
Swelling.
Unevenness.
Asymmetry.
Localised pain.

Rare complications include:

Allergic / hypersensitivity reaction.

Infection.

Vascular occlusion.

Granulomas.

Rare systemic illness.

Very rare:

Blindness from dermal filler treatment.

(1 case in Australia - nurse performed treatment, not our clinic)

If you have concerned, you may have an adverse reaction or complication please contact the clinic for review Our phone number is 1300 282 410 or message our social media pages.

If you think it could be an emergency present to a Hospital Emergency Department for review.

All appointments are booked through our online booking portal. Links are within the website home page and menu.

We require a $50 deposit that goes towards your treatment to hold your appointment for you.

We kindly ask if you need to change your appointment or cancel, to please give 24 hours’ notice prior to your appointment.

If you require a follow up appointment for a previous treatment, please contact the clinic by phone

(1300 282 410) or social media pages

All dermal filler treatments, contain risk.

At Newcastle Cosmetic Doctor, we have experienced injectors.

Our doctor has performed over 5,000 cosmetic injectable treatments each year since 2016.

We offer a free follow up to all patients at anytime, if we have performed the treatment.

All dermal filler treatments are reversible within the clinic with a product named hyalaise, this is always available in the clinic. The doctor is experienced with using this product for treating complications.

Most common adverse effects include:
Bruising
Swelling
Unevenness
Asymmetry
Localised pain

Rare complications include:

Allergic / hypersenstivity reaction

Infection

Vascular occlusion

Granulomas

Rare systemic illness

Very rare:

Blindness (1 case in Australia - nurse performed treatment)

At Newcastle Cosmetic Doctor, there is one treating doctor who has performed over 80,000 treatments, we do not have other employees performing injectable treatments such as nurses and beauty therapists.

If you have a concerned you may have a complication please contact the clinic immediately for review. 1300282410

We recommend waiting two weeks between injections and review of cheek dermal filler treatment. This allows the dermal filler to integrate with the soft tissues of the face and allows time for swelling to settle.

Massage with soft face cream (sorbelene, bepanthen, or QV) upwards from nose to ears direction, think of it like fighting gravity. morning and night for 2 mins.

Do's and don'ts post treatment:

Wearing mask for covid 19 virus is ok.

Wearing glasses is ok.

We recommend no heavy exercise for at least 48 hours.

No make up for the rest of the day.

No blood thinning medication for 48 hours.

No Laser or skin treatment for at least 2 weeks.

If possible, sleep supine or use a soft pillow.

If you have concerns, please contact the clinic urgently. We are happy to help and want to be aware of any situation that is concerning to our patients.

No questions are silly, we understand it could be your first time receiving a treatment. We have performed thousands of treatments, so it’s likely we can help with advice or follow up treatment.

If you have any concerns with the outcome of your treatment, please book in your follow up appointment with the Doctor for a review by phone or Facebook messenger.