Dermal Fillers

Cosmetic annoyance or a reason to call after filler

A gloved practitioner marks a seated woman's cheek outside a Queens storefront on a wet street at night.

After dermal fillers, the sorting question is simple: is this a cosmetic annoyance or a reason to call a physician? Your injector makes that call, and these questions draw a clear answer out of them, in the chair and once you are home. The pages are written with Long Island City readers in mind, and no filler clinic is scored.

Injector answers that tell you when to call

Which filler goes in, and can it be dissolved if there is a problem?
Which changes in skin color or pain do you want a same-day call about?
Whose number do I ring out of office hours, and will a clinician trained in filler complications pick up?
Is there anything I need to tell you about other treatments, medicines or allergies ahead of the appointment?
If something looks wrong and I cannot reach you, where do I go?

Questions 2, 3 and 5 are the urgent ones. If a treated area worries you, phone the clinic before you read anything else.

Filler questions one page at a time

Each filler question has its own page:

Your filler aftercare sheet comes first

Filler guidance from professional societies has not yet been set against regulator advisories here, so the written aftercare instructions you were given come first.

If you have general filler questions, read the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery page on injectables and soft tissue fillers. If you want an overview of dermal fillers, read the American Society of Plastic Surgeons page on dermal fillers.