Pucker Up!
April 17th, 2009 | Posted in: Botox Restylane Juvederm - oh my! |
Pucker Up!
By Carol at the Concierge
Oh facial fillers and the trouble they can get someone into….
After seeing many of our patients happily plumping up their lips with our available fillers, I decided enough was enough. Not that I’m a thin lipped lass, but I’m nowhere Scarlett Johannsen either. Therefore after much perusing of magazines and analysis of various model pouts I decided to ‘pump up the volume’ myself.
Dr. Gabriel Chiu uses different fillers for different reasons. Our newest filler, Prevelle, has the slogan ‘today, for tonight’ which means the result is instant and there is no swelling or downtime. It is a great idea for those who want to try before they really buy a filler. It lasts three months and costs $250. Therefore if the result is not something you want to live with, it’s not a long-term thing. Also it is super cost effective for us recession gals & guys.
I’d say one of my most ardent users of lip fillers is not a female: guys, you can do this too! Our patient comes in for his ‘fill up’ and leaves pursing and pouting all the way out the door. He gets a zillion compliments and loves to tell everyone to come to Dr. Gabriel Chiu. He uses Juvederm, which is a longer-lasting filler . . . it lasts about ten months or so. It’s a bit more pricey at $599, but worth every penny. I think he has become ‘the kissing bandit’ of Los Angeles.
Since I haven’t filled in my lips for awhile I decided to go for the Prevelle. It has painkillers already mixed in with the product, so the injections are almost painless. Dr. Chiu and I had a discussion about the results I was looking for and fifteen minutes later, ta da, there I was, a secret sister of Ms. Johanssen.
Now, I’m out of control! I’m kissing strange babies on the street. I applied for a summer job at a fair at the kissing booth. I’ve started ‘air kissing’ friends goodbye European style. I seal all my envelopes with a kiss, even to the IRS. I wonder what they will think when they get my tax return?
After consistently applying lipstick and lip gloss, I think I’m looking great J
