What dermal fillers treat
Volume loss does not happen evenly. Most people notice it first in one or two specific places, which is why treatment is almost always targeted at a particular treatment area rather than applied across the whole face.
- Cheeks: flattening and midface volume loss, including definition across the cheekbones, which drags the lower face down as it goes
- Tear troughs: hollowing and shadowing under the eyes
- Chin: projection, balance and profile definition
- Jawline: definition and softening of early jowling
- Nasolabial and marionette lines: folds running from nose to mouth and mouth to chin
- Lips: subtle lip enhancement through to fuller lip augmentation, along with shape, symmetry and hydration
- Temples: hollowing at the sides of the forehead
- Nose: non surgical rhinoplasty, smoothing bumps and refining the tip
A point that catches people out: the area that bothers you is not always the area that needs treating. Deep nasolabial folds are frequently a cheek problem. Filling the fold directly can make the face look heavier rather than fresher, which is why your facial features need assessing together rather than one at a time.
Fillers, and the injectables often confused with them
Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. These are what most people mean by filler. Brands such as Teoxane, Juvéderm and Restylane make up the majority of treatments, and they vary in thickness. Firmer gels are used for structural work on the chin and jaw, while softer, more flexible gels suit lips and delicate under eye skin. These are the only products on this list that add volume immediately and can be dissolved.
Three other injectables are commonly offered alongside filler, and they do different jobs:
- Skin boosters such as Profhilo and Redensity 1 hydrate the skin and improve quality, texture and glow rather than changing shape. A good option if your concern is dullness or crepiness rather than volume.
- Collagen stimulators such as Sculptra prompt your own collagen production gradually over several months. Results build slowly and last longer, but they cannot be dissolved in the way hyaluronic acid can.
- Polynucleotides are a newer regenerative option focused on repairing skin quality, often used around the eyes. They are not a filler at all.
If a clinic offers you the same product for every concern, that is worth questioning.
What dermal fillers cost in Northumberland
Prices vary between clinics, and most will not tell you anything until you are sitting in front of them. The cost of dermal filler injections across Northumberland and the wider North East generally looks like this:
- Lip filler (0.5ml to 1ml): £250 to £450
- Cheek filler (1ml to 2ml): £350 to £600
- Chin filler (1ml to 2ml): £350 to £600
- Jawline filler (2ml to 3ml): £450 to £900
- Tear trough filler: £450 to £600
- Non surgical rhinoplasty: £450 to £600
- Neck refinement: £175 to £300
- Full face treatments (3ml to 6ml): £750 to £1,800
- Filler dissolving (hyaluronidase): £150 to £300
Treat these as a guide rather than a quote. Your actual cost depends on how much product you need, which is impossible to judge properly without seeing your face.
What drives the price
- Volume of product. Structural areas such as cheeks and jawline usually need more than lips, which is the main reason they cost more.
- The product itself. Premium branded fillers cost the clinic more and carry more clinical evidence behind them.
- Who is treating you. A nurse prescriber or doctor with years of experience charges more than someone recently trained, and the difference shows in results, in safety standards and in what happens if something needs correcting.
- Complexity. Tear troughs and non surgical rhinoplasty are among the most technically demanding treatments on the face. They sit near important blood vessels and should never be chosen on price.
What to expect from treatment
Everything starts with a patient consultation. A good practitioner will take a medical history, carry out a full face assessment rather than looking only at the area you mention, and explain how your facial anatomy affects what is achievable.
Treatment itself is quick, usually 30 to 45 minutes including numbing. The common side effects are mild and short lived: swelling, tenderness, redness at the injection points and sometimes bruising. Recovery time is minimal for most areas, with the majority of people back to normal within a day or two, though lips and tear troughs tend to swell more than cheeks or chin.
Results are not final immediately. Filler needs around two weeks to settle, which is why most clinics review you at that point rather than adjusting anything sooner.
How long do results last?
As a general guide, lips last six to twelve months, cheeks and jawline twelve to eighteen months, tear troughs nine to eighteen months, and Sculptra up to two years. Longevity varies with the product used, the treatment area and your own metabolism.
Faster metabolisms and very active lifestyles tend to break filler down more quickly.
Getting dermal fillers in Northumberland
Oracle Aesthetics treats patients from across Northumberland at our Morpeth clinic, as well as our Newcastle and Carlisle locations. Injectable treatments are carried out by Nurse Ness Abbey and her team, with twelve years of postgraduate nursing experience behind the clinic and every injector held to the same standard.
If you are not sure which treatment you need, or whether you need one at all, start with a consultation. Book one here and we will work it out together.
