With Juvederm XC, ageless beauty the comfortable way

Ouch…that hurts! Remember saying this to your beautician, bent diligently on you to mend you unruly eyebrows or wax your arms? Then, imagine the ache and discomfort one might have to undergo while undertaking a cosmetic makeover; one that involves going under the doctor’s knife?

Even if there is no knife, just a jab that you would like to take in order to beautify your visage…you will indeed feel the prick (and the agony). The measures we take to look good and our most beautiful, both surgical and non-surgical, often come supplemented with initial discomfort. All we do, while attempting any nip and tuck procedure or beauty injection(s), is to continuously remind our brain ‘there’s no gain without pain’. Isn’t it?

 So, would you believe if you come to know that you can still gain beauty sans any suffering? Astonishing as this might sound to your ears but it is true that modern-day dermal fillers such as Juvederm XC are more comfortable option available for those seeking aesthetic enhancement. Unlike fillers of yesteryears, Juvederm XC comes in a composition that contains preservative-free Lidocaine (anesthetic) along with the major constituent – hyaluronic acid. The latter is a natural skin component responsible for maintaining the skin volume and hence the bountiful and youthful radiance.

Dermal fillers have been in use as anti-ageing solutions and aesthetic fixes from quite some time now. Patients, till date, used to experience discomfort while taking filler injection(s). However, the latest dermal filler Juvederm XC is unique. Since it contains a local anesthetic, it knocks off years from one’s face in a soothing and comfortable manner.

Most people are desirous of good looks yet they are ‘needle phobic’ and get panicky at the mere thought of a needle pricking their delicate facial skin. Hence, they get frustrated out of their unfulfilled wish of looking their best even in an advancing age.   We have had patients with low self esteem coming to us, complaining how they wish to look beautiful and want to get a treatment done but back out at the last moment owning to their fear of pain. It takes a lot of counseling to get such patients mentally and psychologically prepared. Needless to say, this also consumes a lot of time.

With Juvederm XC, however, the injection experience is extremely comfortable. Hence one feels almost no discomfort and yet gains youthful features. This wondrous dermal filler that can smoothly erase glabellar lines, forehead lines and naso-labial folds (deep lines around the nose that reach up to lips).

This US-FDA approved dermal filler not only acts as your tool against the ageing effects but also helps in enhancing your facial features. For example, if you are one of those countless girls who wish to have a pout a la Hollywood hottie Angelina Jolie then, this new dermal filler comes handy. It effectively and painlessly plumps up your lip size thereby giving them a volume boost and renewed shape.

Lip augmentation and nose job are two most common requests we get from women both young and aged alike.  The smooth consistency of hyaluronic acid-based XC filler along with its inherent anesthetic agent makes it tool of choice to perform the aforesaid treatments. It involves very little downtime. The patient won’t even notice when the treatment begins and when it gets over!.

This novel filler offers soft and natural looks.  It is minimally invasive, gives instantaneous and long-lasting results. Hence, one can get one’s favorite look or aesthetic makeover done in just a single sitting and return back to work within a couple of hours.

The notion that aesthetic makeovers are hurtful gets sidelined if one looks at the capabilities of this new dermal filler. The experience is unmatchable.

So, does beauty hurts? Well…not anymore!

(The Author is Dermatologist, New Delhi.)