Cheek Filler in the Washington DC Area: Reston, VA and Chevy Chase, MD

Cheek filler costs $900 per syringe, the same price whichever filler you choose: Juvederm Voluma XC, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Contour or RHA 4. Most patients need 2 to 4 syringes, or $1,800 to $3,600. Sculptra is $1,000 per vial.

Most patients need 2 to 4 syringes, depending on how much volume the face has lost and the look you want. Dr. Naderi favors a full correction over a little filler spread thin, because it looks better and lasts longer. Spread across both cheeks, even 3 or 4 syringes look natural.

Only physicians: Dr. Shervin Naderi, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, and Dr. Alexandra Snodgrass, a board-certified dermatologist. Both inject cheek filler at our Reston, Virginia and Chevy Chase, Maryland offices.

It depends on the filler and how much is used. In studies, Juvederm Voluma results lasted up to 2 years and Restylane Lyft at least 12 months. In the cheeks, more filler tends to last longer. Dr. Naderi recommends periodic touch-ups before it wears off, so your face never goes back to where it started.

Most patients feel pressure more than pain. Numbing cream goes on for 20 to 30 minutes first, and cheek fillers contain lidocaine. Some people notice a soft crunching sound during the injections, which is normal.

There is no single best filler. Juvederm Voluma, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Contour and RHA 4 are all made for deep volume and contour, and each has strengths. Sculptra is an option for gradual change. Your physician chooses the filler based on your tissue, your anatomy and your goal.

Both are firm hyaluronic acid fillers FDA approved for the cheeks, and both can be dissolved. Voluma was the first filler approved for the cheeks and has studies showing results up to 2 years. Restylane Lyft, formerly Perlane, gives firm support and structure. Many patients do well with either.

Filler in the midface can give a subtle lift and soften the transition into the jowls, but it cannot lift truly sagging skin without overfilling the face, which looks unnatural. For loose skin along the jaw and neck, a deep plane facelift is the right answer, and Dr. Naderi will tell you honestly which one you need.

Yes, when it is placed in the midface where the volume was lost, not just high on the cheekbone, and when the face is not overfilled. The goal is that people notice you look rested and healthy, not that you had filler.

Often, yes. Many under-eye shadows come from a flat midface below them, and restoring cheek volume softens the hollow without putting filler directly under the eye. Learn more about treating dark circles and under-eye hollows.

Hyaluronic acid fillers such as Voluma, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Contour and RHA 4 can be dissolved with an enzyme called hyaluronidase. Sculptra cannot be dissolved, which is one reason we discuss it carefully before treatment.

Most people return to work the same day. Swelling and tenderness last a few days, and a bruise, if you get one, fades over 1 to 2 weeks. Avoid strenuous exercise for 48 hours and facials or face massage for a week.

Right away. The result settles over about 2 weeks as the swelling goes down, and that is the best time to judge it. Sculptra is different: results build gradually over a few months.

Filler gives an immediate result and can be dissolved. Sculptra builds your own collagen gradually over 2 to 3 sessions and cannot be dissolved. Some patients choose filler for an immediate change and Sculptra for long-term support.

Filler is done in the office with little downtime. Fat transfer uses your own fat, is done by Dr. Naderi in the operating room under general anesthesia and is often combined with a facelift. Part of the fat may remain long term. If you plan a facelift within about a year, we usually add fat during surgery instead of filler.

In experienced hands, cheek filler is very safe. The most important factor is the injector. Our physicians place filler deep along the bone, where there are few blood vessels, and hyaluronic acid filler can be dissolved if it is ever needed.

Yes. For men, filler projects and strengthens the cheekbone for a more chiseled midface, without adding the soft fullness in the front of the cheek that looks feminine. Learn more about dermal fillers for men.

Yes. Weight loss often takes volume from the cheeks and temples. Many patients wait until their weight levels off, so further loss does not undo the result. Read our guide to preventing Ozempic face.

Yes. Cheek filler is often done in the same visit as lip filler, chin filler, jawline contouring or Botox. Your physician will plan the order and the amounts with you.

Yes. If filler from another office looks puffy, lumpy or overfilled, we can dissolve it, starting at $1,500, and then restore the cheeks with our fillers at $900 per syringe. Learn more about fixing botched filler.

At The Naderi Center in Reston, Virginia, serving McLean, Great Falls, Vienna, Tysons, Arlington and Alexandria, and in Chevy Chase, Maryland, serving Washington DC, Bethesda and Potomac. Call Reston at (703) 481-0002 or Chevy Chase at (301) 222-2020, or book online.