Fillers are a treatment almost everyone has heard of and very few have had explained properly. The same questions come up again and again: how much do they cost, how long do they last, are they safe under the eyes, and why do some faces end up looking obviously done. Here are straight answers, with the caveat that every face is different and nobody can promise a specific outcome.
A dermal filler is a soft gel, most commonly made from hyaluronic acid, a sugar molecule your skin already produces. It is placed under the skin with a fine needle or a blunt tipped cannula to replace volume that has been lost, or to add definition where the face needs support. Lips, cheeks, chin, jawline, the folds around the mouth and the hollows under the eyes are the usual areas.
Here is the part that gets missed. Filler restores volume. It does not tighten loose skin, it does not treat pigmentation, and it does not stop new lines forming. If your main concern is sagging rather than deflation, a volumising approach on its own is the wrong tool, and a good consultation will say so.
These two get confused constantly, and choosing wrong is the most common reason people feel their treatment did not work. Botulinum toxin relaxes the muscles that crease the skin, so it suits the moving lines: forehead lines, frown lines between the brows, crow's feet. Filler adds structure and volume, so it suits hollow temples, flat cheeks, thin lips, a soft jawline and static folds that are visible even when your face is completely still.
A simple test at home. Relax your face fully in the mirror. Lines that disappear are muscle driven and usually a job for Botox. Lines and hollows that stay put are volume driven and may respond to fillers. Many plans use a little of both, which is why we assess the whole face.
Filler is priced per syringe, usually one millilitre, and published Delhi ranges commonly sit somewhere from the mid teens of thousands of rupees to the higher tens of thousands per syringe. The spread is wide for real reasons: the brand and grade of the gel, how much is needed for the area, and the training of the person injecting.
Two things worth knowing before you compare prices. A small area like the chin or lips may need a single syringe while cheeks and jawline usually need more, so a per syringe price is not the whole bill. And an unusually cheap quote is a warning sign rather than a bargain. We quote after seeing your face, not over the phone, because any number given before an assessment is guesswork.
Hyaluronic acid fillers are temporary. Most published guidance puts them in the range of roughly six to eighteen months depending on the product and the area, and areas that move a lot break the gel down faster. Lips, which are in constant motion, tend to be at the shorter end. Cheeks, chin and jawline, where the gel sits against firmer tissue, generally hold longer.
Your metabolism and the amount placed shift the timeline too. Most people come back for a top up rather than a full repeat.
The under eye, or tear trough, is the area that most rewards experience and most punishes the lack of it. The skin there is the thinnest on the face, the anatomy underneath is delicate, and the gel has to be placed deep, sparingly and in the right plane. Done well it can soften a hollow that makes you look permanently tired. Done badly it can look puffy or bluish and can hold on to fluid.
Just as important, filler is not the answer for every under eye complaint. Dark circles caused by pigment, by thin skin showing the vessels beneath, or by allergy and poor sleep, will not improve with volume, which is why our under eye treatment starts by finding the cause. Bruising and swelling for a few days is normal here. Serious complications are uncommon in trained hands but not zero, which is precisely why who injects you matters more than what brand they use.
Almost always it comes down to too much gel, placed too superficially, too often, chasing an appearance rather than balance. The fix is unglamorous: treat the cause rather than the symptom, use conservative amounts, let the area settle before deciding whether more is needed, and be willing to say that filler is not the right answer. If sagging is the real issue, a lifting approach such as a thread lift or an energy based treatment may suit you better than volume.
One genuine reassurance about hyaluronic acid gels: they can be dissolved with an enzyme if a result is not right. That safety net does not exist with permanent fillers, which is a large part of why temporary gels have become the standard choice.
A consultation and facial assessment first, then numbing cream, then the injections, which usually take fifteen to thirty minutes. You can go back to your day afterwards. Swelling, small bruises and mild tenderness are common for a few days, and most clinicians advise avoiding heavy exercise, steam and alcohol for a day or two. The final look settles over roughly two weeks, so judge the result then rather than on day one.
Fillers work well when the diagnosis is right, the amount is restrained and the injector knows the anatomy. They are temporary, they are not a substitute for skin quality or skin tightening, and results vary from person to person.
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