I am a 48 year old male with good skin and just a minimal amount of wrinkles and some slackening of the skin. After having Juvederm injected into the tear troughs (which looks amazing) I wanted to take care of the beginning of naso-labial folds (one side was more pronounced than the other. Although my PS initially thought there was enough wrinkling to worry about, he did suggest having Radiesse placed in the cheeks and in the naso-labial folds together to produce optimum results.
The results are fantastic and I am so happy with the results. Between the Juvederm and Radiesse, it has taken 10 years off my face. There was no bruising, very minimal swelling (I went out to dinner with friends 6 hours after I had it done) and no problems with the Radiesse itself.
I came back to this site to write a review because I think too many people who have had successful results forget to come back to post a positive review. But if something goes wrong, those people are sure to post a negative one. So the percentage of Satisfied/Unsatisfied may be greatly skewed.
I want to address the people who are thinking about injectables in general. I'm STUNNED that people here have not done any homework and WORSE--they go to a "spa" or have a nurse or regular M.D. do the work. I researched injectables for almost a year before having anything done. I checked every website, read all the precautions and then went about finding the best PS I could find to do the work. I checked the recommendations at the sites of the producers of Radiesse and Juvederm for referrals, I checked the "Best Plastic Surgeons of NY" book, and even checked up on my PS's reputation in the community. After 10 months of research I was ready to go with it. I'm glad I did the research, because it made for a success that even surpassed my own goals.
