02/09/2026
💉 NOT ALL FILLER IS CREATED EQUAL
Do your lips not last as long?
Do you find lumps and bumps?
When you book dermal filler, you’re not just paying for “1ml in a syringe”.
The filler selected matters just as much as the technique used to inject it.
Different fillers have different properties — including firmness, flexibility, cohesivity, swelling behaviour and how they integrate into the tissue. That’s why I don’t believe in using one filler for every face, every lip or every treatment.
✨ So what about really cheap filler?
A low price doesn’t automatically make a filler unsafe. But when products are exceptionally cheap, I want to know why.
I look at things such as:
• Who manufactures it and where
• Regulatory/conformity documentation
• Hyaluronic acid quality and concentration
• Cross-linking technology
• Residual BDDE levels
• Rheology — including G′ and G″
• Cohesivity and tissue integration
• Swelling and degradation characteristics
• Manufacturing and purification standards
• Traceability and supporting clinical evidence
Because a pretty box and the words “hyaluronic acid” aren’t enough for me.
As a medical practitioner, I choose filler according to the area being treated, the patient’s anatomy and the result we’re trying to achieve — not simply whichever syringe costs the least.
Sometimes I need something soft and flexible.
Sometimes I need structure and projection.
Sometimes I want something that integrates beautifully with movement.
The cheapest filler can create the biggest profit margin. But that’s not how I choose what goes into your face.
Good aesthetics isn’t about finding the cheapest 1ml.
It’s about choosing the right product, for the right tissue, in the right patient. 🤎
