Lip Fillers for North Salem, NY

How often do you want to come back?

From the northern edge of Westchester it is fair to think about upkeep before you think about size. A lip result typically holds for six to twelve months, and Bellava suggests a maintenance visit within that window to keep the shape. The filler you choose shifts the rhythm:

• Juvéderm Volbella XC is one of the longer-lasting lip products, so touch-ups come round less often. Juvéderm Ultra XC, its sister product, also suits the lips and the skin around the mouth.
• Restylane Kysse lasts a moderate time, which some patients prefer because it spreads the cost of upkeep more evenly; Restylane Silk is made for the fine lines above the lip.
• Radiesse, calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres that also encourage your own collagen, can give thinner lips body for a year or more.
• Sculptra is for a markedly larger change. It builds collagen across several sessions, and its result can outlast two years.

Every product on that list is FDA-approved, and every treatment uses sterile needles that are thrown away afterwards.

In the chair

The appointment opens in Bedford Hills with a look at your lip shape, your anatomy and how your mouth sits within the rest of your face, and with what you are after: natural, defined, voluminous or somewhere between. Filler then goes in by small degrees, along the border for a crisp edge, into the Cupid’s bow and the philtrum columns for shape, and as micro-droplets or fine threads where only a touch is wanted, blended smooth as it goes. The upper lip is kept at about two-thirds the volume of the lower, the proportion that stops a mouth looking overfilled in profile. You are done in 15 to 30 minutes.

Lip filler at Bellava is given by nurse injectors Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC, on the team led by the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD.

A fortnight that fits the way you live

Swelling, tenderness, tightness and some bruising are normal for the first one to three days; from day four the lips soften, and by two weeks they have settled. Two of the aftercare rules matter more in a town of horse trails and open water. Anything that drives blood to the face is off the list for now, so a long ride can wait a few days. Heat and direct sun are best avoided too, which puts a morning in a rowboat on the Titicus Reservoir, stocked with brown trout every spring, a little later in the fortnight. Meanwhile use cold compresses and a gentle balm, drink plenty of water, and sleep on your back with your head raised.

Getting here

From Croton Falls, join I-684 at Hardscrabble Road and head south; the Saw Mill River Parkway and Route 117 Bypass Road bring you to number 182 in about 13 minutes without traffic. From the town’s centre on Titicus Road, allow about 19.

North Salem patients ask

Who is a good candidate? Adults of 18 or over in good general health who want fuller, smoother or better-defined lips without surgery, and whose expectations are realistic. First-timers are well suited.

Is a straw really a problem? Yes, for the first few days. Sucking on a straw, or on a lollipop, can add to swelling and disturb where the filler was placed.

Can it be reversed? Hyaluronic acid filler can be dissolved with an enzyme called hyaluronidase.

How do I book? Press Book Now to choose a time online. Financing is available.