The course of treatment
What a course involves, where on the body it is offered, what recovery genuinely looks like, and what happens when you stop.
This is sold as a course rather than as an appointment. This chapter covers what actually happens, which parts of the protocol rest on evidence and which on convention, and the questions of recovery and of stopping.
- 3.1What a course actually involves
This is sold as a course rather than an appointment. Understanding why, and which parts of the schedule rest on anything, changes what you agree to.
- 3.2Treatment areas, and why they differ
The same syringe in two different places is two different treatments. Skin thickness, mobility, vascular anatomy and healing all vary, and so does what can reasonably be expected.
- 3.3The under eye area
More people come to this treatment for the under eye area than for anything else. It is also the area where the anatomy, the swelling and the absence of a reversal agent combine least helpfully.
- 3.4What recovery genuinely looks like
The phrase no downtime appears on a great many pages selling this treatment. It is not accurate for most people, and planning on it is how people end up at events looking swollen.
- 3.5Aftercare, sorted by reason
You will be given a list. Some of it protects you from infection, some of it reduces bruising, some of it exists because the previous clinic's list said so.
- 3.6What happens when you stop
This question is asked in almost every consultation and answered well in very few. It has a clear part and an unresolved part, and separating them is straightforward.
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