What if there was a way you could receive the same benefits of cosmetic fillers, like Juvederm, with even less discomfort and bruising? Traditionally, most medical spas and practices use sharp, hypodermic needles that can certainly leave a significant amount of bruising and can be traumatic to the sub-dermal tissues. Most recently, Dr. Patel has implemented a new and advanced technique using a blunt microcannula that has proved to be less painful and leave less bruising than conventional techniques. At Lake Nona Ophthalmology, we are proud to offer the microcannula technique for fillers (when possible) as an alternative to the traditional hypodermic needle.
Dr. Chirag J. Patel has been utilizing this technique recently on patients and he says the results have been nothing short of fantastic.
What is a Blunt-tip Microcannula?
The small diameter of a blunt-tip microcannula alleviates problems like bruising, tissue damage, pain, multiple puncture wounds, and vessel laceration when administering facial fillers. The advanced design is an improvement on hypodermic needles, while still effectively delivering fillers to a patient’s tissue. Although hypodermic needles are still used in standard injectable filler procedures, the nation’s leading aesthetic physicians now prefer to use microcannulae, when possible.
Benefits of Blunt-Tip Microcannulae
- Less pain
- Less bruising
- Less swelling
- Fewer puncture sites
- Shorter procedure time
- Quicker recovery
- Faster results
How Does it Work?
The blunt-tip of the microcannula is not sharp. It cannot even puncture the skin without a needle puncture first. The microcannula is put in through the hole of the needle stick. When injected, the microcannula pushes blood vessels away rather than puncturing them, as a hypodermic needle would do. This allows for much less bruising, swelling and discomfort for patients. Generally, half-inch needles are used for injections, which would sometimes require more punctures to reach more parts of the face. However, the microcannula is smaller, which allows for more reach when injecting the filler product.
