Juvederm Voluma

One product. Voluma. The firm Vycross, not an Ultra. One size, 1ml. Cheeks. Lift, not a line. Not a lip. Not a jaw. The jaw syringe is Volux.

Vycross · one size

In the syringe

Cross-linked hyaluronic acid, 20 mg per ml. Lidocaine 3 mg per ml, already in the gel. The cheek is still numbed first. One syringe holds 1 ml. The box is often two syringes. That is two of the same syringe, not a larger one and not another name. A cheek often needs more than one. The number is decided in the room.

What it is for

The maker’s use is deep placement in the cheek, for volume that has been lost. Firmer than Volbella and Volift. Volux is firmer still, and that one is for the chin and jaw. It is not Ultra 3 or Ultra 4. Those draw more water. It is not a lip syringe.

The first week

The cheek can look fuller on the day. That is the gel plus swelling. Voluma takes on less water than an Ultra, so the first days are usually quieter than an Ultra. They are still not the result. Redness, swelling and tenderness can last up to a week. Bruising can sit longer. One side can look fuller while the swelling is uneven. If swelling, redness or tenderness is still there after a week, or the skin goes pale, mottled or very painful, or there is any change in vision, contact the clinic the same day. Do not wait for a review.

How long

The correction is temporary. It depends on the cheek, the amount, and how it is placed. In the maker’s cheek studies, up to 24 months, then it fades. Not a guarantee. A top-up is the same product. Wait until the reaction has settled, at least two weeks, before another syringe.

After

No makeup on the cheek for 12 hours. For two weeks, avoid long sun, sunbeds, UV, temperatures below freezing, sauna and steam. Do not massage it yourself. Sleep a little raised the first night. Skip a hard workout, alcohol and a hot bath on the day. Judge the cheek after the swelling has gone, not on the way home.

Dissolve is £150.