Dermal Fillers and Lip Filler for Natural-Looking Volume in Tulsa, OK
Want fuller lips or your cheeks back, without the overfilled look you see everywhere? In Tulsa, Jenny Guthrie, APRN-CNP, designed our filler approach to add volume only where your face has lost support.
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Jenny Guthrie, APRN-CNP, the nurse practitioner who founded Glow, or one of our nurse practitioners and registered nurses
the Juvéderm collection, each FDA-approved for its own uses
seen right away; swelling and bruising usually settle in days to weeks
months, by filler and area
What Dermal Fillers Can Do for Lips, Cheeks, and the Lower Face
Maybe your lips have thinned, or never had much shape, and your cheeks look flatter in photos. Or maybe you’ve sworn you’d never get filler, because it always seems to look done.
Filler is a gel placed under the skin. Ours are hyaluronic acid, a sugar your skin already has, and the FDA has approved each filler for its own uses.
Depending on your face, filler can give you:
- Volume back in cheeks and temples that have lost it, and fullness in your lips or chin
- Fuller lips and softer lines around your mouth
- Definition back along a jawline that has softened
- Softer smile lines and folds
- A change you see right away that lasts months, depending on the filler and the area
You won’t need all of them. At your consultation, you’ll find out which one or two matter most for your face.
Lip Filler in Tulsa for Fuller, Natural-Looking Lips
Two Juvéderm fillers are made for lips:
FDA-approved for lip fullness, in and around the lips
approved for lip fullness and fine lines around the mouth
Both are for adults over 21. You can choose a mini or a full lip enhancement, and your injector picks the filler and amount for your lips.
We always say the best lips are built over time. They aren’t always one and done, and a little at a time keeps them looking like yours, so a first lip treatment can be small, on purpose.
Always had slim lips? See our page on thin lips.
Plenty of first-timers walk in nervous, and patients say they were walked through each step. Both fillers also contain lidocaine, a numbing medicine, for comfort.
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How We Plan Natural-Looking Filler, a Little at a Time
Jenny tells patients they’re not buying the filler. What they’re paying for is the judgment of the hands that place it.
So the plan starts small. Your injector looks at where your face has lost support, adds a little there, and builds over visits rather than all at once. The goal is that people notice you look better, not that you’ve had filler.
At your consultation, your injector plans your areas with you. Want a plan for your whole face, often called facial balancing? Jenny designed the Tectonic Facial Assessment for that. It adds medical imaging and a skin analysis, and you go home with a written plan.
How much filler is it, really, and why more than one syringe?
Much less than most people picture. Jenny places it only where a face is missing support, which can mean several syringes over two visits, and the patient in this clip still looks like herself.
Can a little filler in my chin and jaw make a difference?
For the patient in this clip, a conservative amount in the chin and the back of the jawline supported the lower face, with room for more later. In a woman’s face, Jenny places filler so it doesn’t widen it.
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Cheek Filler, Chin Filler, and the Other Areas Filler Treats
| Area | What filler does there | FDA-approved filler |
|---|---|---|
| Cheeks | Brings back lost volume (our volume loss page) | Juvéderm Voluma XC, for cheek volume |
| Temples | Fills a hollow temple | Voluma XC, for hollow temples |
| Chin | Brings a chin that sits back forward | Voluma XC, for chin profile |
| Jawline | Defines a softened jaw | Juvéderm Volux XC, for jawline definition |
| Under-eyes | Smooths the step from lid to cheek | Juvéderm Volbella XC, for under-eye hollows |
| Smile lines and folds | Lifts a smile line | Juvéderm Vollure XC, for wrinkles and folds |
Collagen-stimulating fillers have pages of their own, one collagen-stimulating filler and another collagen-stimulating filler, as does SKINVIVE for smoother skin.
Your Filler Appointment at Glow, Step by Step
Plan on about an hour to an hour and a half. Jenny’s advice: don’t pack the rest of your day.
It starts before you arrive, with your forms and pre- and post-care instructions sent ahead.
Then we wash your face again, even if you washed at home.
Next, your injector reviews your history and medicines, to plan around bruising and allergies.
Then you plan your areas together and decide how much to use.
The injections come next, and you see the change right away.
Afterward, swelling and bruising usually settle within days to weeks (cheeks can take two to four), so leave room before an event. Skip hard exercise, heat, and alcohol for a day, and makeup for 12 hours. Keep your filler aftercare instructions handy.
Why wash my face again when I get there?
Hands, phones, steering wheels, and doorknobs all carry bacteria to your face. Jenny wants your skin as clean as it can be before any injection.
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Jenny and the Injectors Who Treat You
Jenny founded Glow and is a nurse practitioner who injects filler herself. She designed the Tectonic Facial Assessment, and she explains how she plans filler on camera, so you can hear her thinking before you book.
Amy Stangeland, APRN-CNP, a nurse practitioner, specializes in cheek filler.
Yassmen Ashkarkhirani, RN, a registered nurse, injects fillers and wrinkle relaxers, and she loves helping patients feel beautiful in the most natural way possible.
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What Patients Say About Their Filler Results at Glow
Patients who were worried about looking done say it best.
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CheekOne patient’s result. Individual results vary.
ChinOne patient’s result. Individual results vary.
TempleOne patient’s result. Individual results vary.
Read all our reviews on Google, or see filler before-and-after photos by area.
What Shapes the Cost of Lip Filler and Dermal Fillers
Your cost comes down to which fillers you choose, how many, and which areas, or whether you choose a mini or a full lip. You’ll set those with your injector at your consultation, and you’ll have full, transparent pricing for your plan before anything is done.
Want to know more before you book? Call us for the consultation’s current terms and any cost question.
You can also spread the cost with our payment plan options.
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Common Questions About Dermal Fillers and Lip Filler
How long do lip filler and other dermal fillers last?
Lip filler and other dermal fillers last months, depending on the filler, the area, and your own body. In a study of 157 adults treated with Juvéderm Ultra XC, more than half kept their lip improvement at 12 months. In a study of 235 adults aged 35 to 65, nearly half kept their cheek correction at 24 months with Voluma XC. Other areas vary, so Jenny plans around you, not a number.
How much filler will I need?
There’s no set amount of filler; your plan sets it with you. For lips, you choose a mini or a full lip enhancement, and your injector picks the filler and amount. Balancing more of the face takes more than one syringe, which is why Jenny likes to layer it over visits when there’s time.
Does lip filler hurt?
You’ll feel lip filler injections, but both Juvéderm lip fillers contain lidocaine, a numbing medicine, to make them more comfortable. Some tenderness afterward is common and settles. Many first-timers arrive nervous, and patients say Jenny’s team walked them through each step.
Can filler be dissolved if I don’t like it?
Hyaluronic acid filler, like Juvéderm, can usually be broken down with an enzyme called hyaluronidase, though using it this way is off-label. How well removing any filler works hasn’t been studied, and collagen-stimulating fillers can’t be dissolved. It’s one more reason Jenny would rather start with less.
What should I avoid before a filler appointment?
Before filler, Jenny asks you to stay two to four weeks clear of a viral illness or fever, dental work, vaccines, antibiotics, or a new tattoo, to protect you. Alcohol, aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, turmeric, and vitamin E can make bruising more likely, so skip them if bruising worries you; you can still be treated if you haven’t. Never stop a prescribed blood thinner without your prescriber; just tell your injector.
What’s the difference between dermal fillers and Botox?
Dermal fillers and Botox do different things: filler adds volume where it’s placed, and Botox softens lines by relaxing the muscle. Glow Medical Aesthetics offers both, and Jenny’s approach is to look at your face first, so your plan may include either or both, decided with your injector. See our Botox Cosmetic page.
Book Your Dermal Filler or Lip Filler Consultation in Tulsa
Start small, and let people notice you look rested, not the filler. Your first step is only a conversation about your face.
Have a question first? Give us a call.
Ready now? Book your consultation online.
(918) 221-6948 · Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 5 PM
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Use the form or chat on our contact page. Patients come to us from Tulsa, Jenks, Bixby, and Owasso.
Glow Medical Aesthetics
6207 E 61st St, Tulsa, OK 74136
Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 5 PM; closed Saturday and Sunday
