Needle insertion points, pathways and minimum volumes Philtrum.1cc Per column Vermillion.25cc Per quad Decreasing volume from mesial to commissure Nasiolabial fold 1-2cc’s per side Sup 1/3 medial Inf 2/3 on line Marrionette line cc per side
Avoid injecting filler in the colored areas below Inject inside Vermillion from cuspid to cuspid closer to Vermillion border = needle insertion point
FILL EFFECT ZONES Difficult migration roll over ideal fill zones Expose vermillion Inj only when deficient
DENTOX.COM 1 ¼ UNITS 7 ½ -10 units ` 2 ½ UNITS 5 UNITS DON’T INJECT HERE Ideal Dilutions into 100u vial Into platysma – 1ml Masticatory Muscles – 4ml Orbicularis oculi and oris – 2.5ml
Ideal Injection Angles and depth using a ½” needle ½ needle 5-6 mm at 90 ° to skin ½ needle 5-6 mm at 90 ° to skin DENTOX.COM ¼ needle superficial at 10° to skin surface a fingerbreadth away from the epicanthi of eye Look out for veins Post injecting blood clots - wipe with water in direction of arrows Wipe forehead upwards away from eyes 90° 90 ° 30° 10° 30° Entire length of needle at 30° to skin. Linear thread - Inject as you withdraw. Corrugators diagonal to eyebrows Entire length of needle at 90° to skin surface. Insert into clenched muscle; Inject into relaxed muscle belly. Entire length of needle at 30° to skin surface. Insert needle while muscle is clenched; inject a bolus into relaxed muscle belly half the length of needle at 30° to skin. (bleb rises under the skin )