Robert Chmielewski: turning a face into a stamped mask is a real crime

In search of beauty, many people go beyond all possible boundaries. The main task of a specialist in aesthetic medicine – be able to stop your patient in time on the way to this "pseudo-beauty".

The importance of preserving the natural features of the patient's face, as well as the advantages of filler correction over surgical methods, was told to estet-portal.com by a surgeon, a specialist in aesthetic medicine, a member of the Polish Society of Aesthetic Medicine and the fight against aging, a lecturer at the European Training Center for Wrestling with aging, International expert and official trainer in modern methods of treatment Robert Chmielewski (Robert Chmielewski).

Why are you working with Hyalual

I have been working with Hyalual for several years already, due to the fact that the products created by the institute  Hyalual, are truly unique. They contain long chains of hyaluronic acid, which is stable against hyaluronidase and lasts longer in the skin. And in combination with succinate, which is a very strong natural antioxidant, Hyalual products enable effective acne therapy, and also have a pronounced anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect.

What companies have you worked with hyaluronic acid preparations

In my 15 years of practice, I have worked with almost all major brands, including Allergan, Croma, and Galderma. I have also been a coach of many concerns, so I know the properties of hyaluronic acid quite well. In addition, I have many of my own patented procedures, especially in the microcannula technique. I have been working in this direction since the first micro-cannulas from SoftFil appeared.

The biggest complication I have encountered with hyaluronic acid — this is a hematoma, but in aesthetic medicine this is not a complication, but a bonus.

I have almost never had a problem with hyaluronic acid, except for a few cases. The filler contained a particle of the bacterial agent, and six months later, two patients developed an autoimmune reaction.

If the patient has already had injections of other fillers, are you afraid to correct with Hyalual preparations?

The problem is not with hyaluronic acid itself, but with older generation fillers that contained too much unbound BDDE (Hyaluronic Acid Crosslinking Agent - Ed. note). They left behind a capsule because there was free BDDE has a pro-inflammatory effect.

Thus, the filler is not stabilized, but encapsulated. All new generations of fillers that have appeared after Corneal's Surgiderm XP products are absolutely safe. Thanks to the latest production technologies, they contain a minimal amount of free binding factor BDDE, and these preparations are very well purified. In this regard, we have practically no complications after their use.

Therefore, it does not matter which fillers were previously injected into the patient, the main thing is that these drugs are of high quality, and the quality is worth a lot. I believe that you can not use cheap drugs when working with the face, because you will instantly get complications. In another part of the body, these side effects can still be hidden, but not on the face. 

What do you think about the correction with a large amount of fillers — 10-12 syringes per procedure

What does high volume mean? 10 years ago, when I first showed facial correction at a convention with my "S

upport Volumetric" technique, while still at Allergan, I did a facial correction with 10 ml of VOLUMA. There was a shock in the hall, but it was the person with whom I worked who needed such a quantity of the drug.

A face that ages for 10-20 years cannot be restored with one or two milliliters of hyaluronic acid.

A person is a person, a face — individuality! We have no right to alter something in person. But we can restore what it has lost with the help of effective remedies, such as

products from Hyalual. In this case, the result will be as natural as possible.

But isn't the essence of beauty is that a person wants to look different

There's a very thin line between beautification and facial transformation. If a person does not like himself, you must first talk about the extent to which he does not like himself. This may be a case of deep psychological rejection of oneself. In such a situation, we do not have the right to carry out any aesthetic correction procedures. First, such a patient needs a consultation with a psychologist. Therefore, whatever we do, but to change the natural features of a person’s face, to turn his face into a stamped mask, is a real crime.

When should the patient be referred to a plastic surgeon

The dermatologist and the surgeon must cooperate. But, thanks to modern technology, the need for plastic surgery is becoming less and less common. With the right management tactics, we have a lot of opportunities to perform a non-surgical facelift on a patient.

I am a surgeon myself and, to be honest, today I very rarely send patients for plastic surgery. Of course, if I'm working with a person who hasn't done anything to his skin for years and it's really saggy — then you need to really look at the problem. But then again, we can always rejuvenate the face so that a person looking in the mirror sees a better version of himself, and not some alien.

Now you very often walk down the street and see faces, as if from a matrix — they are all the same. Same lips, same cheeks — it's terrible, no personality!

Dr. Robert Chmielewski's attitude to beauty

Robert Chmielowski appreciates natural beauty the most and considers its preservation his main task.

What is your main principle in your work?

When working with people, I always try to emphasize their individuality.

When did you find out you were beautiful?

I don't consider myself beautiful, I'm normal. I guess I don't have narcissism. Do I love compliments? Probably, every person is pleased when he is praised.

What do you think of the congress in Monaco?

The Congress in Monaco is one of the biggest events attended by physicians from all over the world every year. At this event, you get the opportunity to see and learn something new, meet friends who you don’t have time to meet during work. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Monaco is sun, sea and friends.