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Hi everybody. I'm Dr. David Reath and I'm here with my nurse Jill to talk about this week's Truth-O-Meter Tuesday question.
Well the reason we did this topic, which is something we've done before is that we had a patient tell us you need to tell more people about this.
so we decided we'd ask a question about the use of flexible cannulas when we're doing our fillers.
First of all what is a flexible cannula, as opposed to a needle. Well, a needle has a sharp point on the end.
a flexible cannula is like a needle but it's more flexible but it's blunt on the end.
and has through which the filler will come out slightly on the side.
So that's the difference between a cannula and a needle. So the question we asked is that not only are flexible cannulas safer than needles,
but they also result in less pain and less bruising in most people.
An the answer is true. Everybody got the answer right this week so thumbs up.
But I thought I'd ask Jill what her experiences are in dealing with the flexible cannula.
We are seeing a dramatic decrease in bruising with the cannulas, often even none at all.
We can't always use the cannula for fillers but probably 95% of the time. They hurt a lot less,
they bruise a lot less and they are much safer for the patient. We've been using them for about two and a half to three years.
We've been extremely pleased with them. If you've had a filler injected with a needle before, you'll notice a huge difference with the cannula.
Patients love em. Yes, we brought it in for safety reasons
The last we heard we are the only office in Knoxville using flexible cannulas.
and we did it primarily for safety and that's always our number one concern. But let's find out who this week's winner is.
Marie Merritt. Marie Congratulations you're this week's winner we have
a $100 giftcard for you. So come into the office and pick that up. For everyone else, thanks for playing!