Ondine, I had Articol (new generation is called ArteSense) about 8 years ago, it is a "more permanent", (it's acrylic liquid) this one lasted about 5 years, it said up to 10 years. It was about $500, I did the lips & nasolabial folds (from the bottom of the nose to the corner of the mouth) I liked the result, if not done properly, it can leave lumps, and luckely me, I have one. I'm going to see my derm on the May 26, I will find out how much it is now.
Fawnie, I had a simular experience, I had permanent make-up about 15 years ago (this is a tattoo, a black line around the eye lids) yep similar to your picture but not as deep & black, very subtile, fade away with years. (it's not permanent)
For this you have to go 3 times and on the second time, it hurts sooooo much, and the person who did this, looked at me like if I was a big baby, and the following week when I went back for my final "torture", ($300 for this torture) she told me "no wonder you were in pain, the expired date on the bottle was over one day old, so it did not numb my eyelids. ouch! ouch and ouch!
As for the "trout pout" effects, I had it done about 15 years ago with Collagen, it lasted about a week and as you said, it was just swelling, the pain with it, wasn't worth it at all.
It's time for maintenance "shots" and I'm soooo affraid and they all seem to be not worth it at all!
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