I'm following the theory Dr.
Rupeka cites in his posts. It logically makes sense to me. The area where the product is injected has more capacity the first round vs the second or third. Second and third rounds theoretically can increase inward pressure from the product as the envelope where the product is being placed, is not longer virgin (empty), both fascia's are in a way glued together.
This is from his posts:
"First session
-You are going to see the largest increase in size here.
The tissue is the most expandable.
-Most patients see a gain of 0.4”-0.6” in
Girth from this round.
-My injection technique yields more linear spread per CC with a lower risk of
Nodule formation.
-My injection technique also allows for me to safely push larger volumes of product ensuring that I can
cover the desired surface area in a uniform manner.
2. Second session
-Round two usually adds another +0.2”-0.4” on average.
-The
tissue doesn’t stretch as easily the second time because you’ve already built a new layer of collagen.
-The
skin envelope doesn’t stretch as easily and there is less “empty space” for the product to spread into.
From my research it seems unevenness is often provider related and aftercare related. I'm not seeing a direct correlation from initial volume. It seems these things can happen regardless of volume.
Additionally it seems serious complications often appear after a third round, and sometimes even a second round. Hence my draw to a larger initial fill, leaving the second round for minor touchups, in hopes of limiting those more serious third/second round issues.
I should also clarify, I'm booked for up to 60 syringes. I am going to speak with Dr.
Rupeka the day of the procedure and explain my goals of 7" after round 2, and take his advice on the amount we should proceed with for round 1. This may end up lowering the initial round to 45 syringes. I do have to admit, from my math, it seems like guys my size are gaining 0.25" per 10 syringes. I'm 5.2 MEG, so by that math I would need 70 total syringes. Therefore 50 round 1 and 20 round 2 might be best, but again ill defer to Dr,
Rupeka on this.