Why would I choose a surgical option versus a nonsurgical one?
Surgery or nonsurgical: recovery time and cost side by side
No single right pick
There is no single right pick. Recovery time and cost are the first two yardsticks for comparing a surgical plan with a nonsurgical one: how many days each takes out of your routine, how many visits each needs, and what each adds up to once follow-up is counted. The surgeon's exam then shows which routes are open to you. Getting ready for that conversation is the part you control.
The problem before the procedure
Start with the problem, not the procedure. Write one sentence about what bothers you and one about what a good result looks like to you. A surgeon can only compare a surgical plan with a nonsurgical one when there is a goal to measure both against.
Then ask each side to be specific. For surgery, ask what changes, where the incisions go and what you would see afterward. A hospital plastic surgery program's page on facial aesthetic procedures and a facial plastic surgery academy's page on facial implants show how those options are described in public sources. Neither replaces a talk with your own surgeon.
If scars are on your mind, a clinic's page on scar treatment and causes is background to read before you ask about incision placement.
For readers around Redmond, add the practical questions. How many days away from work should you plan, will you need a ride home, and what does each option cost once follow-up visits are counted? Ask whether a nonsurgical plan needs repeat visits, and ask for the full count rather than the first appointment only.
Booking a consult for the options that fit
Skim the society's page on dermal fillers to see what one nonsurgical route looks like, then book a consult for the one or two that fit your goal. Ask the surgeon to explain the nonsurgical choice as fully as the surgical one. If an option is not offered in that practice, ask why, and ask who does offer it.
Which route suits you
Which route suits you is a question for a licensed surgeon who has examined you. A second opinion is a reasonable step.