Fillers and Volume Enhancers are one of the best non-surgical options to help you restore your face of the hollow, wrinkled and sunken look caused mainly by the passage of time.
Cosmetic fillers and volume enhancers:
- Restore and add elasticity to your face immediately.
- Do not require a surgical intervention.
- Have little to no downtime.
- Can return the fullness to your:
- Cheeks
- Lips
- Forehead
- Eye area
Top 4 Fillers and Volume Enhancers
- Botox
What is it?
- Purified protein that gently decreases muscular activity.
- Nonsurgical treatment.
- Smoothes moderate to severe lines:
- Between eyebrows
- On forehead
- Around eyes, lips, nose, and neck.
- Temporary treatment but lasts as long as you continue treatments.
The treatment
- Botox is injected into the muscles. Muscles are the ones to blame for facial wrinkles.
- Duration is about 10 minutes.
- Avoid immediate vigorous athletic activity.
- Redness and swelling resolves in hours.
The Results
- Forehead lines and crow’s feet are diminished or erased.
- Other facial wrinkles smooth out naturally.
- Juvederm
What is it?
- A long lasting injectable hyaluronic acid dermal filler.
- Nonsurgical treatment.
- For moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds:
- Nasolabial folds – smile lines (outer edge of nostrils to corners of the mouth)
- Marionette lines- laugh lines (below corners of the mouth)
- Lips
- Cheeks
- Nose
- Along the jawline
- It is firm but not hard.
- Strongly resistant to degradation over time.
The Treatment
- Juvederm is injected into the desired areas of treatment.
- Juvederm will hydrate the skin and increase the capacity of the skin to hold water making skin look fresher and fuller.
- Duration is from 15 to 60 minutes depending on the areas treated.
- Juvederm contains lidocaine (pain reducer), for greater comfort.
- Recovery and downtime are minimal.
- Avoid vigorous exercise, sun or heat exposure, and alcoholic beverages.
The Results
- Results are natural and instantly visible.
- They long lasting from 1 to up to 2 years.
- Only one treatment might be necessary for optimal results.
- Sculptra
What is it?
- A poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) collagen stimulator injectable that helps to gradually replace lost collagen.
- Sculptra is NOT a filler, but a volume enhancer.
- It helps restores the deep, underlying structure of the skin.
- Nonsurgical treatment.
- For shallow to deep facial wrinkles and folds:
- Nasolabial folds – smile lines (outer edge of nostrils to corners of the mouth)
- Marionette lines – laugh lines (below corners of the mouth)
- Chin wrinkles
The Treatment
- Sculptra is injected into the desired areas of treatment.
- Treatment is injected into the deep dermis, where strands of collagen support your skin’s structure.
- The typical treatment will be of minimum 3 injections over the course of 3 to 4 months.
The Results
- The results will appear gradually with treatments.
- Results can last to up to 2 years.
- Restylane
What is it?
- A hyaluronic acid comprised of a clear gel that already exists in the human body which provides volume and fullness to the skin.
- It’s biodegradable and completely biocompatible with the natural tissues of your face.
- For the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds:
- Nasolabial folds – smile lines (outer edge of nostrils to corners of the mouth)
- It’s most popular use is as a lip filler.
The Treatment
- Restylane is injected into the desired areas of treatment.
- The gel integrates into the dermal tissue and attracts and attaches to water molecules to help maintain the volume.
- Usually performed with local anesthesia.
- Duration is from 15 to 60 minutes depending on the areas treated.
- Recovery and downtime are minimal.
- Avoid vigorous exercise, sun or heat exposure, and alcoholic beverages.
The Results
- Results are fully evident within a few days of treatment.
- Up to 80% of wrinkle reduction.
- Results will last from 4 to 6 months.