What Are Dermal Fillers

Dermal Filler procedures are minimally invasive injectables and can plump thin lips, enhance shallow contours, soften facial creases, remove wrinkles and improve the appearance of recessed scars. As we age, our faces naturally lose subcutaneous fat. The facial muscles are then working closer to the skin surface, so smile lines and crow's feet become more apparent. Dermal fillers help to diminish facial lines and restore volume and fullness in the face. We carry both Juvederm and Restylane dermal fillers.

 
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Are Dermal Fillers Right For Me?

Dermal fillers are a naturally-derived or synthetic material that is directly injected into skin with the purpose of plumping that area to the point where the wrinkle, depression, or fold is gone. Depending on the type of filler, the effects can last anywhere from six months to two years; for semi-permanent or permanent fillers, the effects can last up to five years, and there are reports of even longer-lasting results [1].

Don’t confuse dermal fillers with Botox®. Although both procedures involve injections, Botox® is most often injected around the forehead and wrinkles around the eyes (crow’s feet) to stop muscle movement that results in wrinkles. It has nothing to do with the plumping smoothing effect dermal fillers have 

What can Dermal Fillers help me with? 

  • Adding volume and smoothing out the deep creases that run from the nose to the mouth (called nasolabial folds or laugh lines).

  • Plumping thin lips and smoothing out vertical lines around the edges of the lips.

  • Augmenting cheeks to enhance their shape, often restoring youthful fullness.

  • Filling out depressions (hollows) under the eye area.

  • Making indented scars from acne or chicken pox more even with surrounding skin.

  • Increasing volume to fill out gauntness in the lower cheek or temple area, which most often occurs due to fat pads shifting beneath the surface of skin.

Dermal fillers can be very helpful in those with early signs of aging, or as a value-added part of facial rejuvenation surgery.

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What types of Dermal Fillers are there? 

Juvederm®

Juvederm®, also made of hyaluronic acid, restores lost volume to treat facial wrinkles and folds, acne scars and other facial imperfections. Comprised of a smooth gel, it provides a smoother appearance to the skin. Learn more here.

Voluma XC

As you age, the cheek area loses its youthful shape. The cheeks flatten out and the skin may begin to sag. VOLUMA XC injectable gel is designed to temporarily reverse these signs of aging. It is a gel that is injected into the cheek area to lift the skin. It temporarily adds volume to the cheek area and results in a smoother contour and more youthful appearance to the face. It is made from a modified form of hyaluronic acid which is a natural complex sugar that occurs within our bodies. VOLUMA™XC has been known to last up to two years with optimal correction. Learn more here.

Restylane

Finally, a filler that can help you achieve your ideal lips.  Restylane® Silk is the first FDA-approved product specifically designed for lip augmentation and the smoothing of wrinkles around the mouth. Learn more here. 

We will take the time to understand your treatment goals and develop a treatment plan that is right for you. Call us to schedule your Free, no obligation consult or fill out the form below and we will give you a call back. (215) 722-6022