Facial Fillers
Bloomfield Hills Michigan
As we age one of the main changes that take place is loss of facial fullness. With time, these changes continue to progress and are made worse as a result of sun exposure, heredity and lifestyle. Wrinkles also begin to appear due to loss of fat and skin laxity and cheek folds and jowls appear due to descent of fat to new locations.
Softening of these facial lines and the restoration of volume and fullness in the face often can be achieved non-surgically with injectable fillers. A wide variety of facial fillers are being used to enhance the volume of the lips, soften facial wrinkles and enhance shallow contours.
Soft tissue augmentation effectively masks the aging face but does not stop the aging process. If you wish to change the elements of your face, surgery such as a facelift, brow lift or eye lift may be the answer.
These non-surgical rejuvenation treatments can be used in conjunction with other forms of facial surgery to achieve an enhanced result. Combining Botox® with facial fillers gives the surgeon a powerful tool to freshen the face without surgery.
Fillers
Collagen is a natural protein that supports the skin. Injectable collagen formulas derived from human dermis include Cosmoderm® or Cosmoplast®. Zyderm® and Zyplast® are forms of bovine collagen that, unlike human derived collagen, require prior allergy testing. The results may last 2 to 4 months.
Hyaluronic Acid is a natural substance found in our bodies. It is well suited to help to plump thin lips and fill facial creases such as nasolabial folds. It may also be appropriate for some surface wrinkles and concave scars. The results may last 6 months or longer. Restylane™ and Juvederm™ fall into this category.
Hydroxylapatite is a mineral-like compound found naturally in human bones, suspended in a gel-like formulation. It is the heaviest of facial fillers and is recommended to fill deeper creases such as nasolabial folds, “marionette lines’’ and frown lines, as well as to enhance fullness of the cheeks and other facial contours.
Human fat, harvested from your own body, can be re-injected to enhance facial fullness, fill deep creases and to build up shallow contours. Fat injection requires a more extensive procedure than other injectable fillers because it uses liposuction techniques to extract the fat prior to injection.
PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) fillers contain 20% tiny PMMA microspheres suspended in 80% purified collagen gel. An FDA-approved PMMA filler is recommended for the correction of facial wrinkles known as smile lines.
Sculptra® (Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), is a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material that is injected below the surface of the skin in the area of fat loss. It provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds and sunken areas. No skin testing is required. Sculptura® has been approved to restore facial fullness in patients affected with AIDS. Results can last up to 2 years.
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