Category Archives: Dermal Fillers
Treating Dark Circles Under Eyes
Dark circles under the eyes are caused from volume loss which causes a shadow effect and not from lack ‘beauty sleep’ which is the common opinion.Treatment of dark circles therefore involves replacing the volume loss with a dermal filler into the area of hollowing. Injecting dermal filler under the eyes decreases the shadowing in the [...]
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Cosmetic Treatment Of The Jowl Area
‘Jowls’ is a common term used to describe changes to the jaw line area and result primarily from cheek pad descent and volume loss across the face. Lower face aging changes are the most difficult to treat and sometimes facial surgery is required to achieve a satisfactory outcome. In some cases dermal fillers can be [...]
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Marionette Line Treatment
Marionette line is a common term used to describe changes that occur on the chin area with facial aging. As we age there is atrophy of structures under the skin, and descent of facial cheek pads. The groove and sometimes fold and line that occur on the chin area result from a combination of these [...]
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Nasolabial Fold Treatment
Nasolabial line or fold describes the groove that developes between the nose and mouth. It is caused primarily by volume loss and descent of the cheek pad. Because the skin is attached to deeper structures at this point the fold developes in this area. Dermal fillers can be used to replace volume loss in the [...]
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Treatment Of Chest Lines And Wrinkles
The skin on the décolletage is subject to aging from intrinsic(genetic) and extrinsic (environmental) factors. The primary environmental factor is sun damage and is responsible for most skin aging. With years of repeated sun exposure there can be loss of tissue elasticity and pigmentation changes. It is the changes to skin structure that result in [...]
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Treatment Of Neck Skin Aging.
As we age sun damage contributes to aging of skin on the neck causing neck wrinkles, changes to the skin pigmentation and creases to form. There is no panacea treatment that will recreate the appearance of skin prior to sun damage and aging, however there are some options available to improve the appearance. What Treatment [...]
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Nasolabial Fold Treatment Options
Nasolabial fold and line treatment involves addressing the reasons why the folds develop. Primarily these mid face folds develop because of volume loss and gravity over years causing the overlying tissue to sag. The best dermal filler to treat nasolabial folds or lines depends on the extent of volume loss. Email us if you want [...]
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Treatment For Nasolabial Folds
The lines that run between the nose and the mouth are called nasolabial folds or nasolabial lines. They develop as we get less young and cause the face to take on an aged appearance. How do nasolabial folds develop and how can you get treat them? Nasolabial Folds Removed Without Surgery What Causes Nasolabial Folds. [...]
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Marionette Line Treatments
Marionette lines are easily removed without surgery using dermal fillers. The reason our face takes on a aged appearance is from volume loss as we get less young and sagging of the skin because of gravity. In some areas facial skin is attached to deeper structures with fibrous connections. Marionette lines develop from folding of [...]
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