The second step in a non-surgical face lift is filling: to address areas of deep lines, folds and sagging.
Reasonably constant once you have reached the age of 40 are: nasolabial folds, marionette lines and fine lines and wrinkles.
These are caused principally by collagen loss in the face, so treating them requires replacing volume with either dermal fillers or collagen regeneration treatments - “liquid facelift.”
This article discusses dermal fillers, and the following article addresses .collagen regeneration treatments or the “liquid facelift”.
Dermal fillers to plump out lines, wrinkles and folds.
Static wrinkles and folds develop with loss of collagen, elastin and other support structures for the skin of the face. With collagen loss the skin is less able to hold itself so sagging starts and wrinkles, lines and folds become constant. Dermal fillers are injected beneath the wrinkle or line to ‘fill in’ or ‘plump up’ the depression.
What can be treated with Dermal Fillers
The areas most commonly treated with dermal fillers:
In addition to plumping out of wrinkles and lines, injectable dermal fillers are also used for rejuvenation of lips, this is discussed in an article later in this series.
Special considerations with Dermal fillers.
local anaesthetic cream and at times a local facial block is required. The fillers give varying degrees of swelling and carry risk of bruising: for this reason they are best administered after work or going into a weekend, rather than a lunch time appointment. Certainly I would not advise these treatments before an important meeting, date or family function. (Not the morning of that new job interview for example).
When you discuss your plan for a non-surgical facelift your Doctor should consider these issues: so have your diary at hand.
Contact our Brisbane Clinic to plan your own surgery free facelift.
Non-surgical facelift article index
Step 1. Wrinkle relaxing treatments: to get rid of eye wrinkles, forehead wrinkles and frown lines.
Step 2. Dermal fillers: to plump out nasolabial lines, marionette lines and wrinkles around mouth and cheeks.
Or
Step 2.Collagen regeneration treatments: for overall facial rejuvenation- the’liquid facelift’.
Step 3. Cosmetic Lip enhancement: for fuller lips, balancing lip volume, lip wrinkles and lines.
Step 4. Fraxel laser resurfacing: for removing melasma, acne scars, wrinkling around eyes, lips neck and decolletage.
Or
Step 4. Photorejuvenation with IPL: for removal of surface pigmentation, broken capillaries and rosacea.
SkinRevision » What is new with dermal fillers? responded on 01 Sep 2007 at 8:14 am #
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Niki petrou responded on 11 Sep 2007 at 6:51 pm #
i would like to know the procedure and cost of having smokers lines removed from around the upper lip
is there an office in Sydney
thanks
niki
Dr Joanne Turner responded on 12 Sep 2007 at 12:02 pm #
Hi Niki, We use dermal fillers to get rid of smokers lines. The lines are caused from loss of volume around the lips and so fillers are used to replace the lost volume, plump up the area around the mouth and get rid of the lines. Sometimes you also need injections directly into the lines, but with modern fillers this is a very effective treatment. We do not have an office in Sydney yet, but I will email you with details of this.