Facial Treatments

Dermal fillers come in a variety of viscosities to treat different indications. Thinner fillers can be used to eradicate lines from around the lip, the nasiolabial lines, glabellar lines, smile lines, crow’s feet and forehead wrinkles and are injected more superficially than thicker fillers. Thicker fillers can be used to add volume to hollow cheeks and fill out deep acne or other scars and are injected deeper into the dermal layer of the skin. Fillers can also be used to enhance lips.

Dermal fillers are made from various kind of natural and man-made or synthetic materials. There are a variety of fillers available on the market, both permanent and restorable or non- permanent. Non- permanent. Non- permanent fillers such as hyaluronic acid have emerged as the leading choice among both practitioners and patients.

Hyaluronic acid is naturally occurring, found in all living organisms and is therefore highly biocompatible. It plays an important role for both mechanical and transport purposes in the body, giving volume to the skin, shape to the eyes and elasticity to the joints. The use of hyaluronic has been well documented in areas such as eye surgery and orthopaedics and is the filler substance of choice because of its high safety record.

The compatibility of these products with the dermis means that no pre-treatment skin test is required. They can last between 6 to 8 months, but duration differs from person to person and from one area of the face to the other. The only side effect of these fillers is a low-grade allergy that amount to redness/papules lasting 3 to 4 weeks, which can usually be covered up with light make-up. Some patients can get swelling for up to a week, but immediate application of ice usually reduces this effect.