What Everyone Should Know About Injectable Fillers

As we age, our faces begin to show the effects of gravity, sun exposure and years of facial muscle movement, such as smiling, chewing and squinting. The underlying tissues that keep our skin looking youthful and plumped up begin to break down, often leaving laugh lines, smile lines, crow's feet or facial creases over the areas where this muscle movement occurs.

In the interim, faces have a propensity for telling a lifetime story of laughter, sadness, or excessive sun exposure. Faces are hypersensitive to gravity. So overtime, skin loses its suppleness, elasticity and smoothness. Fortunately, injectible fillers temporarily amend, conceal and treat the following signs of aging and facial traits:

• Crow's feet
• Facial creases
• Frown lines
• Laugh lines
• Certain scars
• Skin depressions
• Sunken areas

Essentially, injectable or soft-tissue fillers contain either fat or collagen. When the injectable filler is administered, it fills in diminutive wrinkles and creases and rejuvenates the skin temporarily, rendering a refreshed youthful appearance.

Injectable fillers, Lips and Cheeks

Injectables have been touted as collagen implants. For the cheeks and in the lips, injectable fillers make the lips appear fuller like celebrities Angelina Jolie, Lisa Rinna and Paris Hilton to name a few.

About the Injectable Filler Procedure

During the injectable filler procedure, collagen or fat is induced to plump up creases, fill out sunken areas and diminish the appearance of the wrinkles. Prevalently, the procedure is performed in conjunction with other cosmetic–plastic surgery procedures:

• Re-contouring procedure
• Facelift
• Laser treatment
• Resurfacing procedure

Dr. Scheinman can prescribe whether injectable fillers are appropriate for a prospective patient.

Determine whether injectable fillers are appropriate for you when you claim your consultation.