What are fillers & how do they work?
Dermal fillers are modified forms of Hyaluronic Acid (HA), a naturally occurring substance in the skin that delivers nutrients and helps the skin retain moisture, softness, and volume. When used cosmetically, dermal fillers can help plump thin lips, enhance shallow contours, add volume to cheeks, soften facial creases, remove wrinkles and improve the appearance of recessed scars. The smooth HA gel in the Juvederm/Restylane collections of fillers provide results that are not only instant, but also long-lasting and natural looking. Dermal fillers are often used in combination with one another, along with Botox treatments to restore a younger and more youthful appearance.
Filler Guide
- JUVÉDERM XC: smooths moderate to severe parentheses lines and wrinkles around your nose and mouth. Juvederm XC can also be used in the lips to add the desired range of fullness to plump the lips.
- JUVÉDERM Ultra/Ultra Plus XC: adds fullness and plumps lips as well as smooths and corrects moderate to severe parentheses lines.
- JUVÉDERM VOLUMA XC: adds volume to the cheek area to correct age-related volume loss by lifting and contouring the cheeks.
- Restylane and Restylane-L: for mid-to-deep injection into the facial tissue for the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds. Restylane and Restylane-L are also indicated for injection into the lips.
- Restylane Lyft with Lidocaine: for deep implantation into the facial tissue for the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds and for cheek augmentation and for the correction of age-related midface contour deficiencies. Restylane Lyft with Lidocaine is also indicated for injection into the dorsal hand to correct volume loss.
- Restylane Kysse: for lip augmentation and for correction of upper perioral wrinkles.
- Restylane Refyne: for mid-to-deep injection into the facial tissue for the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds.
- Restylane Defyne: for mid-to-deep injection into the facial tissue for the correction of moderate to severe deep facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds.
How long before I see results?
Results are instant. You will see an immediate improvement in the treatment area. Most people need one treatment to achieve an optimal outcome. Additional “touch-up” treatments may be required to achieve and maintain the desired look.
How long do filler results last?
Results may last one year to two years, with optimal correction and depending on the formula used.
What is the treatment procedure like?
Your aesthetic healthcare provider will take your medical history. The provider will provide a facial analysis. Be prepared to discuss your aesthetic areas of concern. This is not a surgical treatment. Actual treatment with filler injectable gels can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 60 minutes, however you will have numbing cream on for approximately 30 minutes prior to your treatment depending on which area of your face is being treated.
What happens if I decide not to continue filler treatments?
A main advantage of using the Juvederm/Restylane collections of fillers versus other semi-permanent brands is that both are reversible-you can return to your pre-filler appearance if you don’t like the results.
What makes Juvederm different from other fillers?
The Juvederm collection employs a patented technology to create a smooth consistency gel that gives you a smooth natural look and feel unlike other hyaluronic acid facial fillers (that have a granular consistency). In addition, Juvederm XC (extra comfort) is a hyaluronic acid wrinkle filler with lidocaine, a pain reliever that allows you to be more comfortable during and after treatment.
What makes Restylane different from other fillers?
The Restylane product line is specifically designed to provide instant and long-lasting wrinkle correction with built-in numbing of lidocaine.
JUVÉDERM® XC
Where is the Juvederm collection used?
JUVÉDERM XC – smooths moderate to severe parentheses lines and wrinkles around your nose and mouth, smile lines, vertical lip lines, fine lines around eyes, hollowing under the eyes.
JUVÉDERM Ultra/Ultra Plus XC – adds fullness and plumps lips as well as smooths and corrects moderate to severe parentheses lines and deeper facial folds and wrinkles in adults.
How long does Juvederm Ultra XC/Ultra XC Plus last?
Juvederm Ultra XC/Ultra XC Plus results have been clinically proven to last up to one year.
JUVÉDERM® VOLUMA® XC
JUVÉDERM VOLUMA XC – adds volume to the cheek area to correct age-related volume loss and is the Winner of the 2014 Allure & Best of Beauty Breakthrough Award.
Subtle lift that lasts. Over time, your face changes in many ways. This is part of the normal aging process, but genetics and environmental factors also play a role. You might notice a change in the appearance of your skin, typically in the form of deepening parentheses lines and wrinkles. But what may be less obvious is age-related midface volume loss.
Juvederm Voluma XC is the first filler available that provides a natural, subtle look that gives a soft fullness to your cheeks, helping to smooth out unwanted lines and wrinkles while it lifts your cheeks and mid-face. With minimal to no downtime, Juvederm Voluma XC is the perfect option for the patient who wants to take years off of their appearance, without the interruption and expense of surgery.
How long does JUVEDERM VOLUMA XC last?
JUVÉDERM VOLUMA XC provides natural-looking and long-lasting results that last up to 2 years with optimal treatment.
Photo Credit: AllerganRestylane
Restylane Refyne, Defyne & Kysse fillers designed to restore volume/fullness to lips and lines around the mouth. The Restylane multi-use product line is used for fine to moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds of all types, from the fine lines around the lips to deep nasolabial folds. It provides instant and long-lasting wrinkle correction.
The Restylane family of products are indicated for patients over the age of 21, and includes Restylane, Restylane-L, Restylane Lyft with Lidocaine, Restylane Refyne, Restylane Defyne and Restylane Kysse.
The most common side effects are swelling, redness, pain, bruising, headache, tenderness, lump formation, itching at the injection site, and impaired hand function. Serious but rare side effects include delayed onset infections, recurrence of herpetic eruptions, and superficial necrosis at the injection site. The risk of unintentional injection into a blood vessel is small but can occur and could result in serious complications, which may be permanent including, vision abnormalities, blindness, stroke, temporary scabs, or permanent scarring of the skin. As with all skin injection procedures, there is a risk of infection.
Photo Credit: GaldermaJuvéderm:
- Juvéderm Ultra- $700.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Juvéderm Ultra Plus- $700.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Voluma- $800.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Volbella- $700 per 1ml. syringe
- Vollure- $775 per 1ml. syringe
- Skinvive- $400 per 1ml. syringe
Restylane
- Lyft- $800.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Restylane- $700.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Restylane Defyne- $750.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Restylane Refyne- $750.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Kysse- $700.00 per 1ml. syringe
- Contour- $775.00 per 1ml. syringe
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