Dermal Fillers


Rather than just smoothing or tightening skin, an injectable filler aims to change the facial profile to a more youthful one. The injection of filler materials under the skin can fill in deep folds, such as nasolabial folds (also called "bracket lines", running from the corner of the nose to the corner of the mouth), create fuller lips and pad out hollow cheeks and eyes. It can also be used to treat skin deformities like scars and degenerative lesions or acne.

 

Hyaluronic acid fillers last six to 12 months; synthetic fillers such as Radiesse 12 to 18 months. Fat transfers (where your own body fat is extracted from another body part, processed and injected into your face) can sometimes last several years, though there's a chance the fat won't stay long and will be reabsorbed back into the body.