
Filler
Dermal fillers are yet another type of non-surgical cosmetic procedure with no or a minimum downtime, addressing facial conditions due to natural aging process. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance that is already found in your skin. It helps keep skin plump and hydrated. Hyaluronic acid implantation is not permanent. Like natural hyaluronic acid, manufactured hyaluronic acid once injected into the skin will gradually break down and be absorbed by the body.
As we age, our faces naturally lose the underlying fat and the skin starts to stretch out, resulting in not just deeper wrinkles and folds, but sunken and hollow appearance.
Facial fillers may be used to treat:
- Nasolabial folds (deep wrinkles from the corners of the nose to the mouth) / parentheses / smile lines
- Under-eye circles
- Hollowed areas of the face, such as sunken cheeks
- Marionette lines
- Volume loss in the chin and jaw area
- Thin lips and Vertical Lip Lines (aka smoker’s lines or pucker lines)
Almost all people are suitable for hyaluronic acid therapy. Because hyaluronic acid is chemically identical within and between species, allergy to it is very rare. Thus, unlike bovine collagen implants, there is usually no need to perform a skin allergy test.