There are permanent fillers such as silicone but they aren’t frequently used. There are still some people that inject silicone. It just isn’t very common, but you can still get it. Semi-permanent fillers are often referred to as permanent because of how long they last, and these include Bellafill and Artefill. Your own fat is …
The best facial rejuvenation treatment depends on the person, their aging process, and their genetics along with what bothers them about their face. For most people, the facelift is the best bet. It’s what makes people look younger, taking up to 10 years off, and makes them look more vibrant overall. For other people, we …
The best procedure to make your face look younger depends on your individual aging process. For most people, a facelift will help you look younger. This re-suspends the muscles and soft tissue of the face, putting everything back to where it used to be. As we age, we also lose volume in the face. Augmenting …
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A Tinkerbell nose lift is performed using filler that is injected into the nose to project the tip a little bit, and bring it up. This gives the nose that little scoop that Tinkerbell had. How long does a Tinkerbell nose lift last? The length of time that a Tinkerbell nose lift lasts depends on …
It usually takes a few days for lip filler swelling to go down. I tell my patients to give it a full week before assessing the results. You will have some swelling immediately from the injection itself and then will see a bit more swelling throughout that day and evening. When you first rise in …
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Filler can be used in the apples of the cheeks to give you a more youthful look and a more rejuvenated appearance overall. This is an area of the cheek that you will see flattening over time. In some people, it can become hollow. It’s one of my favorite places to put filler. Restoring that …
We can’t actually make a Cupid’s bow with filler but we can accentuate it by making it more defined and therefore more visible. Filler is used as a temporary way to augment your features, which means we are defining and making larger wherever filler is injected. Filler does not change your anatomy, but it does …
Filler can be injected into the philtrum to give a more youthful appearance, but to do that, the filler is actually injected into the philtrum columns that run vertically from the base of the nose to the cupid’s bow of the lip. When these columns are pronounced, you can see the philtrum groove running vertically …
The length of time that tear trough fillers last depends on which filler is used, how much filler is used, and your own body’s ability to break down these fillers. Some people, especially if you work out a lot, break down the fillers faster than other people. For those people, they might need to get …
To get rid of deep forehead wrinkles, a combination of Botox, fillers, and resurfacing with a C02 laster or even a non-ablative fractional laster typically helps. Botox needs to be redone every three to four months, but it works well at relaxing those muscles that create the forehead wrinkles. Fillers can fill in lines that …
To get rid of a bump on your nose we can do it either through surgery or with filler. With surgery, we file the bone and/or cartilage to smooth out the bump. If we are just using a filler to address the bump, that is considered a non-surgical nose job and we fill above and …
There are a number of different reasons why a nose can be wide. The number one reason is genetics. If your family has wide noses, then most likely you will too. Trauma is another reason your nose may be wide because a hit to the nose can make the nasal bones spread. Finally, there’s surgery …
Using filler is my favorite way to lift the corners of the mouth. It only takes a little bit of filler under the corners of the mouth and that support turns your frown upside down by lifting the corners upward. How do you lift the corners of the mouth with fillers? To lift and support …
It’s worth getting cheek fillers if you’re looking to add more volume to your cheeks or if, over time, you’ve noticed some shadowing under your cheeks. Cheek fillers are a great way to replace volume or add more volume to give you a more youthful, more rested and overall softer look. I even choose this …
Juvederm is a filler that is a relatively painless procedure that is dependent on whether numbing cream is used and on the skill of your injector. If the injector is not gentle and uses a lot of force on the plunger of the needle, this forces filler to be injected too quickly which can be …