Fillers- Radiesse®, Restylane®, and Juvederm®
Soft tissue fillers are an excellent method to rejuvenate and plump the aging lip and correct lip lines:
Soft tissue fillers like Radiesse®, Restylane® and Juvederm® are also used to camouflage Nasal Labial Fold lines and fill Marionette lines. (Contact Dr Seckel)
Younger women today want full voluptuous lips and fillers are an excellent way to create a beautiful full lip appearance.
Fillers can also be used to plump or fill acne scars and other skin depressions.
Soft Tissue Fillers-Characteristics
Modern fillers in use today are inert biological compounds that do not cause allergic reactions. Restylane® and Juvaderm® are made of Hyaluronic Acid a compound that is found in all human tissues. The fillers are synthesized and specially prepared for injection into human tissue. Restylane® lasts about 4-6 months. Juvederm® is also Hyaluronic Acid but has been modified to last longer, up to a year after injection.
Radiesse® is a long lasting soft tissue filler which is composed of Calcium Hydroxy Apatite, an inert material which actually stimulates your own tissue to grow into the filler and help plump the skin. Radiesse® is a long lasting filler which lasts up to a year in most people.
There are many other fillers on the market and they are all good. I use Restylane®, Juvaderm® and Radiesse® and will not discuss the others here.
Your Soft Tissue Filler Treatment
The soft tissue filler injection takes only a few minutes in my practice. I apply a topical numbing cream on everyone. I also recommend that my patients allow me to do a nerve block so that you do not experience pain with the soft tissue filler injection. I inject a small amount of local anesthetic underneath the upper lip much the same way the dentist numbs the front teeth-the same nerves go to the upper lip.
When I numb your lip you will have no pain when I inject the filler into the lip or the nasal labial fold.
Soft tissue filler injection is an art and a good looking result requires experience and careful technique. I numb your lip so I can do the injection properly. With you comfortable I can take the time and do the number of injections necessary to give you a good result.
I also have you take an herbal supplement called Arnica
Bruising does occur in some people but the bruising is easily covered with make up.
Swelling does occur especially in the lip but it usually resolves in 24 hours. I recommend that you do not have a lip injection if you plan a social event that evening.
Overall patient satisfaction is very high. Your appointment will last about 20-30 minutes if a nerve block is done but the actual soft tissue filler injection takes only a few minutes.
Call me for an appointment or email me if you have questions. If you would like to learn more about soft tissue fillers read Save Your Face.
If you come in for an appointment ask me for your free copy of Save Your Face.
I look forward to meeting you.
