BOTOX History | DERMAL FILLER

DERMAL FILLER

DERMAL FILLER TREATMENT

  • Dermal fillers offer a minimally invasive treatment for static wrinkles of the face (wrinkles present at rest).
  • Dermal fillers correct smile lines, downturned oral commisures, marionette lines, perioral lines, stubborn forehead lines, and scars.
  • They can also add fullness to thinned lips and mid-face volume loss.
  • Dermal fillers are used to refill, relax, resurface, and recontour the face.


Qualities of a Good Filler

  • Look great with a pleasant cosmetic result
  • Minimal complication that dissipates over time
  • Technically easy to administer
  • Non-migratory
  • FDA approved
  • Non-carcinogenic/non-toxic
  • Non-animal/no skin testing

 

Temporary Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
Ex: Juvéderm Ultra, Juvéderm Ultra-Plus, Restylane, Perlane

  • These are non-animal source stabilized hyaluronic acid.
  • Hyaluronic acid exists naturally in all living organisms.
  • The skin houses the vast majority (56%) of hyaluronic acid in the body.
  • The primary function is to provide volume and pliability to skin and plays a crucial role in cell growth.
  • Side effects are mild and transient in nature.
  • Hyaluronic acid is rapidly reversible.

 

Contraindications

  • Patients with severe allergies
  • Patients with history of allergies to gram-positive bacterial proteins
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • No treatment under the age of 18
  • Patients who scar easily (susceptibility to keloid formation)

 

Complications

  • Allergic reactions
  • Granulomas
  • Vascular occlusion

 

Side Effects

  • Needle marks
  • Ecchymosis – bruising
  • Erythema
  • Edema
  • Acne-type eruptions

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