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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
See Consent Form