Dermal Fillers

Your face shape may seem entirely out of your control. After all, you can’t change your bone structure without invasive cosmetic surgery, nor can you spot-reduce unwanted facial fat with a healthy lifestyle. But it turns out that minimally invasive facial reshaping is entirely possible, thanks to modern injectables.

Your features can be slimmed, defined, and enhanced with BOTOX® Cosmetic and dermal fillers. Below, we’ve outlined effective treatment options for different areas of the face.

Restylane® Kysse is a new dermal filler for patients looking to add natural volume and shape to their lips. This highly anticipated filler has been used in Europe for several years. It recently received U.S. FDA approval for lip augmentation and the correction of lip lines. Here’s what you need to know.

Everyone has some degree of facial asymmetry. The features on either side of your face probably look more like siblings than twins. One eyebrow may be higher than the other, or one nasolabial fold might be deeper than the opposite side. However, you may feel self-conscious if your facial asymmetry is very pronounced.

The Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL, is an in-demand cosmetic procedure that uses fat transfer techniques to add fullness to a person’s buttocks. It is best known for achieving dramatic results. However, the surgery is invasive and relatively risky. On top of that, the candidacy requirements can be hard to meet with thinner patients not having enough fat in other parts of their body to augment their buttocks.

What determines how long my filler results will last?

The nose is a prominent feature and the focal point of the face. If you are unhappy with the appearance of your nose, you might think that surgical rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) is the only way to improve your facial harmony. Thankfully, that is not the case.

For me, it's an exciting time to be an aesthetic medicine provider. Actually, it's probably just as exciting to be a patient, at least for those interested in cosmetic medicine. Today, more than ever, aesthetic physicians have the tools needed to provide natural looking and aesthetically pleasing results without surgery and with minimal downtime. We are essentially able to freeze the aging process.

Belotero is a new generation of hyaluronic acid dermal fillers that is a natural looking solution to lines and wrinkles on the face. It works by adding volume to the targeted areas, which can smooth out wrinkles and folds.

Posted by Dr. Shaun Patel