As the years pass, your facial skin will lose its firm, supple quality. Wrinkles, lines, and creases begin to appear from nose to mouth (nasolabial folds) and from mouth to chin (marionette lines). Dermal fillers restore lost volume, smoothing away the years in a procedure that requires only minutes to complete.
We offer three different families of dermal fillers, each of which has unique benefits and advantages:
Nasolabial folds (parentheses lines that surround the mouth) are the primary location for filler injections. View the results of our custom injections, which included one tube of Radiesse for the deeper aspects of the fold, followed by Juvéderm to treat the superficial aspects of the wrinkle. Radiesse is excellent for the deeper folds, lasting about eighteen months. Whenever appropriate, we will recommend the longest lasting filler for that area.
The lips can be accentuated and enhanced with fillers. Dr. Khalifeh prefers hyaluronic acid-based fillers, such as Juvéderm, Restylane, or Belotero for lip enhancement. If the lips already have a nicely defined arch, we will follow the arch to accentuate it. For flatter lips, the Cupid’s bow can be enhanced to create a more appealing lip appearance.
No, BOTOX® falls under the family of wrinkle relaxers, which are injectable treatments that prevent the muscles that cause wrinkles from contracting.
Severe complications from dermal fillers are rare, and the potential risks depend on which product is used. Some of the known complications and side effects include asymmetry, bruising, bleeding from the injection site, and swelling, damage to the skin, infection at the injection site, lumps and palpability of the filler under the surface of the skin, skin rash with itching and acne-like eruptions, and skin redness. These risks and others will be thoroughly discussed before your procedure. As always, having your treatment performed by an expert injector such as Dr. Khalifeh can reduce risk, and will create a subtle, natural result.
A common debate we hear is which injectable is best for deep and long-lasting dermal filling: Juvéderm® Voluma or Radiesse®? The simple answer is that after using both extensively, we prefer Radiesse® for adding deep volume, while Juvéderm® is ideal or artistically shaping, crafting, and plumping.
