Dermal Fillers

What are Dermal Fillers?

Dermal fillers are substances that can be safely injected into or under your skin in order to restore smooth texture and youthful shape. Dermal filler also contours of your face, lips, hands, or other area of the body which appearance needs to be rejuvenated. Examples of dermal fillers are Radiesse® and Juvederm®.

How do Dermal Fillers work?

Dermal Fillers fill defects, deep wrinkles and depressed scars, and to re-create facial contours lost with aging. By them-selves, or combined with other techniques such as Botox or laser treatments, fillers can be used to make you look years younger without the risks and discomforts of surgery.

The filler plumps up the area where it is injected. Because fillers are a natural substances, your body gradually metabolizes them. Fillers also stimulate collagen production in your skin, giving you a longer lasting effect. Thus, any treatment with the above fillers isn’t permanent, but lasts 6 months to 2 years, depending on the filler and the treatment.

Dr. Pinkhasik uses a very fine needle to place fillers in key regions of your face where loss of volume has created changes, resulting in an aged and tired appearance.

Common treatment areas include:

Smile lines: also called the nasolabial folds, are the lines that run from the corners of the nose to the corners of the mouth.
Marionette lines: the lines that run downward from the corners of the mouth.
Corners of the mouth: also called the oral commissure, if these are turned downward it can make you look as though you’re sad or angry.
Jowl: the area on either side of the chin, where skin can sag due to loss of facial volume.
Chin wrinkles: horizontal lines that can form on your chin and distract from your smile.
Tear Troughs: the area below you eye that create “bags and hollows under the eyes”.

We have seen amazing results in men and women with the placement of Radiesse, Juverderm and other fillers. This treatment will instantly take years off your face.