Dermal fillers are injectable substances that are used to smooth the skin and restore volume to areas of the face that have lost their youthful fullness. Hyaluronic acid fillers are the most common dermal filler type because they are safe, effective, and produce natural results. Hyaluronic acid is a substance naturally found in the body and helps maintain skin hydration and elasticity. Your face is dynamic, making millions of movements. Repetitive movements like laughing and talking create facial lines called dynamic wrinkles and folds. Because these areas are mobile, treating facial lines can be difficult. Sometimes fillers can make the treated area look stiff and unnatural when the face is moving. At Allay Med Spa we use The RHA® Collection and Galderma injectables. These fillers are designed to be resilient enough to adapt to your dynamic facial movements for a look that’s beautiful at rest and flawless in motion. Your skin naturally contains hyaluronic acid (HA), which provides moisture, volume, and structure that help it appear smooth and refreshed. Dermal fillers can be used to correct a wide range of aesthetic concerns, including, Smoothing wrinkles, fine lines, and creases, plumping up thin or flat lips, restoring volume to cheeks, enhancing facial contours, such as the chin, jawline, and temples, filling in under-eye hollows or dark circles and balancing the appearance of asymmetry.
What are Dermal Fillers?
Dermal fillers are an under-utilized beauty treatment that can completely restructure and enhance your facial features highlighting your natural beauty.
Dermal fillers act by restoring age-related volume loss to bring balance and harmony to your face. Most dermal fillers are temporary, and their effect lasts between 4 to 18 months. The various options of dermal fillers are specifically designed depending on the area to be injected.
Reshaping your nose: Dermal fillers can give you a straighter and more symmetrical nose. The treatment can also be used to smoothe out any bumps or dents in the nose.
- Cheek enhancement: Volume loss in the cheeks is one of the earliest signs of aging and dermal fillers can do wonders to uplift sagging facial skin in this area.
- Chin augmentation: Dermal fillers can be used to fill in a recessed chin bringing it more in line with your nose and forehead, dramatically altering your facial appearance.
- Improving the appearance of post-acne scarring: Any surgical scars or post-acne scars that appear as depressions on the skin surface can be filled and smoothed using dermal fillers.
- Adding volume to thin lips: In addition to giving your lips a fuller and more pleasing look, dermal fillers can be used to reshape and correct any drooping or unevenness of your lips.
- Tear trough reduction: Having sunken tear troughs that run from the inner corner of your eye out to your cheek can give a tired and unhappy look to your face. Filling in these recesses can instantly change your appearance. This procedure can be tricky as the skin in this area of your face is quite thin and therefore the procedure should be performed by an experienced and skilled cosmetic physician.
- Fillers for aging hands: Other than your face, the skin on your hands is most exposed to the harmful effects of the sun and the environment. Special dermal fillers are also available that can add volume and improve the look of your hands.
Being a non-surgical treatment, dermal fillers are a cost-effective way to improve your facial features. The effects of the procedure are immediately apparent with minimal downtime and fewer risks of complications as compared to surgery.