DERMAL FILLERS

WHAT ARE DERMAL FILLERS?

Dermal fillers are gel-like substances that are injected beneath the skin, at different depths, to restore lost volume, smooth lines and soften creases, or enhance facial contours. As we age, the structures of the face (fat, bone, muscle and skin) begin to thin resulting in sagging or sunken appearance. Dermal fillers provide a non-surgical and cost-effective alternative to minimize the effects of aging on your face.

HYALURONIC ACID

The body naturally produces Hyaluronic Acid (HA), a hydrating substance that keeps the skin plump and youthful. As we age, HA is gradually broken down and its production decreases resulting in duller skin appearance. Because hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in your body, overtime, the same enzyme that naturally break it down, will gradually dissolve the HA filler.

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) fillers are by far the most commonly used dermal fillers for facial rejuvenation. They can be used most effectively and naturally to restore areas of lost volume in the face that occurs with aging. Strategic and skilful placement of filler can lift and support the face without the need for a surgical procedure.

Dermal fillers can smooth fine lines on the forehead and the lower face. Moderate lines occurring in the mouth to chin area can be softened. Cheeks and chins can be remodelled and given more definition. Scars can be minimized, while lips can be defined or enhanced, subtly and naturally.

SCULPTRA

Sculptra is a biostimulator and a collagen-stimulating face injection solution that works from within the deeper layers of the skin to enhance collagen production and restore your skin’s health and glow. Sculptra is a composed of a bio-degradable poly-L-lactic acid(PLLA) substance which, when injected under the skin, gradually build new collagen strands to provide a fuller look. Sculptra can be used to treat deep lines, creases, and folds to give a more youthful appearance. 

RADIESSE

Radiesse is a non-surgical cosmetic treatment that is composed of calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHa). This composition resembles the composition of the naturally occurring calcium found in your teeth and bones that is suspended in a water-based gel carrier. Once Radiesse is injected into your skin, it immediately adds volume and give definition to areas of the face that have lost volume or wrinkled. Moreover, Radiesse helps stimulate the healthy production of collagen to keep the skin firm, and young.

Radiesse treatments can help provide volume to the chin, cheeks and jaw, to give a more structured effect to your face. It also decreases the appearance of deep acne scars and rejuvenate areas with loss of elasticity like the back of hands, decolletmaking prominent veins and wrinkles instantly disappear. Prior to your treatment, we will conduct a thorough consultation to determine whether you are a candidate for Radiesse.

Radiesse should not be used in areas where the skin is delicately thin such as under the eyes or on the lips.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF FILLERS?

The body naturally produces Hyaluronic Acid (HA), a hydrating substance that keeps the skin plump and youthful. As we age, HA is gradually broken down and its production decreases resulting in duller skin appearance. Because hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in your body, overtime, the same enzyme that naturally break it down, will gradually dissolve the HA filler.

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) fillers are by far the most commonly used dermal fillers for facial rejuvenation. They can be used most effectively and naturally to restore areas of lost volume in the face that occurs with aging. Strategic and skilful placement of filler can lift and support the face without the need for a surgical procedure.

Dermal fillers can smooth fine lines on the forehead and the lower face. Moderate lines occurring in the mouth to chin area can be softened. Cheeks and chins can be remodelled and given more definition. Scars can be minimized, while lips can be defined or enhanced, subtly and naturally.

HOW LONG WOULD RESULTS LAST?

The effects are long lasting but not permanent. They last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years, depending on a number of factors including the patient’s age, area treated, type of filler used, quantity of filler used, and lifestyle

WILL I STILL LOOK NATURAL?

When fillers are used in the appropriate amount and placed in the right location, the result is a beautiful, natural, youthful outcome. Fillers are not meant to create totally different features. In the hands of an experienced provider that has extensive knowledge of facial anatomy, the outcome simply enhances one’s own facial features.further wrinkle formation by making some facial muscles responsible for frowning or creating forehead lines inactive.

ARE THERE RISKS OR SIDE EFFECTS?

In general, dermal fillers are considered very safe. The most common reactions are redness, swelling, bruising, itching, and tenderness. These are typically mild and resolve spontaneously in 1-7 days for most patients. Other risks such as vascular occlusions are very rare but they must be discussed with your provider thoroughly. During your consultation at Glowderma, these risks as well as ways to treat and mitigate them are addressed and all your questions answered.

SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE:

  • Some swelling and bruising at the injection site. Redness
  • Bleeding
  • Bumps(nodules)
  • Itching
  • Tenderness
    Pain

INTRODUCING THE 8-POINT LIFT

Designed by Mauricio de Maio, a well-known Brazilian plastic surgeon, the 8 Point Face Lift has changed the face of aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery as we know it. Dr de Maio discovered that a combination of Botox and Fillers could be strategically placed along the face (particularly the lower face) in order to achieve a  balanced and lifted look by supporting areas of the face where loss of volume has occured. 

What Is an 8 Point Lift? 

An 8 Point Face Lift is a non-surgical procedure that adds volume, structure and gives lift to certain facial features using dermal fillers.  This is made possible by using the most advanced injection techniques to strategically place the  facial fillers in areas of concern such as:

  • Hollowing under eye areas
  • Deepening nasolabial Folds 
  • Deflated cheekbones
  • Loss of volume in the midface 
  • Weak chin
  • Drooping sad mouth corners 
  • Heavy jowling
  • Poorly defined jawline

What are the benefits of an 8 Point Lift?

The 8 point lift requires very little to no downtime.   Since this is a temporary procedure is not permanent.  The results last approximately 12 months and allows our clients have a new, refreshed look without long-term commitment.  

Your face refreshed!

The 8-point lift is a customizable technique that allows to achieve a more lifted, renewed, yet natural look by injecting small amounts of  dermal fillers into precise areas of the face.   

  • Points 1 and 2: Enhances your cheekbones and lifts your cheeks. Lifting your cheeks also helps smooth out nasolabial folds (the parentheses marks that can appear on each side of your nose).
  • Point 3: Softens your tear troughs and reduces the appearance of deep circles under your eyes.
  • Point 4: Reduces nasolabial folds and gives your upper lip a lift.
  • Point 5: The corners of your mouth turn down with age, leading to a constant frown appearance. Treating this area lifts the corners of your mouth, improves marionette lines, and makes you look younger and happier.
  • Point 6: Jowls cans form after a loss of volume in the jaw, cheek, or chin. Replacing volume in the hollow along your jawline can help reduce the appearance of jowls.
  • Point 7: With age you lose the sharpness and angle of your jaw. Injecting this area with filler can sharpen your jawline and lift your lower face.
  • Point 8. When the area underneath your cheeks become hollow, you may notice vertical “accordion lines”. Filling in this area improves the structure of your cheeks and smooths out these wrinkles.

PRICE

HA FILLERS

SCULPTRA

  • 1 Treatment $650
  • 3 Treatments $1800

RADIESSE

  • 1 Syringe $650
  • >2 Syringes $590

    Per Syringe

8 POINT LIFT

  • Without Dysport/Botox/Xeomin $2800
  • With Dysport/Botox/Xeomin $3350