BOTOX®

Have you recently noticed fine lines around your eyes or wrinkles on your forehead or between your eyebrows? Do the corners of your mouth droop? Have you recently noticed “Bunny lines” on your nose? Would you like a more youthful, more rested, refreshed appearance to your face? Consider undergoing a treatment with BOTOX®. Although BOTOX® is used in many different areas, two of the most commonly treated areas are the area around the eyes and the forehead. The treatment can reduce or eliminate wrinkles in the treated areas for approximately 3-5 months. At your consultation we can discuss the many different areas where you could benefit from the use of BOTOX®.

BOTOX® Cosmetic is purified protein from the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which decreases the activity of muscle tissue. When small amounts of the solution are injected into a muscle, there is apparent relaxation of the muscle. In addition to the recent cosmetic uses, it has been used for treatment of migraine headaches, excessive sweating, and eye and neck muscle spasms.
 

Dermal Fillers

Have you noticed deepening folds around your mouth or sagging skin along your jaw line? Have you noticed deepening of the contour below your eyes or hollowness in your cheeks?  Do your friends constantly tell you that you look tired or sad?

With age and exposure to the sun, our skin develops fine lines and wrinkles. The wrinkles which appear between the nose and mouth or “smile lines” can be minimized and often eliminated by injecting dermal fillers. Other areas which are easily treated with fillers are the “Marionette lines” which turn down the corners of your mouth. In addition, the cheeks and the areas between your eyes and cheeks can be filled.  The use of dermal fillers is a fast, safe, and effective method of contouring your face and restoring a healthier appearance by eliminating those unwanted lines, folds, and hollows.  Are you bothered by smile lines or Marionette lines? If so, you should consider the use of dermal fillers.

 All three of the products described below are FDA approved and give natural looking results. They mimic the effects of natural hyaluronic acid within the skin. The products are designed to minimize the appearance of wrinkles, fill hollows, shape facial contours, and, in some cases, sculpt the lips. No skin testing is required. Results are immediate and the duration of correction will depend on the exact product used. Although many different areas can be treated, the most commonly treated areas are the smile lines between the nose and mouth (nasolabial folds), lips, creases that turn down the corners of the mouth (Marionette lines), cheeks (malar hollows) and the area between the eyes and cheeks (tear troughs).

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Radiesse

Radiesse is an injectable filler composed of synthetic tiny calcium hydroxylapatite particles in a gel. It is a material similar to that in bone which forms “scaffolding” for tissue in-growth. With time the tiny particles degrade via the body’s normal metabolic processes. Since there is new collagen infiltration around the Radiesse™ particles, lasting results can average 12 months.

Radiesse has a broad FDA approval and has numerous uses including filling in the smile lines and Marionette lines. It can be used to accentuate the cheek area, fill in the jawline, or better define the border of the lip. One of the most recent uses for Radiesse is to treat irregularities after a “nose job”. The clear advantage of using Radiesse as opposed to many other fillers is the longevity of the results.
 

Juvéderm®

Juvéderm® is a clear, smooth consistency, injectable gel filler composed of cross-linked hyaluronic acid molecules.  Hyaluronic acid is a natural sugar found in all living cells that attracts and binds water, hydrating your skin and giving it volume.  Similar to Radiesse, Juvéderm® has a broad FDA approval and can be used in several different areas for facial rejuvenation.  It addition to the many areas where Juvéderm® can be used to shape facial contours, it can be used to sculpt or enhance the lips.

Collagen

If you are a smoker or a person bothered by lines around your lips, we have a treatment especially for you. You may choose to have collagen to fill in the lines. Perhaps you are interested in a combination of Botox and collagen.  Ask us which treatment may be right for you.

Collagen is a protein found in the skin which gives structure to your skin. New FDA-approved injectable collagen replacement therapies do not require a pre-treatment skin test. They are made from natural human collagen which is grown under controlled laboratory conditions. These products allow you to receive treatment immediately, give immediate results, and have no down time after treatment. In addition, the product is formulated with an anesthetic to give greater comfort during treatment. The treatments may last up to four months in some individuals. As with many other treatments, it can be used in combination with Botox or hyaluronic acid-based fillers.