No matter how you fight it, after 40, wrinkles and folds are inevitable. Our teen years of tanning, life’s mounting worries and the process of aging takes its place of honor on our face. Medical science has found answers for us and it no longer requires a knife. They are the filler cocktails or liquid lifts. Dermal fillers that address facial furrows by plumping up facial volume and filling lines and wrinkles and denervating agents such as Botox is used to minimize muscle contractions that would otherwise lead to expression related creases.
I suggest you visit a board certified Plastic Surgeon or Dermatologist, you don’t want to take any chances with these types of treatments with anyone less than a trained professional. After all it is your face. Your physician may suggest temporary fillers like Restylane and Juvederm which are most effective in filling lips and creases. Collagen based cosmoderm and cosmoplast fill lines and thinner tissues near the eyes. But you might want to try a longer lasting solution injectables like radiesse, artefill and sculptra which can create new curves or fill deep crevices. These fillers can be combined with a routine of botox injections which will relax the facial muscles that cause wrinkles and furrows.
The results are instantly visible and 99% of the time satisfactory. There may be some swelling and bruising but that usually dissipates in the first 48 hours with some soothing ice packs. As a rule of thumb collagen based fillers generally lasts three to four months, hyaluronic acid based fillers can last six to 12 months and semi-permanent injectables can last one to two years or more. Botox generally lasts three to six months but it also contributes to the longevity of the temporary fillers by decreasing the muscle action that contributes to filler breakdown.
The treatments can take as little as 30 minutes depending on the number of injections and you may require follow-up treatments to fine-tune the outcomes. You don’t want to be asymmetrical and your doctor can finesse the results with additional injections. These treatments can cost between $700 and $2000 a session, but it is far less than the $6000 to $35,000 for a full facelift.
Don’t have the stamina for multiple needles try ilift. This intriguing new device rejuvenates the face using negative ions to target bacteria, positive ions to facilitate product absorption, infrared rays to improve circulation and speed up skin metabolism, and micro-dermal massage to strengthen the skins elasticity.
