Injectable Rejuvenation can Soften and Remove Your Wrinkles
Would you like fuller lips, and to soften or remove your wrinkles around your eyes and mouth? Over the past decade, the entire concept of Facial Restoration has completely changed.
One of the most significant factors that ages us is the loss of normal structural fat in our faces as we get older and the collapse of our facial skin and structures inwards. Face lifts still have a role in the treatment of sagging skin of the neck, however, many of the aging changes of the face can now be better improved with facial fillers.
Visit us for a variety of FDA approved facial fillers.
Your advanced practice nurse will consult with you to determine the most appropriate filler regimen to achieve your cosmetic goals.
- Juvederm
- Radiesse
- Botox
- Bellafill
- Belotero
- Voluma
JUVÉDERM® is a gel made of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in your skin that help to add volume and hydration. At aFresh Med Spa, we inject JUVÉDERM® into the mid to deep dermis, below the outer layer of skin for the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles, folds/creases running from the bottom of your nose to the corners of your mouth.JUVÉDERM® is a hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in all mammals that helps to hydrate and add volume to your skin. In addition to its use a an aesthetic treatment, hyaluronic acid has also been used for more than 20 years for injection into arthritic joints to aid movement as well as for eye surgeries and wound repair.
How long does it last?
What are the possible side effects?
RADIESSE® Filler immediately provides the volume and lift needed to diminish the signs of aging because of the calcium-based microspheres and gel that comprise the product. Uniquely, RADIESSE Volumizing Filler provides structure and stimulates your own natural collagen to grow. This process continues for several months, which extends the initial effect of RADIESSE Volumizing Filler.
How long does it last?
The natural results are clinically proven to last a year or more!
What are the possible side effects?
RADIESSE Volumizing Filler is FDA approved, and has undergone rigorous testing in clinical studies to prove its safety. As with all filler treatments, patients may experience redness, bruising, swelling or other local side effects. Most side effects of treatment resolve within a few days. More rare side effects may include swelling that lasts longer, unevenness or firmness in the area injected.
Botox®, or botulinum toxin, is the most popular way to reduce wrinkles on the face. This noninvasive procedure can smooth out frown lines, crow’s feet, furrows along the forehead, and skin bands on the neck to help you look more youthful and refreshed. BOTOX® temporarily relaxes the muscles and will smooth out your unwanted facial wrinkles.
How long does it last?
Visible results have been shown to last up to 4 months.
What are the possible side effects?
Eye problems such as double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids, swelling of your eyelids, and dry eyes allergic reactions; symptoms of an allergic reaction to BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic may include: itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you are wheezing or have asthma symptoms, or if you become dizzy or faint.
Other possible side effects include: Dry mouth, Discomfort or pain at the injection site, Tiredness, Headache, and Neck pain.
BellaFill® is the first FDA-approved permanent injectable dermal filler approved by the FDA for use in the United States. Treatment results with BellaFill® provide the longest lasting wrinkle correction available without surgery. BellaFill® is a unique combination of purified bovine collagen gel, tiny synthetic beads (polymethymethacrylate) and lidocaine for a more comfortable experience.
BellaFill® contains very tiny round smooth non-absorbable particles of polymehtymethacrylate (PMMA) that are carried in purified bovine collagen gel. Following injection, BellaFill® visibly corrects or improves the wrinkle. The microspheres, which do not disappear, provide support for the long term wrinkle correction. The intended result is to smooth out your nasolabial folds and give you a more youthful look.
How long does it last?
BellaFill® is a long lasting filler, results can be maintained for years.
What are the possible side effects?
BellaFill® actually had fewer severe complications during U.S. clinical trials than injectable collagen. Rare problems may be persistent that include lumpiness or granulomas. These conditions are easily treated by your physician.
As with any injectable wrinkle filler, local swelling or redness may occur immediately following treatment and they are temporary. More details will be given at consultation.
Belotero Balance like Juvederm is a Hyaluronic acid (HA) filler. However, Belotero Balance is a newer generation Hyaluronic acid gel manufactured in a way so that it can be used in very superficial fine lines and wrinkles without having to worry as much about lumps and bumps.
Belotero Balance fills and lifts off those etched in lines on the side of the face, upper lip area, and lower nasolabial folds.
How long does it last?
Belotero can last up to one year.
What are the possible side effects?
As with all hyaluronic acid filler, Belotero is hydrophilic which may cause some initial swelling. This minor swelling however may persist for only one to two days following the procedure. Minor redness at the site may also occur and late one or two days.
JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™ XC injectable gel is indicated for deep (subcutaneous and/or supraperiosteal) injections for cheek augmentation to correct age-related volume deficit in the mid-face in adults over the age of 21. JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™ XC is also the first FDA-approved filler to correct age-related volume loss in the mid-face.
How long does it last?
Voluma lasts up to two years.
