Category: injectable fillers

Injectable Fillers and the Theory of Persistence

The use of injectable filler materials, despite their relative recent popularity, have been around for a long time. From 1981 to 2002, the only FDA-approved filler was bovine and human-derived collagen. This seemed a perfectly natural filler material as that was ideally what one wanted to replace. But their short persistence and the need Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Belotero Balance Injectable Filler

Adding to the ever expanding array of injectable fillers, the recent FDA approval of Belotero Balance by Merz adds another material treatment option for the aesthetic correction of facial wrinkles and folds. Belotero Balance is a monophasic double cross-linked hyauronic-acid gel that has a low viscosity with variable amounts of cross-linking. One of the Read More…

Rejuvenation of Wrinkled Breast Cleavage

Aging affects the entire body in very similar ways. The skin becomes wrinkled, loose and often dotted with pigmented discolorations. While much focus is understandably placed on these skin aging changes in the face, and even on the back of the hands, there are other potentially treatable areas that are overlooked. One of these is Read More…

Total Hand Rejuvenation

While the aging of the face seems the most visible and subsequently the most treated by plastic surgery, it is not the only visible and unclothed body part that ages. I have seen many older women whose face is quite smooth because of numerous facial rejuvenation procedures but whose hands give their age away. The Read More…

The Various Methods of Injectable Facial Rejuvenation

The desire to correct an aging facial appearance has been around as along as there is recorded history. Facelift surgery in various forms has been employed now for over one hundred years. Today’s facelift techniques are very diverse and use manipulations of all tissue levels down to the bone to achieve often dramatic improvements. Younger Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Lip Lifts

Lip augmentation is a very familiar and popular procedure. By injecting a variety of substances into the lips, they become bigger and more sensual. But not all lip issues can be adequately treated by injectable fillers alone, particularly older lips. Lips as they age often get longer, thinner and turn down at their corners. Adding Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The 5 Minute Injectable Facelift

The treatment of facial aging has a new twist. Rather than lifting and removing loose skin in a traditional facelift procedure, the concept of adding rather than subtracting has gained some notoriety. The ‘5 Minute Facelift’ employs injectable fillers to add substance to facial areas that have undergone structural changes due to volume loss. Areas Read More…

The Tear Trough Deformity – Its Anatomy and Surgical Correction

One facial area that has caught a lot of attention over the past few years is that of the tear trough deformity. Technically known as the nasojugal grove, it is a skin indentation that begins at the inside of the lower eyelid and extends obliquely downward to the lower rim of the eye socket. While Read More…

Implant Augmentation For Temporal Hollowing

Soft tissue augmentation of the face has gained popularity due to the use of a wide diversity of injectable fillers. From synthetic materials to fat, any soft tissue zone of the face can be injected. While facial implants have been around for many years for hard tissue augmentation, such as the chin, cheeks and jaw Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Injectable Fillers and Sugar

Many injectable fillers used for cosmetic facial augmentation are composed of the substance known as hyaluranon or hyaluronic acid. While it is synthetically produced, it is a natural substance found throughout the body. Known as a glycosaminoglycan or GAG, it is a complex carbohydrate or sugar that is essential for life. Its recognized molecular structure Read More…