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The Next Wave of Injectable Fillers – More or Better?

The use of injectable fillers as an in-office procedure has become a mainstay of contemporary aesthetic facial treatments. Millions of such procedures are performed per year. Between 2002 and 2008, a dozen injectable filler products have become commercially available. While the pace of new product release has been brisk, ongoing development promises that more such Read More…

Another Injectable Filler Goes Away (Evolence)

  The past five years has seen numerous injectable fillers come onto the market. From just a few in 2002 to now over a dozen presently, the rush to enter the multi-billion dollar injectable anti-aging market has been near feverish. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I have seen more sales representatives for injectable fillers Read More…

Botox and Injectable Fillers in the Chemotherapy Patient

  Botox and injectable fillers are the mainstay of non-surgical facial rejuvenation. Besides creating a relatively immediate change with less facial wrinkles and folds, they provide a great psychological boost to one’s self-image and sense of attractiveness. Often I see patients that undergo these treatments before a major event such as a child’s wedding or Read More…

Earlobe Rejuvenation with Lifts and Fillers

  Earlobes, like the rest of the face, undergoes changes with aging. The natural aging process involves a relaxation of the collagen fibers that make up its skin and atrophy of tissue volume, allowing the earlobe to get longer and thinner. When combined with the use of earrings, their weight will accentuate the sagginess of Read More…

Getting Past the Fears Of Lip Augmentation with Injectable Fillers

Lip augmentation continues to be one of the primary uses for injectable fillers. While some may debate as to which filler material is the best to achieve one’s desired look, that discussion is not nearly as important as the technique used to do it. The two primary concerns that I have observed in my Indianapolis Read More…

Juvederm Injectable Filler Treatment Visualizer

  The use of injectable fillers is for smoothing, or at least decreasing, certain facial lines and creases. Their use has taken off in popularity since the introduction of hyaluronic-acid based fillers in 2002. Because of patient demand, the number of commercially-available filler types and manufacturers has expanded to over a dozen currently. The vast majority Read More…

Hand Rejuvenation with Radiesse Injectable Filler

  Like the face, the hands are a visible reminder of a lifetime of environmental exposure and the constant stress of repetitive movements. On the back of the hand, aging becomes apparent as thinning or loss of volume between the flexor tendons, very evident and prominent veins, wrinkled skin, and numerous age spots and brown Read More…

Sculptra Injectable Filler – How Does It Work?

  Sculptra is the latest injectable filler to be approved for aesthetic facial treatment. While it enters a milieu of ten other injectable compositions that are commercially available, Sculptra has the unique distinction that it lasts the longest. Duration of action is usually the one injectable filler feature that is most desireable. But before you Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Sculptra Injectable Facial Filler

Sculptra is one of the numerous injectable facial fillers that has an established history of treating the condition known as facial lipoatrophy, most commonly seen in patients with HIV disease as a result of their antiviral therapy. By working as a facial volume restoration method rather than as a wrinkle or lip filler, Sculptra’s mechanism Read More…

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