Category: injectable fillers

The Particulated Injectable Fillers: Radiesse vs. ArteFill

Although there are a number of commercially-available injectable fillers for cosmetic facial treatments, they break down into two main categories or families, hyaluronic acids (hyalurons) and the particulated fillers. Particulated injectable fillers contain non-biodegradable beads or particles which accounts for their longer duration of persistence which is at least twice as long as most of Read More…

Earlobe Enhancement with Injectable Fillers

It is a well recognized phenomenon that as we age, our earlobes sag and ‘grow’ longer. With this sagging, some earlobes get thinner and develop creases or wrinkles as well. This is almost an exclusive female problem which is often exaggerated by the use of ear rings over the years. In those women who Read More…

Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Using Injectable Fillers

Infrequently, I will get a request for a ‘non-surgical rhinoplasty’, otherwise known as the use of injectable fillers to plump up certain areas of the nose. Injection of any of the commerically-available fillers such as Restylane, Juvaderm, Radiesse, or Artefill into a low-lying bridge area of the nose can certainly be done. This treatment Read More…

Injectable Spa or Home Parties – Are They A Good idea?

I recently had a patient who came to see me to get lipodissolve treatments. She stated that she was a perfect candidate for it. When I asked how she knew that, she said she had been injected last month at a party at one of her friend’s spa. Out of curiosity I queried further Read More…

The Natural Lip Augmentation Result

The upper and lower lips are one of the five main facial features that makes up and helps define the most recognizeable central third of the face. In today’s society, full lips are viewed as healthy and sensual, thin or wrinkled lips cast the opposite image. While the lips are paired, they are not Read More…

Artefill (Bellafill) and Skin Testing

The newest more permanent injectable filler, ArteFill, for facial lines and folds is taking a throwback from history. Its use requires a pre-injection skin test due to its bovine (cow) collagen content. This is what the original collagen injections, Zyderm and Zyplast, required when they were the only injectable filler available from 1981 to 2000. Read More…

Artefill (Now Bellafill) As A More Permanent Injectable Filler

The newest facial injectable filler to enter the commercial cosmetic marketplace is Artefill, a semi-permanent to permanent in-office treatment for deep facial lines. This is primarily intended for the nasolabial fold area, often times called the cheek-lip groove or fold. It is the result of cheek tissue descending with age, falling over the fixed upper Read More…

Upper Lip Wrinkles and Lines – A Difficult Plastic Surgery Problem

One of the features of facial aging that bothers women the most is the development of upper lip lines. Whether they be small fine lines that are at the junction of the skin and upper lip or much deeper lines that extend vertically way up into the skin…women hate them…as they indicate a more Read More…

Botox, Injectable Fillers, and Medical Spas

Who’s Treating You at your Local MedSpa? In the past 6 months, I have been contacted no less than ten times by nurses and aestheticians for injector training. Some of these folks I have known or interacted with in the past through our local hospitals and operating rooms, others I have had no idea who Read More…

Lip Enhancement Options

Improving the size and shape of the lips is a frequent cosmetic request and a very commonly performed aesthetic procedure done in the office. While the vast majority of lip enhancements are done by injectable fillers, and most patients are only aware of this approach, there are other less common but equally effective options. Read More…