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Options in Cheek and Midface Enhancement for the Aging Face

The one facial feature that is most associated with a youthful looking face is that of the cheeks. Firm uplifted and rounded cheeks are what is seen in younger people, flat deflated cheeks are usually seen as many people age. It is the loss of cheek volume that contributes to a tired looking and aged Read More…

Injectable Fillers for Rhinoplasty Contour Deformities

Rhinoplasty is a well known reshaping operation of the nose with a long history and a large number of techniques to accomplish these changes. Despite the many rhinoplasty techniques and a lot of experience in performing them, there is always the risk that some irregularity or asymmetry will develop after surgery. While many of these Read More…

Voluma Injectable Filler for Midface Enhancement

The one area of the face, besides the lip and nasolabial folds, that injectable fillers can provide a real rejuvenative effect is in the midface specifically the cheeks. While injectable fillers have been used for decades all over the face, their extensive and widespread use for facial voluminization is relatively new. A wide variety of Read More…

The Chemical Differences Between The Hyaluronic Acid-Based Injectable Fillers

  With so many different hyaluronic acid-based (HA) injectable filler available for clinical use, how does one choose between them?  HA fillers are different and knowing their chemistry is what makes for the subtle differences in their physical properties. (and for differing products from various manufacturers beside their brand names) HAs are clear gel of Read More…

The Basic Science of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Injectable Fillers

When it comes to injectable fillers, there are now lots of options out there today. While once there was one in 2002, there are now over twenty FDA-approved injectable fillers in the U.S. alone a dozen years later. While that number seems daunting when it comes to making an injectable filler selection, it is important Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Juvederm Voluma XC Injectable Filler

Injectable fillers are the other half of injection treatments (Botox is the other half) that have revolutioned the approach to facial. Evolving from the first FDA-approved injectable filler in 2002 (Restylane), there are now over a dozen different facial fillers from various manufacturers. The latest filler options have become focused on filling a specific type Read More…

Treatment of Injectable Filler Nodules

Injectable fillers continue to enjoy a prominent role in aesthetic facial enhancement due to their ease of administration and their instantaneous effects. The most popular and commonly used fillers are hyaluronic-acid based (Juvederm, Restyane for example) with calcium hydroxlapatite (Radiesse) being a more distant second choice. While the occurrence of complications with these FDA-approved fillers Read More…

Case Study: The Injectable Rhinoplasty

Background: The use of injectable fillers has revolutionized the whole approach to facial rejuvenation, particularly for the early aging patient. It is no surprise that their ease of injection and immediate volumetric effects has led to their use for structural facial changes such as chin augmentation. Such use has even been extended to nose reshaping Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Radiesse Injectable Filler

While there are over a dozen injectable fillers available for human use in the U.S., many share similar chemical compositions. The vast majority are hyaluronic acid-based and, although they have different brand names and some differences in their duration of effects, they are vastly similar in their handling properties. One of the very different injectable Read More…

The Bluish Skin Discoloration of Injectable Fillers

  Injectable fillers are an array of various substances that are injected right under the skin (or even down to the bone) to create a soft tissue plumping effect on the face. They can be placed deep into folds or more superficially into wrinkles. The most popular of these fillers are the hyaluronic acids or Read More…

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