Dermal Fillers
Dermal Fillers New Jersey
As your skin ages and loses volume, wrinkles and folds can form on your face and neck. Dermal filler injections are among the fastest-growing nonsurgical ways to restore your youthful appearance.
Most dermal filler patients are age 35 or older. But people of any age can have dermal filler injections to correct scarring, pitting, or other facial depressions from acne, injuries, or other conditions.
Injectable fillers can reduce:
- Wrinkles
- Folds (sometimes called smile lines or laugh lines) that run from the nose to the corners of the mouth (nasolabial folds)
- Marionette lines from the corners of the mouth to the chin
- Vertical lip lines
- Thinning lips
- A shrinking lip border
- Cheek depressions
- Acne scars
- Hollows under the eyes
- Sagging eyebrows
- Facial depressions
- Jowls
The gifted plastic surgeons at Summit Medical Group are experts with the following cosmetic fillers:
- Restylane®
- Juvederm®
- Sculptra™
- Radiesse®
- Evolence®
These facial fillers are safe, FDA-approved, and provide natural results.
Consultation
A consultation for dermal facial fillers involves discussing your desires. In addition, your plastic surgeon will review your medical history, photograph the areas to be treated, and decide which dermal filler is best for you. To create a completely rejuvenated look, you may combine dermal fillers with Botox injections and/or a brow lift, facelift, or eyelid surgery.
The Procedure
Dermal injections are given with a very fine needle. The treatment usually only takes 15 to 30 minutes. Most patients experience little or no discomfort during or after the procedure. Complications with dermal fillers are very rare.
Restylane and Juvederm are smooth gels made from plants. Both fillers are similar to a substance (hyaluronic acid) that naturally occurs in your body. The fillers immediately soften lines and wrinkles.
Sculptra is a synthetic, biodegradable substance made from fruit acids. It stimulates your body to produce new collagen and gradually increases skin thickness—a process that helps fill in lines and wrinkles. Like Restylane and Juvederm, complications with Sculptra are rare.
Radiesse is a calcium-based substance that stimulates your body to produce collagen. It reduces the appearance of facial lines, creases, wrinkles, and folds. It also can be used to shape (contour) the face.
Depending on your goals, your plastic surgeon might recommend more than 1 type of filler to help you achieve the best possible result.
Recovery and Results
Results from dermal fillers are immediate and often improve over time. The effects usually last 6 months to 2 years. After a few treatments, some patients need less of the fillers and their results can last longer. Sculptra, Evolence, and Radiesse provide longer-lasting results compared with many other dermal fillers.
No down time is needed to recover after treatment with dermal fillers. Most side effects such as redness or tenderness at the injection sites, firmness, swelling, lumps/bumps, itching, bruising, or discoloration are mild and last less than 5 days.
After dermal filler injections, patients should avoid:
- Getting too much sun
- Drinking alcohol
- Exercising for 24 hours (to prevent unnecessary bruising)
- Cold outdoor activities
Our Surgeons
Peter Hyans, MD, FACS, is Director of the Plastic Surgery Center and Chief in the Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties at Summit Medical Group. Dr. Hyans has 15 years’ experience in plastic surgery. He is board certified. Dr. Hyans is listed in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors in America.
In addition to his position at Summit Medical Group, Reza Momeni, MD, FACS, is Chairman of Plastic Surgery at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. He has been listed in New Jersey Monthly’s “Top Doctors.” The Consumer Research Council lists him in “Top Plastic Surgeons in America.”
Call Summit Medical Group today at 908-277-8759 to make an appointment or for more information about how dermal fillers can help you look younger.
