Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers are substances designed to enhance volume, erase wrinkles, augment lips, and overall restore the youthful 3-dimensional contour of the face. There are many filler choices: hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring human protein responsible for cushioning the skin (Restylane™, Juvederm™) and newer fillers that are meant to fill larger volume loss like sunken cheeks, lost cheekbones, and very deep nasolabial folds and marionette lines, (calcium hydroxylapatite/Radiesse®).
The typical areas treated are the nasolabial folds (lines from the end of the nose to the end of the lips), perioral area (wrinkles around the lips), lips, wrinkles of the cheeks, and marionette lines (lines from the corners of the mouth to the jawline, accentuating the downturn of the mouth).
