What Are Dermal Fillers?
- Downtime: None
- Discomfort: Minimal
- Treatment Time: 20-40min
- Ideal For: Lips, cheeks, jawline, under-eye bags, static wrinkles, laugh lines (nasolabial folds)
Fillers are used to add volume and treat static lines. Fillers are a great way to add volume to lips, enhance lip shape, and provide a slight lift. Another popular area for fillers is the cheekbones. With age, the cheekbone undergoes loss of volume, accompanied by increased skin laxity and descent of facial tissue, which leads to worsening wrinkles and contributes to the appearance of aging. Fillers not only restore volume to the cheeks but also lift the tissue and create a rejuvenated look.
Fillers are a great way to blunt creases from smile lines around the mouth or the tear trough area. Heavy eyelid bags can be disguised to achieve a refreshed appearance. To understand how fillers can address static lines, we have to explain the difference between dynamic and static wrinkles. Dynamic lines appear when muscles of the face contract to create facial expressions. Over the years, and with repeated motion, those dynamic lines will develop into cracks in the skin, eventually leading to static lines. A good example is the horizontal lines on the forehead from years of raising eyebrows. Dynamic lines are best addressed with neuromodulators that dampen the muscle contraction and lead to a smoother appearance. Once deep static lines have formed, fillers can be used to fill in the cracks and smooth the skin contour.