| Dermal fillers have been getting a lot of attention | | | | with dermal fillers is the lips, which is what I had |
| lately in the world of cosmetic dermatology and | | | | done. I chose to go with Juvederm after I talked |
| anti aging. And all for a good reason. Dermal fillers | | | | to the doctor that performed the treatment on |
| such as Restylane and Juvederm can make a | | | | me, only because he said personally he felt he |
| dramatic difference in the appearance of a | | | | could work with Juvederm better on the lips |
| person's skin, all with minimal time, a fairly | | | | because he felt it was a bit finer than the |
| reasonable cost, and minimal invasiveness and pain. | | | | Restylane and he could work more easily with it |
| There is little difference between the two big | | | | and observed slightly better results on the lip area. |
| competitors, Juvederm and Restylane, as they | | | | Since he felt more comfortable using this product, |
| are both comprised of a substance that is | | | | I decided to go with Juvederm, which cost the |
| naturally found in the body called hyaluronic acid, | | | | same as the Restylane. The cost was $500 per |
| which naturally diminishes as we age. | | | | syringe, which is about average for a dermal filler. |
| The result of collagen's diminishment is that our | | | | I loved the fact that this particular facility, called |
| skin starts to slacken, since collagen and hyaluronic | | | | EvoMedispa in the greater Akron, Ohio area, |
| acid, a component of collagen, is the plumping | | | | offered to store any leftover Juvederm for up to |
| force under our skin that makes our skin look | | | | six months for me as well. |
| "filled out" and youthful. | | | | I did end up with a little bit leftover, so I figured I |
| Cosmetic dermatologists and other qualified | | | | would have them use the rest of that syringe as |
| dermal filler specialists have harnessed this "filling" | | | | well as a new syringe the next time I went and |
| power in the form of a very fine needle that | | | | got my lips enhanced. |
| injects the fillers underneath the skin so that it | | | | So far it's been about 4 weeks since I received |
| may fill out folds, lines and wrinkles and make | | | | the lip enhancement treatment with Juvederm, |
| them look plump again, reducing their appearance. | | | | and I'm loving the results. I only asked for a very |
| Not only that, but both fillers may be used to | | | | subtle plumping of the lips since I wasn't going for |
| plump the lips to give them a naturally fuller look. | | | | anything obvious or overblown, and that's exactly |
| This is the procedure I had performed, and I | | | | what I got. |
| chose to go with Juvederm over Restylane for | | | | He followed the natural line of my lips, and made |
| reasons I will explain later in this article. | | | | sure not to overfill the top lip, keeping the natural |
| Another big plus of dermal fillers is their relatively | | | | balance of the top lip smaller than the bottom lip, |
| long life. Both Restylane and Juvederm typically | | | | which is how people's lips are shaped in nature. |
| last in the body for about 4-6 months, and at the | | | | The top lip is almost always significantly smaller |
| time that they are diminished and fully absorbed | | | | than the bottom. |
| (harmlessly) into the body, another treatment will | | | | He explained that by keeping this ratio, I'd look |
| be necessary. | | | | more natural, and he was right. The procedure |
| This "second generation" of fillers comes in at a | | | | itself is not bad, but I have to admit, I was glad |
| few months longer than the previously popular | | | | when it was over. |
| straight collagen injections, which only lasted about | | | | If you have the procedure done, you should |
| three months due to the high absorption rate and | | | | know that you want to keep the next few days |
| instability. | | | | cleared of significant plans, since the likelihood of |
| Typical treatments that are administered with | | | | bruising locally is fairly high. |
| both fillers, which are in a gel formula, are | | | | My upper lip had a bruise about the size of a |
| injections into the nasolobial folds that get deeper | | | | kernel of corn for a few days afterward, and it |
| and more noticeable with age. These are the lines | | | | took several days for the bruise to fully subside. |
| that extend on either side of your mouth from | | | | Also, immediately after the treatment, your lips |
| the outside corners of your nose to the tips of | | | | are not able to move, since you are typically |
| the top lip. | | | | going to be injected with a local anesthetic. |
| I didn't think that this was a noticeable part of | | | | My local anesthetic was Lidocaine, and my lips |
| aging on a person's face until I looked at before | | | | were pretty much frozen for much of the |
| and after pictures of people who had gotten this | | | | evening after the treatment, and I was stuck at |
| area filled with Juvederm or Restylane, and boy, it | | | | home since I couldn't speak correctly and, well, |
| really did make a difference in how young and | | | | quite frankly, it just doesn't look pretty the day |
| rejuvenated they looked. | | | | you get it done. |
| Other areas that are great candidates for dermal | | | | The treatment is not for those that are |
| filling are deeper wrinkles around the eyes, and on | | | | extremely needle shy, since between the injected |
| the forehead. They do have to be a significant | | | | Lidocaine and the injections of the filler itself, you |
| depth to be treated with dermal fillers though, so | | | | will be getting injected several times by the end |
| be aware that those finer lines are probably not | | | | of the treatment. Ahh, the things we do for |
| suitable for Restylane or Juvederm fillers. | | | | beauty! |
| Another popular part of the face that is injected | | | | |