Why Are They Popular and What Are the Benefits?

Our skin and tissues go thin and loose with age, and lips tend to become thinner. Regular frowning and squinting can give you a sad and tired look which does not reflect the real you.

Injectable fillers are designed to fill out, smooth and plump those creases, restoring a more youthful, "refreshed" look. They are also very effective in enhancing narrow lips. We also offer deep fillers that are used to enhance cheeks and chin and are non-surgical alternatives to implants.

What Areas Can Be Treated Effectively?

  • Lip enhancement
  • Lines around/on the lips
  • Nose-to-mouth lines
  • Other lines on the face
  • Cheek enhancement
  • Chin enhancement
  • Filling of any depressed area

Juvederm

This comes in different forms for fine and deep wrinkles and lip enhancement. Results with Juvederm usually last between 4 to 6 months. For longer lasting effects of between 2 and 5 years, we also offer Radiesse.

Radiesse

Radiesse is the newest non-surgical facial contouring filler that delivers an immediate, longer lasting result. Whether you're longing to reverse the common signs of aging or address a health issue that otherwise would require an invasive treatment, you have more options in looking and feeling better with Radiesse. Developed with safety and longevity in mind, Radiesse is a new generation injectable filler that offers superior versatility for both cosmetic and reconstructive use without surgery.

Facial Corrections With Radiesse

Radiesse is pre-loaded in syringes for use in treating and correcting your facial lines and other soft tissue defects. First we apply a little local anaesthetic. Then the Radiesse is injected into the wrinkle, through a tiny needle, and placed just under your skin. Unlike other fillers, Radiesse is not absorbed by your system. Therefore, we do not need to over-fill the wrinkle. Your results are immediate and long lasting.

Radiesse is used for:

  • Nasolabial Folds
  • Post-rhinoplasty defects
  • Marionette Lines
  • Vermillion Border of the Lip
  • Radial Lip Lines
  • Chin & Cheek Augmentation
  • Tear troughs

How Safe Is It?

Radiesse, formerly known as Radiance, is the first calcium hydroxylapatite injectable cohesive implant used for soft tissue augmentation. Over the last seven years, Radiesse has proven to be a safe and effective alternative for those patients wishing to avoid the potential side effects of bovine and solid implant materials. Radiesse consists of calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres suspended in a biocompatible carboxymethylcellulose gel. It is long lasting and does not require a skin test because it is the same mineral component found in our bones and teeth.

Aquamid

Aquamicd is a revolutionary new product for aesthetic surgery. Aquamid is a completely transparent gel containing 97.5% water and 2.5% crosslinked polymer. This unique gel is injected under the skin of the face wih a fine needle, where it immediately fulfils its purpose. Aquamicd is a non-resorbable, lasting injectable implant for facial corrections.

Facial Corrections Wlth Aquamid

Wrinkle treatment, for example:

  • Glabellar frowns
  • Naso labial folds
  • Depressed corners of the mouth
  • Lip Augmentation
  • Corrdion of acne scars
  • Augmentation of chin or cheekbones
  • Augmentation of depressed cheeks
  • Other Facial corrections

How Safe Is It?

Aquamid has used successfully for over 10 years. More than 50,000 patients haw been treated with Aquamicd and all investigations have documented that Aquamid is non toxic and does not induce allergic reactions. Furthermore Aquamid does not harden once injected or migrate from the site of injection. In a patient survey 98% of he patients were still satisfied with the aesthetic result two years after injection.

Bioalkamid

Our practitioner will discuss which one would be most effective for you when you attend a consultation.

What Does the Procedure Involve?

A mild anaesthetic cream is applied to the area to be treated and left on for around 30 minutes. The filler is then injected using a very fine needle into the skin beneath the wrinkle. For lips, a dental block can be used if you prefer. Results are visible immediately. The filler dissolves naturally over a period of months.

What Are the Risks and Likely After-Effects?

The fillers we use are non-toxic, non-allergenic products, which do not contain any animal ingredients. They have all been used safely on thousands of patients over many years. Side effects are minimal, though you should expect a little discomfort whilst being injected, and you may experience some short term bruising and swelling afterwards. If you wear make-up you should avoid doing so until the day afterwards.

Radiesse

Often, as we get older, we can develop facial folds and creases and some areas of the face may appear hollow.

Radiesse is a long lasting injectable implant/dermal filler, which is composed of synthetic calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres, suspended in a gel carrier. These microspheres, once injected, provide a scaffolding, into which the body's own tissue can grow, thereby maintaining the implant in place.

Radiesse can be used on many different areas of the face including:

  • Glabella(wrinkles between the eyebrows)
  • Nasolabial folds (laughter lines)
  • Radial lip lines
  • Chin/cheek augmentation
  • Depressed scars
  • Restoring bulk to ageing/hollowed tissue

The procedure for administering Radiesse is straightforward and will take around 15-30 minutes. It involves simple injections to the area being treated. Prior to the injections a local anaesthetic may be administered to eliminate pain.

After the procedure, some patients resume normal activities immediately, although others prefer to wait for 24 hours, as swelling or redness may occur at the site of the injection.

Depending on the area being treated, patients will usually see results that last between 1-2 years. However, individual results may vary, depending on a number of factors including age, lifestyle and skin type.

Juvederm

Juvederm is a long-lasting gel that, once injected into the skin with an ultra-fine needle, lifts and adds volume to the areas being treated. Similar to one of the body's own natural substances (hyaluronic acid), it is a completely safe treatment.

The hyaluronic acid in Juvederm simply supplements the body's age-depleted hyaluronic acid to plump-up the lip or to raise the skin and 'fill in' the particular wrinkle being treated and has three major benefits.

  • It is obtained by biosynthesis
  • It is of non-animal origin and the molecule is highly biocompatible
  • It does not require any prior testing

Juvederm is available in three different formulas:

Juvederm 18

Used for filling fine lines and fine wrinkles. When injected into the superficial dermis, the fluid version, Juvederm 18, fills fine wrinkles such as crow's feet or peri-oral wrinkles.

Juvederm 24

Used for forehead wrinkles and moderate furrows. When injected into the middle dermis, the dense version, Juvederm 24, effectively fills forehead wrinkles, glabellar lines, obvious mild to moderate nasal furrows and cheek wrinkles.

Juvederm 30

Used for Shaping of Lips, deep folds and cheeks. When injected into the deep dermis, the densest version, Juvederm 30, fills deep naso-genian folds, returns volume to your lips, sculptures your cheeks and gives your face, its natural oval shape again.

Juvederm Is an Excellent Treatment Option For:

Juvederm is a long-lasting gel that, once injected into the skin with an ultra-fine needle, lifts and adds volume to the areas being treated. Similar to one of the body's own natural substances (hyaluronic acid), it is a completely safe treatment.

The hyaluronic acid in Juvederm simply supplements the body's age-depleted hyaluronic acid to plump-up the lip or to raise the skin and 'fill in' the particular wrinkle being treated and has three major benefits.

  • Deep folds
  • Lip enhancement
  • Facial lines
  • Wrinkle correction
  • Volume augmentation of the lips
  • Shaping facial contours (such as cheeks and chin correcting)
  • Smile lines (correcting thin, superficial lines around the eyes, mouth and forehead)

Juvederm fills nasal furrows and oral commissures and smoothes medium and superficial wrinkles. Juvederm is also an excellent volume creator which, when injected into your cheeks, gives you back your good looks.

The effects of Juvederm usually last six to nine months, but sometimes more or sometimes less depending on skin type, the area treated, the volume injected, and the technique used for the procedure.

The outcome can be optimized and made to last longer with a follow-up procedure a few weeks after the initial treatment. This will be decided during your free consultation with your treatment doctor.

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