What Are DERMAL Fillers?
Dermal Filler injections are a type of nonsurgical, non-invasive cosmetic procedure. Dermal Fillers are injected just under the skins surface to plump up wrinkles, smooth out lines and restore volume in your face to give you a restored youthful look. It is able to give patients the benefits of improved skin and anti-aging effects but differ in several important ways. Juvéderm® is the FDA and Health Canada approved “next-generation” Dermal Filler, based on hyaluronic acid, is a naturally occurring substance in your skin. A single treatment can provide a subtle to dramatic improvement of your appearance, without surgery. Skin Vitality Medical Clinic is the TOP provider of Juvéderm® in Toronto, Mississauga and in fact, all of Canada. We perform more Dermal Filler injections than any other medical practitioners in Canada.
Our talented medical staff specialize in the application of dermal fillers, that:
- Enhance your facial contours
- Erase your wrinkles
- Replace lost volume
- Modify the size and shape of your features
For facial contouring to reshape your original features, whether you’re younger or older, facial filler simply adds more HA to your skin to add the volume necessary to make a positive change.
FACIAL FILLERS at Skin Vitality
Once our doctor has deemed the treatment to be safe for you, you will meet with one of our expert medical injectors. They’ll examine your facial structure and skin type. They will also talk to you about your goals and expectations of your treatment. This can take anywhere from 10 – 30 minutes depending on the areas you are looking to treat and the extent of your concerns. Every assessment is personalized to fit your needs.
A topical numbing cream may be applied for local anesthetic in order to increase your comfort, however, this isn’t always necessary. Juvéderm® already has an ingredient in it designed to help you: lidocaine. Lidocaine provides temporary numbing of the treated area at the time of your injection, making any additional anesthesia unnecessary.
The areas to be treated will be marked. Then, a series of Juvéderm® injections are made in the area(s). A sterile syringe and fine needle that has been pre-packaged by the manufacturer is used. One or more syringes can be administered in a single treatment. Once injected, your injector may massage the areas lightly to adjust the placement of the product. It’s important to note that you should not do this yourself at home, even if you see any lumps or bumps that are taking away from your desired results.
If there are any Juvéderm® results that you do not like, we will be able to fix them during your follow up, two weeks after your initial treatment. By that time, any initial swelling will be gone, making it easier to assess and deal with irregular contours that require adjusting.
How Long Do Fillers Last?
Unfortunately, filler treatments are temporary cosmetic procedures, so follow up treatments are recommended for optimal results. However, keep in mind that every patient is different, but results can last from around six months to two years, depending on the type of filler, the amount administered, and the area being treated.
Do Fillers Hurt?
Fillers are typically a painless cosmetic treatment that can be done over a lunch break, and you can return to your normal day immediately after the procedure. With that being said some patients may experience some discomfort during their treatment, to help minimize any discomfort a topical numbing cream is applied 30 minutes before your injection session to ensure a comfortable experience.
Where Can Dermal Fillers be USed?
Fillers for Face
- Forehead Filler
- Nasal Labials (nasolabial folds) Filler
- Filler for Marionette Lines
- Cheek Filler
- Tear Trough Filler (Under Eye Filler)
- Nose Filler
- Lip Filler
- Lip Lines/Smoker Lines
- Jaw Line Filler
- Chin Filler
- Filler for Jowels
Lip Filler:
Lips feature an independent and sophisticated fibrous muscular structure that allows fine manipulation and extensive movement. This complex of muscles is called the orbiscularis oris and is found only around the mouth. The orbiscularis oris, also known as a sphincter muscle, allows us to form the correct expressions to form a smile and frown, to talk and laugh, as well as to eat and sip. Juvéderm® for lips can be used to fill in some of these smile or frown lines.
As we age, our lips naturally begin to lose the elasticity and plumpness that we associate with youth. Juvéderm® is one of the most popular methods used by medical professionals to restore lips to a youthful, fuller appearance. After lips have begun to lose their shape, Dermal Fillers are able to help restore plumpness and elasticity through the properties of its main component, hyaluronic acid.
Once it has been injected, the hyaluronic acid integrates with natural tissues and enhances the fat content of a patient’s lips. Regular follow-up injections allow you to maintain plumper lips and reduce the appearance of aging.
Cheek Filler
Our cheeks, just like the rest of us, are affected by age. As we get older, our skin begins to lose the elastin, collagen, natural fats and ability to retain moisture that is responsible for smooth, full and firm skin. Our cheeks can succumb to these problems faster than the rest of us. This is problematic because the cheeks are such a prominent part of our faces so damage to them greatly effects the general appearance of our face.
Cheek Filler works to make cheeks look younger by giving back what time and nature have taken away. The injectable Juvéderm® Filler integrates with the cheek’s skin tissue on a cellular basis to reverse the damage and promote a healthier, more youthful look.
The two major characteristics of aging cheeks — gauntness and wrinkling — can be resolved by Juvéderm®. Patients that undergo treatments with the filler soon begin to see volume added to the skin of the cheeks, a plumping up of the skin and a pleasant reduction to a hollow or gaunt appearance. Dermal Filler patients leave their treatment with cheeks that have been restored to their proper look.
Filler for A DEFINED JAWLINE
As we age, the bone volume in our jaw and chin begin to decrease. We lose definition, structure, and support over time, with genetics playing a role. Some people naturally have a weaker jawline or chin. With Dermal Fillers, we now have the ability to achieve incredible results in the lower face.
Juvéderm® Volux is a hyaluronic acid Dermal Filler which has been specifically designed for use in the chin and jawline. It can be used to improve facial harmony by strengthening the jawline and chin, to soften jowls, improve double chins, or to give a stronger and more defined jawline.
Genetically, some people have a small or weak jawbone or chin, whereas other lose volume through the ageing process. As we age, we lose bone in our skull – our cheeks deflate which mean that facial fat drops downwards with gravity. The thick hyaluronic gel in Juvéderm® Volux adds volume, structure, and support in the jawline and chin to create a more defined, chiseled, and sculpted jawline within a matter of minutes.