While dermal fillers are casually known as “wrinkle fillers,” they can do much more than just smooth out wrinkles, although they are excellent at this too! Here are a few of the common issues dermal fillers can help address:
- Smooth out lines around nose and mouth (a.k.a. marionette lines, smile lines, and parentheses)
- Enhance & restore volume to sunken cheeks or temples
- Diminish vertical lip lines
- Plump & enhance the lips
- Smooth out a chin crease
- Improve symmetry among facial features
As you age, your face tends to naturally thin and hollow out. Partly, this can relate to changes in subdermal fat deposits. Additionally, your skin loses elasticity with age, so it no longer clings as closely to the bones of your cheeks and face. Looser skin can leave you with sunken areas, contributing to a prematurely aged appearance.
Most commonly, aesthetic doctors use dermal fillers to restore lost fullness to targeted areas of your face. Fillers like Juvéderm® can be injected under your skin. Juvéderm fillers are composed of hyaluronic acid, a substance that occurs naturally in your body. Adding additional hyaluronic acid to a targeted treatment area increases facial volume but leaves your skin still feeling soft and natural to the touch.
Aesthetic doctors always offer multiple types of fillers, so you have plenty of options to choose from. The best filler for you depends on your unique aesthetic goals, and the area of your face where you’d like to restore fullness. You may be interested in fillers for your cheekbones, upper lip, or forehead area.