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What are dermal fillers?
Dermal fillers are substances that are injected just below the surface of the skin to fill in lines, wrinkles and scars, rejuvenating your face by restoring a more youthful appearance. They can be used to:
- Add fullness to your lips, cheeks, and corners of your mouth
- Treat smile lines around the nose and mouth
- Treat fine lines on your upper lip
- Treat frown lines between the eyes
- Improve the appearance of acne scars
What are the risks of dermal fillers?
In general, dermal filler risks include allergic reactions, scar formation, and infections. Before undergoing treatment with collagen products, you must go through extensive allergy testing to ensure you will not have an adverse reaction to the filler material.
However, the greatest risk occurs when someone who is not properly qualified injects your dermal fillers. In order to ensure that your procedure is performed properly and that all risks are minimized, you should work with a highly experienced board-certified plastic surgeon for your dermal filler treatment.
What areas of the face respond best to dermal filler treatment?
Fine lines around the nose and mouth that are not severe enough to require laser skin resurfacing respond well to treatment with dermal fillers. Lip enhancement also lasts longer when dermal fillers are used as opposed to the standard collagen implant treatments.
Dermal fillers should not be used to treat hands, breasts or any other part of the body besides the face. In some cases, a scar, cellulite dimple, or other small depression in the skin can be treated with dermal fillers for temporary improvement.
Will I be able to feel the dermal filler once it is injected into my skin?
For the first few days after the injection, the treated area may feel somewhat firm, but this should improve rapidly. If the dermal fillers are not properly injected, you run the risk of semi-permanent or permanent fillers clumping together and forming a granule that could be visible and felt beneath your skin.
To learn more about the benefits of dermal fillers for your skin, please contact board-certified New York plastic surgeon, Dr. Scott E. Newman at Advanced Plastic Surgery in New York City today.
