Before choosing a method of correcting wrinkles, it is important to understand why they appear in the first place.
Wrinkles are creases, folds or ridges in the skin, and they are predominately caused by the decrease and damage of skin-supporting collagen. In young skin, the collagen framework is intact, and the skin remains moisturized and elastic. It’s resilient to the many facial expressions we adopt, as well as everyday environmental exposure.
Over time, the support structure weakens, and the skin loses elasticity. As the collagen support wears down, the skin begins to lose its tone. Sun damage, smoking and poor hydration also play a role in damaging existing collagen.
The effect of these facial expressions and other factors is cumulative, and facial lines begin to appear.
Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group has experience with all injectable fillers and can help you choose the one that’s right for you to correct or enhance your natural features by adding volume. Dermal fillers can stimulate your body to produce your own natural collagen.
During your visit your provider will listen to your concerns and suggest the products that will give you optimal results. Patient comfort is always a concern, and a prescription strength numbing cream and ice can be applied to the area to be treated prior to the treatment. When treating the lips some patients prefer a dental block. Areas that can be treated with fillers include the lips, nasolabial folds, cheeks, hands, corners of mouth, jowls, scars, vertical lines above the lips, under eyes and below the brow to give the appearance of a lift.
Visit us today to find out which procedure would be best for you!
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Healthy, young skin contains collagen that gives it volume, flexibility and strength. As part of the aging process, your own natural collagen breaks down, diminishing facial volume. This loss of elasticity and volume results in the wrinkles, facial lines and skin laxity that rob your skin of its youthful appearance.
Welcome Back Your Own Natural Collagen
The ideal way to achieve wrinkle reduction is by replenishing lost volume. With RADIESSE® wrinkle filler, you welcome back your own natural collagen to smooth out the signs of aging. That’s because RADIESSE® wrinkle filler’s unique formulation stimulates collagenesis – the production of new collagen – which results in increased volume for natural-looking wrinkle correction that may last a year or more in many patients. It’s also why more and more cosmetic surgeons, estheticians, and other medical professionals are choosing RADIESSE® wrinkle filler for long-lasting facial rejuvenation.
The RADIESSE® wrinkle filler difference:
- Stimulates the body’s own natural collagen production
- Instantly corrects wrinkles
- Results that may last a year or more in many patients
- Now FDA approved to enhance patient comfort with lidocaine mixing
In just one syringe, many patients can achieve long-lasting youthful results. And now you can ask your doctor about the RADIESSE® treatment option that significantly improves comfort. Because treatment with RADIESSE® wrinkle filler is simple, quick, comfortable and convenient, with immediately visible results that last, more and more people are discovering that it is the natural choice for maintaining a more youthful appearance.
To discover what Radiesse® Wrinkle Filler can do for you, call Medi-Spa at 342-5823 to schedule a complimentary consultation appointment today!
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As we age, we lose volume in our faces due to the loss of collagen and cellular turn over. Over the last few years, a variety of fillers have emerged on the market. Although they aren’t for everyone, we offer numerous options and can assist you in choosing the one that’s just right for you. Fillers can be used to restore youthful contour and erase wrinkles with no downtime. So zip in at lunch and head back to the office or tennis court and no one ever has to know.
After choosing the product that’s right for you, we focus on your comfort and offer dental blocks or a prescription strength numbing cream. If you bruise easily, we suggest eating fresh papaya and pineapple a few days before the procedure. We also give you Arnica tablets or Auriderm, a topical cream, to reduce any discomfort.
Many of our fillers will be explained in upcoming posts, including Artefill, Juvéderm, Restylane, Perlane, Cosmoderm, Cosmoplast, Radiesse and Sculptra.
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