What Are Dermal Fillers?
Dermal fillers are chemicals that are injected into the skin to treat areas that have lost suppleness or fat, smooth wrinkles, and add volume. By filling in lines, wrinkles, and creases, they assist to restore the skin’s youthful appearance while also enhancing facial features like the lips, cheeks, and under-eye regions.
How Dermal Fillers work?
The loss of collagen, elastin, and fat in the skin causes sagging, hollowing, and wrinkles as we age. By temporarily replacing this lost volume, dermal fillers assist to firm and lift the skin. The injection procedure is usually short, and depending on the type of filler used, the benefits may be seen right away.
Popular Areas Treated with Dermal Fillers
- Nasolabial Folds (smile lines) and Marionette Lines (lines from mouth to chin)
- Cheeks (restoring volume)
- Lips (augmentation and contouring)
- Under-eye area (tear troughs)
- Jawline and Chin (enhancing definition)
Procedure and Recovery
The process typically takes between 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the area treated. Typically, there is not much downtime. It is normal for the injection site to have some redness, bruising, or swelling, but these side effects should go away in a few days.
Results
Generally, you can see effects very away, but it may take up to two weeks for the swelling to go down completely.
Duration
The average filler lasts six months to one year, depending on the area treated and the type of filler used.