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collagen, restylane, and other filler photos
| dermal
fillers overview |
| introduction
to dermal fillers and lip augmentation |
dermal fillers
are used to reduce lines and wrinkles, or add volume to
the lips, cheeks, or other areas of the face |
| temporary
fillers |
these fillers
last 2 to 12 months, and include zyderm and zyplast, cosmoderm
and cosmoplast, restylane and perlane, hylaform, cymetra,
new fill, fascian, and autologen |
| semi-permanent
fillers |
these
fillers last 1 to 5 years, and include radiance FN, alloderm,
and fat grafting |
| permanent
fillers |
these fillers
are permanent, although some are removable. they include
the injectables artecoll (artefill), aquamid, isolagen,
silikon 1000, silskin. permanent implants include soft
form, ultra soft, gortex, and advanta |
| surgical
options for lip augmentation |
sub-nasal
(bullhorn) lip lift, direct (gullwing) lip lift, v-y advancement,
corner lip lift |
| other options
for lip enhancement |
permanent
cosmetics, porcelain veneers, lip balms, other devices |
| anesthesia
for dermal fillers |
topical anesthesia
(cream) is commonly used; local anesthesia and nerve blocks
common for lip treatments |
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undesirable effects of dermal fillers |
lumpiness,
over or under-correction, early reabsorption, bruising,
swelling |
| costs of
dermal fillers |
fees vary
widely depending on the material and permanency; $400
to $1500 on average per treatment |
| recovery
from dermal fillers |
for injectable
fillers, recovery varies from a few hours to a few days |
| fda approval |
fillers are
medical devices that require fda approval before use in
the united states |
| fillers outside
of the united states |
dozens more
fillers are available outside of the u.s. in europe, canada
and other countries |
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