Plastic Surgery Procedures
Dermall Fillers
Introducing dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM Technology
Dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM technology are new, non-animal, and natural injectable gels which acts as a skin 'filler' to gently restore structure and volume to skin. They are used either to softly enhance your lips or to smooth out facial wrinkles and folds, providing a natural look and feel. The results from dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM technology should last for 6 -12 months.
Dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM technology are dermal (skin) fillers which are carefully injected beneath the skin's surface to diminish the depth of facial folds and wrinkles, and provide definition and volume to the lips.
This leaflet provides information about how Dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM technology work and what is involved with the procedure.
How do lips change with age?
Natural substances such as collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, that provide the skin with structure and volume, decrease with age. This, together with environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, smoking and stress all contribute to how our skin ages. The l ips in particular have an extremely thin outer layer, which becomes progressively thinner as the body ages. Over time the corners of the mouth can begin to droop (mouth frown), the v-shaped area of the upper lip known as Cupid's Bow begins to flatten out and our lips lose their youthful fullness. Vertical lip lines can also begin to appear, causing your lipstick to bleed.
How does dermal filler treatment enhance my lips?
By treating the border of the upper and/or lower lip, dermal filler injectable gels enhances lip contours and definition. Lip volume can also be enhanced when used in the lip body. The results from dermal fillers that use proprietary HYLACROSS TM technology should last for 6 -12 months.
How and why do wrinkles form?
Many facial wrinkles occur when we use our muscles to form facial expressions. The wrinkles formed during facial expression are called dynamic wrinkles . When we are young our skin springs back to its initial position at rest but as we get older the wrinkles and folds formed during facial expressions remain on the skin. The wrinkles and folds present at rest are called static wrinkles . This process occurs because natural substances such as collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, that provide the skin with structure and volume, decrease with age. This, together with environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, smoking and stress contribute to the creation of wrinkles and folds.
How does dermal filler treatment smooth out wrinkles?
Unlike wrinkle relaxing injections that treat dynamic wrinkles by relaxing the muscles that cause wrinkle causing facial expressions, dermal filler injectable gel is placed below the skin's surface to literally "fill in" or "plump up" the static facial wrinkles and folds that are present at rest. Dermal filler treatment is used to diminish the depth of wrinkles and create a smoother more refreshed facial appearance that should last for 6 -12 months.
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