The aging process has taken hold in your face, and even though you expected some fine lines and wrinkles, you might not have been prepared for the loss of volume. Fading away are the round face, full cheeks, and plump lips of your youth, and you want to find your way back.
The good news is that restoring some youthful volume to your face is incredibly easy with the wide range of dermal fillers that our team offers here at Orange Coast Dermatology.
So, if you’re looking for solutions for hollowing cheeks, baggy under eyes, and thin lips, read on to see how dermal fillers can restore some youthful volume.
Let’s first take a quick look at what we’re up against when it comes to aging in your face, which is far more than skin deep.
Yes, your skin can start to sag and droop as you get older, and this stems from two important factors:
Since collagen and elastin are responsible for the structural support in your skin, the natural loss and breakdown of these substances results in skin that’s less elastic and sags.
Going a little deeper, another reason why your face loses volume is that the thin layer of fat and muscle beneath your skin can thin and shift.
Lastly, the bones in your face, like other bones in your body, can lose volume and density with age, which can change your facial structure to one that’s less full.
Although there may not be anything we can do to stop some of the changes we describe above, we can make up for some of this lost volume with dermal fillers.
We’re pleased to offer three leading brands of fillers, including Juvéderm®, Radiesse®, and Restylane®.
The active ingredient in both Restylane and Juvéderm is hyaluronic acid (HA), which is a naturally occurring substance in your body that holds on to moisture. With these dermal fillers, we’re able to:
The HA is readily accepted by your body, and these fillers last for six months or more, at which point you can return for another quick round of injections.
Our Radiesse dermal fillers approach volume loss slightly differently. Instead of HA, this filler contains calcium hydroxylapatite, or CaHA, particles that are suspended in a gel. When we inject the Radiesse filler, it creates a scaffold upon which new collagen can grow, giving you longer lasting results — a year or more.
Whichever filler you choose, we’re confident that we can make a dramatic difference by restoring volume to key areas.
To get back to that more youthful version of yourself with dermal fillers, we invite you to contact one of our offices in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange, or Mission Viejo, California, today to schedule an appointment. Or, you can use our online scheduling form by clicking the Schedule an Appointment button at the top of the page.
