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Find a Skin
Rejuvenation Specialist
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 | | The Patient's Guide™ is the most respected online publication providing information about photoaging skin, skin treatments, and laser medicine. Our mission is to provide you, our reader, with unbiased, scientifically accurate information about wrinkling and anti-aging, as well as potential treatments. | | >>More About the Patient's Guide | |
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Dermal Fillers And Injectables | | |
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Dermal fillers and injectables—substances used to smooth out wrinkles, scars and
other depressions in the skin and to “plump up” skin thinned by age and repeated
sun exposure—have exploded in popularity in recent years. And with good reason.
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These products rejuvenate skin in remarkable ways, making the people who receive
the treatments look years younger.
Many exciting options
A wide variety of safe and effective dermal filler products are available. Currently,
the most popular are those that contain hyaluronic acid, a natural sugar that attracts
water, thus contributing to skin’s fullness. Fillers containing hyaluronic acid
include Juvederm, Restylane, and
Perlane. Two other new-on-the-scene, long-lasting fillers are Sculptra (main ingredient: poly-L-lactic acid)
and Radiesse (main ingredient:
calcium hydroxylapatatite). All of these products are biocompatible, which means
the body accepts them readily. No allergy testing is required.
Older fillers still in use include collagen
fillers (such as Cosmodern and Cosmoplast) and those that are created out
of the patient’s own excess body fat
(fat fillers).
Botox injections also remain exceedingly
popular for temporarily erasing unsightly facial lines
The right choice?
Which dermal filler or injectable should you choose? That decision depends on
many factors specific to you: the area of your skin you want treated, your age,
your skin type, your health history, the product’s potential side-effects, and how
long you want the treatment to last.
Talk with your physician to discuss all these factors and ensure that you
make the choice that’s right for you and your skin.
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Find a Skin Rejuvenation Specialist
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St. Louis skin expert Dr. George Hruza explains the use of fillers to smooth out wrinkles
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