Non-Surgical Facial Procedures
Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa offers a large variety of non-surgical facial procedures to fit patients with busy lifestyles and those who only need a little touching up. Laser and injectables cost less than surgery, have little to no recovery time, and improve your appearance without signs that you’ve had any work done.
Among the most popular non-surgical treatments are injectables and lasers. New technological advances have brought a large number of new treatments to market that allow Changes to customize approaches to treat your unique goals. In addition, injectables and lasers are excellent complements to each other and to surgery to achieve a complete effect unachievable by any one treatment alone. Read more about laser treatments and what they can do you for your skin. Call today to schedule your consultation with one of our doctors or nurses to discuss your options.
Why use Injectables?
As we age, our faces begin to show the effects of gravity, sun exposure, and years of facial muscle movement, such as smiling, chewing and squinting. The underlying tissues that keep our skin looking youthful begin to break down and atrophy. From the age of 40 onward, there is a progressive loss of fat, dermis, and bone in our faces leaving laugh lines, smile lines, sunken cheeks, and facial creases over the areas where muscle movement occurs. Smoking also causes vertical wrinkles around the lips which can be disconcerting.
Soft-tissue fillers or fat can fill in these lines and creases, restoring a smoother, more youthful-looking appearance. When injected beneath the skin, these fillers can help rectify deep facial wrinkles, fill in creases and furrows, plump up sunken cheeks, create fuller more sensuous lips, and correct skin depressions and some types of scars.
Deep folds in the face or brow caused by overactive muscles or by loose skin may be effectively treated with injectables. Injectables may also be used in combination with surgery when soft tissue hollowing is noted.
What types of Injectables are Available and How are They Different? (Botox vs Fillers)
Recently, a number of great injectables have been FDA approved. We classify injectables into two main groups: muscle relaxers and fillers.
Muscle Relaxers
Botox is the most popular injectable in the world. It is well known for its effects in relaxing hyperactive muscles that cause dynamic wrinkles such as between the eyebrows, in the forehead, and crow’s feet on the sides of the eyes. Dysport is the newer Botox competitor, equally effective and competitively priced.
Fillers
Fillers are injectables which plump up wrinkles and sunken areas to restore the fullness of youth to the face. While there are over a dozen FDA approved fillers on the market, they mainly differ by thickness of product and duration of action. Thinner fillers are used in finer lines or under the eyes. Thicker fillers are appropriate for deeper lines or for filling cheeks and large hollow areas. The duration of fillers can be divided up into categories of 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 2 years, or permanent.
These provide a wide choice for patients and physicians allowing customized filling of the face. Schedule a consultation to determine the best option for you.
