Products for filling volumes used in aesthetic medicine– Explanations : Doctor POIGNONEC plastic surgeon in Paris
What are filling products?
Fillers are substances that are injected under the skin surface to replenish the collagen layer, filling lines, wrinkles and scars from the inside. Filler products can temporarily restore a smoother, younger appearance. The filling products can also be used to redraw the lip contour, plump them and rehydrate them deeply. Collagen restructures your skin while hyaluronic acid gives it volume. The increase of collagen in the dermis has proven to be safe and effective for over 20 years.
Treatment techniques and results :
The treatment by filling products is easy and fast. It takes less than an hour. The doses of filling products and the injection points are determined according to each patient, the aim being to obtain a result that is as natural as possible. The number of sessions depends on the quality of the skin and the size of the wrinkles to be treated.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid is injected into the dermis in small quantities with a very fine needle. The result is instantaneous and the resulting improvement is natural. The product will gradually disappear, more or less quickly, depending on
skin type and lifestyle, injections should be repeated every 8 to 12 months. Face augmentation materials are injected under a wrinkle, scar or depression to “fill” it by smoothing the skin surface.
Botulinic toxin
Botulinic toxin type A is a protein that is injected locally into muscles to relax them, it smoothes out wrinkles and fine lines caused by repeated facial expressions. Botulinum toxin does not fill a hollow, and does not bring volume.
By choosing a qualified and competent practitioner, trained in this type of treatment, you limit these risks as much as possible without however completely eliminating them. In any case, if you have any concerns after these injections, do not hesitate to contact the plastic and aesthetic surgeon.
Are botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid compatible?
Yes botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid can be combined . The combination of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid can produce a remarkably pleasant result.
Considering that botulinum toxin is frequently used to correct expression lines, hyaluronic acid is used to give the effect of younger hydrated skin, it redraws contours and reshapes a face by creating an illusion of volume.
Face and neck : which areas are treated?
The most frequently treated areas are smile lines, wrinkles around the nose and mouth, lion lines between the eyes, acne scars, fine lines above the mouth, and lip contour to define them.
- Crow’s feet fast : expression lines that leave the outer corner of the eyes towards the ears.
- Fissures or nasolabial folds : when the skin relaxes, wrinkles will appear on the nose towards the corners of the lips.
- Bitterness wrinkles : when the lips crease, become fine, wrinkles appear at each corner of the mouth down the face.
- Rabbit wrinkles (disgust wrinkles) : when wrinkles appear when wrinkling the nose.
- Lion wrinkles : when vertical wrinkles are located between the two eyebrows. They can give a severe look.
- Slackening of the skin, drooping jowls, loss of the oval of the face.
- Loss of collagen production and fat on the face : loss of volume and rounded cheekbones, hollow cheeks.
- Dark circles and valley of tears, between the cheekbone and the nose.
- Platysmal strings at the neck.
Advice and contraindications after treatment :
Stay at rest, lying down or sitting, as recommended by your doctor, for 3 hours after the injections.
- Do not massage the face into areas treated with botulinum toxin. The surgeon will massage the face with circular movements on the areas injected with hyaluronic acid.
- Do not peel.
- Do not take aspirin or anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Avoid exposure to heat, sun, UV and sauna for a few days.
Filling procedures source : Best extract from the book " La chirurgie esthétique, les solutions et les conseils de mon chirurgien " © Ambre Publishing | The author : Dr. Sylvie POIGNONEC - Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon, located in the heart of Paris, specialized in plastic, aesthetic & reconstructive surgery
Mis à jour le: 21 June 2018 [MàJ]