| dermal
fillers overview |
| introduction
to dermal fillers and lip augmentation |
dermal
fillers are used to reduce lines and wrinkles, or
add volume to the lips, cheeks, or other areas of
the face |
| temporary
fillers |
these
fillers last 2 to 12 months, and include zyderm
and zyplast, cosmoderm and cosmoplast, restylane
and perlane, hylaform, cymetra, new fill, fascian,
and autologen |
| semi-permanent
fillers |
these
fillers last 1 to 5 years, and include radiance
FN, alloderm, and fat grafting |
| permanent
fillers |
these
fillers are permanent, although some are removable.
they include the injectables artecoll (artefill),
aquamid, isolagen, silikon 1000, silskin. permanent
implants include soft form, ultra soft, gortex,
and advanta |
| surgical
options for lip augmentation |
sub-nasal
(bullhorn) lip lift, direct (gullwing) lip lift,
v-y advancement, corner lip lift |
| other
options for lip enhancement |
permanent
cosmetics, porcelain veneers, lip balms, other devices |
| anesthesia
for dermal fillers |
topical
anesthesia (cream) is commonly used; local anesthesia
and nerve blocks common for lip treatments |
|
undesirable effects of dermal fillers |
lumpiness,
over or under-correction, early reabsorption, bruising,
swelling |
| costs
of dermal fillers |
fees
vary widely depending on the material and permanency;
$400 to $1500 on average per treatment |
| recovery
from dermal fillers |
for
injectable fillers, recovery varies from a few hours
to a few days |
| fda
approval |
fillers
are medical devices that require fda approval before
use in the united states |
| fillers
outside of the united states |
dozens
more fillers are available outside of the u.s. in
europe, canada and other countries |
