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Wrinkle Fillers
For a fraction of what traditional facelift costs, injectable wrinkle fillers can give an individual a more youthful look. They can remove lines, wrinkles and fill hollows in even less time. Wrinkle fillers relax the muscles under the wrinkle, and fill the crease, with little to no sign of trouble spots. It’s always advisable to seek counsel from qualified cosmetic professionals like San Jose fillers before administering these products.
Hyaluronic Acid
This is the most popular category of wrinkle fillers. It’s used to reduce depressions in the skin due to scars, or injury lines, as well as improve the skin’s contour. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the body, with high concentrations found in soft connective tissues, skin tissue, and in the fluid surrounding the eyes. It’s also found in cartilage and joint fluids.
As a wrinkle filler, hyaluronic acid has rare side effects that include swelling, redness, and bruising at the injection area. The filler may also appear as tiny bumps under the skin, but this problem often improves with time. It lasts from a few months to a year or two. Repeated injections from qualified San Jose fillers may help stimulate the body to produce collagen, which reduces the number of wrinkles and lines.
Synthetic
Used to fill moderate to severe wrinkles/folds, synthetic filler injections take less than an hour to administer, and last anywhere from six months to five years, depending on the product. The longer a filler product lasts, the more likely it is to have side effects. Synthetic wrinkle fillers include lab-manufactured substances unrelated to anything found naturally in the skin. Common side effects include nodules under the skin which are visible and can be felt. In rare occasions, these may require surgery to remove. Other side effects include swelling, redness or bruising at the injection area. If not used correctly, synthetic wrinkle fillers may cause disfigurement.
Collagen
Collagen is a product found naturally in the body, necessary for tissue connection and integration. Collagen wrinkle fillers have been used for decades to reduce fine lines, deep wrinkles, folds, and enhance facial shaping, and plump lips. Collagen injections are mostly combined with other procedures, for instance, laser skin resurfacing treatment. Many people believe that collagen wrinkle fillers have more natural-looking results than other wrinkle fillers, though the effects don’t last as long. The side effects of collagen wrinkle fillers may include allergic reactions, redness and bruising at the area of injection.
Autologous
There are two types of autologous wrinkle fillers: fat injection and platelet-rich plasma injections. In the first category, fat is the main substance in use. An individual’s fat is surgically extracted from another part of their body, treated and injected. Thus, two separate procedures are needed, one to remove the fat and the other to inject it. Both procedures are usually done in a single visit unless additional fat purification steps are done in the lab, steps which are costly and time-consuming. Though it may need a series of injections over time, the results are semi-permanent.
The platelet-rich plasma injection, also known as a vampire lift, is where blood is drawn from one part of the body, and after treatment, is injected into the face. Its effects last for about a year or two. The most common side effects include swelling, redness, and bruising at the area of injection. No FDA approval is required as the fillers come from the patient’s body.
