Cosmetic Dermatology

Juvéderm is a popular brand of hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler used for cosmetic purposes. It is manufactured by Allergan, the same company that produces Botox. Juvéderm is used to add volume and fullness to the skin, which can help smooth out wrinkles and lines, enhance lips, and contour facial features.

Juvéderm fillers come in various formulations, each designed for specific areas of the face and different cosmetic concerns. Some common types of Juvéderm fillers include:

1. Juvéderm XC: Used to smooth moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds (the lines that run from the nose to the corners of the mouth).
2. Juvéderm Ultra XC: Designed to add fullness and plumpness to the lips.
3. Juvéderm Voluma XC: Specifically formulated to add volume to the cheeks and correct age-related volume loss in the midface.
4. Juvéderm Volbella XC: Used for lip augmentation and to smooth vertical lip lines (perioral lines).
5. Juvéderm Vollure XC: Designed to address moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, with a focus on providing long-lasting results.

Restylane is a brand of dermal filler made from hyaluronic acid, a substance that occurs naturally in the body. It’s primarily used to add volume and fullness to the skin, which can help smooth out wrinkles and lines, enhance lips, and contour facial features.

Restylane injections are commonly used to:

1. Reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds (the lines that run from the nose to the corners of the mouth).
2. Enhance and plump lips.
3. Restore lost volume in the cheeks and temples.
4. Soften under-eye hollows or dark circles.
5. Improve the appearance of scars, such as acne scars.

Dysport is a brand name for a type of botulinum toxin type A injection. It’s similar to Botox, another well-known brand of botulinum toxin, and is used for cosmetic purposes, particularly to reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles and lines. Dysport works by temporarily paralyzing the muscles into which it is injected, which smooths out wrinkles and prevents new ones from forming. It’s commonly used to treat frown lines between the eyebrows, forehead lines, and crow’s feet around the eyes. Additionally, Dysport is sometimes used for medical purposes, such as treating muscle spasms or certain neurological conditions.

About Facials

What are they?

A facial refers to any of a variety of skin treatments for the face that are designed to rejuvenate and revitalize the skin. At our cosmetic dermatology center, we offer several types of facials. These include the following: Acne facials, combination facials (with microdermabrasion), back facials for acne, IS Clinical Fire and Ice Facial, and Diamond Glow Facial. Each type of facial has specific benefits, features, and applications.

What to expect

Depending on your aesthetic goals and the type of facial you want, treatment sessions can take as little as half an hour to perform. In addition to being generally good for your skin, a facial also delivers specific benefits. These can include the following: improved circulation, reduced waste, and toxins, a new production of collagen, newly regenerated skin cells, re-volumized skin, reduced fine lines and wrinkles, hydrated skin, reduced stress, smoother skin, and a balanced skin tone. In short, a facial refreshes your skin and restores a more youthful appearance. Your skin will look tighter and feel more elastic to the touch.

After the procedure

The experienced skin experts at Innovative Dermatology are skilled at performing a variety of facials to improve your skin. To keep the effects of aging at bay, we recommend regular maintenance with follow-up facials.

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About Dermal Fillers

What are they?

Dermal fillers are substances injected just below the skin to help restore a more youthful appearance. A natural substance like hyaluronic acid is the main ingredient in most dermal fillers because it easily synthesizes with your skin and body. Hyaluronic acid binds to the body’s natural moisture reserves for a natural-looking improvement to your appearance.

What to expect

Our practice is happy to provide both the Juvéderm and Restylane line of dermal fillers. The Juvéderm line includes Juvéderm XC (to reduce lines around your nose and mouth), Vollure XC (to minimize deep nasolabial lines), Volbella XC (to improve fine lip lines), and Voluma XC (to enhance and volumize cheeks). Meanwhile, Restylane is used to soften nasolabial folds and lip lines, while Restylane Defyne treats sturdy support deep facial lines and Restylane Refyne treats of moderate facial lines and creases. Regardless of the dermal filler used, the treatment is quick, pain-free, and results in no downtime.

After the procedure

Depending on your specific treatment area, dermal fillers can provide you with the following benefits: diminished frown lines between the eyes, reduced smile lines around the nose and mouth, enhanced shallow lines around the lips, plump lips, volumized cheeks, and a reduction of wrinkles and facial creases. Overall, your skin becomes firmer and more resilient because the fillers help stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, important elements in your skin that help you look youthful.

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Our approach & expertise

Many times, certain areas of the face need added attention to regain their youthful appearance. These target areas can be treated by dermatologists with facial fillers, which involve very little time procedurally and no recovery time. Facial filler treatments may be the perfect choice to help you feel young again. Arizona Dermatology offers facial filler treatments designed to help patients experience:

• Smoother Skin
• Younger Appearance
• Fewer lines and wrinkles
• Fuller lips
• Defined lip lines
• Improved appearance of scars
• Enhanced shallow contours

Juvederm

Juvéderm is an injectable gel that gently reverses many signs of aging around the nose and mouth. Results last about 6-9 months. You will experience a reduction in moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds instantly! Receive the customized injectable gel treatment in a quick in-office visit with minimal downtime. Return to your usual routine looking and feeling better than ever!

Voluma

Voluma is an injectable product that adds volume, lift and restores youthful contour to the cheek area. It is made with hyaluronic acid, a natural substance found in the body that works with collagen and elastin to give volume and support to the skin. Voluma is a great option to give you back that youthful look to your skin, with results lasting up to two years.

Sculptra

Sculptra® is an injectable product that restores and corrects the signs of facial fat loss by replacing lost volume. Facial fat loss, or lipoatrophy, is the loss of fat beneath the skin, which can result in sunken cheeks, indentations, and hollow eyes. Sculptra provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds and sunken areas, giving you that youthful plumped skin. The results from Sculptra® are not immediate but they are long-lasting. In a clinical study, results lasted for up to two years after the first treatment session in most patients.

Botox® is the FDA-approved brand name for Botulinum Toxin (type A). Botox® Cosmetic is a simple, nonsurgical, treatment that can temporarily smooth moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people from 18 to 65 years of age. It is a purified protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which reduces the activity of the muscles that cause frown lines between the brows to form over time.

The injections are usually painless, work by blocking the nerve signals that allow muscles to contract, and the entire procedure is fairly quick. The result is a smoother more relaxed surface of the skin in the areas where muscle activity causes wrinkles. The most common areas of treatment are between the brows, on the sides of the eyes, and horizontal forehead creases, as these are some of the most important muscles of facial expression.

What can I expect from Botox®?

The injections are relatively painless. Additionally, a plastic surgeon who is board-certified has specific training in the musculature of the face and can use Botox® injections to create subtle changes that reveal a smoother, less tired-looking appearance.

How long will Botox® last?

Once Botox® has been injected, it will take several days to take full effect. Depending on your body’s ability to break down the product, the effects of the injections generally last 3-4 months.

Certain creases in the face that are caused by the depression of soft tissue, such as the folds that can extend from the nose to the corners of the mouth, are usually better treated with fillers or a fat transfer.

Please contact Innovative Dermatology should you have questions about this very exciting procedure.