What is injectable dermal fillers?

 

With age, the aging process and skin breakage accelerates. A process that can endanger the mental health of individuals. Filler is a more or less simple and scientific technique for volumeing the grooves and wrinkles of the skin, plumping the lips and cheeks, repairing scars and lifting the skin.

There are different types of fillers that are extracted from natural substances, chemicals, gels and even fats in the patient's body, and each has its own benefits and side effects depending on the intended treatment and injection site.

If you are planning to use a filler treatment for different parts of your face, you want to increase the volume of your lips or cheeks, or you are interested in becoming more or less at risk with this medical technique, we suggest that you read the following article in full.

In what cases is the filler used?

The most popular use of different types of fillers is to improve skin conditions by filling in lines and wrinkles. Forehead lines, laugh lines, wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, and generally any depressions in the skin are some of the things that can be treated with fillers.

Deep scars (due to wounds and sores) can also be healed with special techniques and fillers. Of course, patients' expectations should be reduced to the ability to inject fillers, or a combination of laser and surgical techniques should be used in addition to filler injections.

In addition to the healing properties of fillers in skin changes, this method can also be used in volume of lips and cheeks. Using volume techniques, it is also possible to deform the face and angle the jaw by using a filler. However, it should be noted that the physician's expertise in facial volume augmentation processes is more prominent.

How do fillers work?

Decreased skin fat and collagen with age leads to sagging and lines on the skin. Fillers are substances that help restore the skin to its original condition.

These substances are injected into different parts of the skin that need to be stretched and volumized, and usually fill the empty space in the skin directly. Of course, it should be noted that some types of fillers are collagen-producing and take some time to show their final effect in the applied area.

In addition to the volume of the filler injected, which is effective in the final result, the type of filler also affects the duration of the changes. Fillers can be generally divided into three categories based on performance: short-term, medium-term and permanent.

How is the filler injection done?

The use of different filler injection methods depends on the type of skin, the injection site, the selected filler and the direct opinion of the relevant physician. Your doctor may order tests to determine if you are allergic to allergens before starting the filler injection procedure.

Although many fillers have their own anesthetic properties, an anesthetic cream or spray is usually applied to the filler injection site within 20 minutes of starting treatment. In general, with the direct opinion of the physician and the relevant expert, one of the three techniques of piercing, hatching and linear method is used to treat the filler.

The most famous filler brands

Fillers have different brands (Juvederm, Restylane, Teosyal, Ellanse, perfectha, Revanesse, Belotero, Alayna, Idea and …), each of which has different prices, depends on the material, brand and durability.

Who is the filler not suitable for?

Although filler injections can be considered a less invasive and more or less dangerous method, there are still people who are not suitable candidates for this treatment.

People with diabetes, bleeding disorders, heart disease, neuromuscular disease, and people with a history of severe chemical allergies should only have filler injections with the direct advice of a physician associated with the disease. In addition, pregnant women or people who are breastfeeding should never use different filler therapies.

In general, healthy people without skin diseases and allergies who do not use tobacco are the best candidates to use fillers in different parts of the face and body.