Filler

The injection of filler materials under the skin can fill in deep folds, such as nasolabial folds (also known as “smile lines” or “laugh lines”), create fuller lips and pad out hollow cheeks and eyes. Rather than just smoothing or tightening skin, they can change the facial profile to a more youthful one.

Although collagen used to be the standard filler, hyaluronic acid, with brand names like Restylane and Juvederm, is now more popular. Hyaluronic acid lasts somewhere between six months to a year – although treating areas of the face that move less will last longer than those that move more, such as the lips – and you tend to get better results with each treatment. There’s evidence that hyaluronic acid injections can also have a more permanent anti-ageing effect by stimulating collagen growth.

Synthetic fillers, such as Radiesse, are long-lasting (12–18 months). The main risk associated with these is lumps forming under the skin that have to be surgically removed, or changes to the skin structure that occur with age, leaving odd shapes where the filler is.

Finally, there are fat transfers, where your own body fat is extracted, processed and injected into your face. This can be expensive, and while it sometimes lasts five to 10 years, the fat may not survive long at all, and may be absorbed back into the body.

How It Works

Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

Have you lost that youthful fullness with age? Do you feel as though your face has begun to sag, looks hollow or bony? Do you look tired, despite feeling rested? Over time, our bodies naturally lose fat, undergo bony remodeling and stop producing collagen, resulting in volume loss, wrinkles and folds that many patients dislike. The key to improving this loss of volume lies in our own biology and hyaluronic acid – a sugar that naturally occurs in our skin. Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers can be used to rejuvenate the appearance by restoring volume where it has been lost. HA Filler has been shown to stimulate increased collagen production, making this treatment valuable to a thoughtful long-term rejuvenation strategy. Beyond anti-aging, fillers are also an effective way to enhance certain aspects of your facial shape – lips, chin, cheeks, nose – to better align with your desired facial aesthetic. To unlock the best result you can trust us since we understand the facial anatomy of aging and ensure that the treatment is planned to restore volume in the right places.