BOTOX® AND FILLERS

BOTOX® Cosmetic
Radiesse™
Restylane®
Sculptra™
Juvéderm™
ArteFill®

BOTOX®

BOTOX® Cosmetic is a simple, non-surgical, physician-administered treatment that can temporarily smooth moderate to severe frown lines and other facial wrinkles. It is injected under the skin into areas surrounding the eyes, forehead and mouth to smooth crow's feet, frown and worry lines, and lines on the neck. Made from a purified protein, BOTOX® injections block nerve impulses, weakening muscles to relax wrinkles and give the face a rejuvenated look. BOTOX® may also be useful for migraine headaches, excessive sweating, and eye and neck muscle spasms.

For questions that are frequently asked about BOTOX® Cosmetic, please click here.

For more information visit their website: www.botox.com

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Formerly known as Radience, Radiesse™ is a synthetic injectable filler that reduces wrinkles, creases and scars by augmenting the body’s natural collagen supply. Composed of microspheres in a biocompatible gel, Radiesse is made from the same minerals found in our bones, so it carries little risk of allergic reaction. Radiesse can be used on many areas of the body, including the lips, nasolabial folds, peri-oral lines, depressed scars and oral commissures.

Treatments typically take 15 minutes and require only local anesthetic. Side effects such as swelling or bruising are minimal and should fade within a few days. Results are visible immediately after the injection and can last for months or years, although the procedure can be repeated as often as you wish.

For more information visit their website: www.bioformmedical.com/US/radiesse/products.htm

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RESTYLANE®

Restylane® is designed to smooth wrinkles, sculpt lips, and shape facial contours. It is a clear, synthetic gel made with hyaluronic acid, a natural substance that is found throughout your body. It carries little risk of allergic reaction. The most common areas for treatment are the glabellar lines (between the eyebrows) and the nasolabial folds (from the root of the nose to the angle of your mouth). With its unique ability to bind with water, Restylane remains in your skin for many months.

Approved by the FDA, Restylane is designed to match your skin, smoothing wrinkles, sculpting lips or shaping facial contours. With its unique ability to bind with water, Restylane is able to perform for many months in your skin. The most common areas for a Restylane treatment are the glabellar lines (between the eyebrows) and the nasolabial folds (from the root of the nose to the angle of your mouth). When used for lips or facial contouring, Restylane will add shape and volume to the area. Restylane is able to create volume under your wrinkles, which are then lifted up and smoothed out.

When we are young our skin is smooth and elastic with a healthy glow. As we age, our ability to maintain that smoothness and elasticity diminishes, resulting in skin that becomes drier, thinner and less able to replenish itself. Our body’s natural collagen and hyaluronic acid levels decrease and our skin becomes looser. This leads to our skin wrinkling and appearing older than it should.

Since no pre-testing is required, a Restylane treatment can be performed almost immediately. It usually takes 15-30 minutes depending on the type of correction you want. Most people find the injections relatively painless, but a topical anesthetic can be applied to the area prior to your treatment. You will be able to see the results as soon as your treatment is completed.

The length of time the effects of a RESTYLANE treatment lasts is very individual and depends on many factors, such as the structure of your skin, lifestyle, age, the degree of perfection demanded and the injection technique of the practitioner. Experience indicates that touch-up and follow-up treatments will add to the duration. Most people choose to have a new treatment within a year after the treatment of wrinkles and folds and within 6 months after a lip enhancement.

During the first 48 hours after your treatment, do not massage or rub the treated area. If you have had a lip enhancement, avoid puckering your lips for the first two days after the treatment.

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Sculptra, the “liquid facelift”, works by filling in lines and wrinkles and by stimulating the body to produce new collagen. Sculptra is an injectable product that restores and corrects the signs of facial fat loss by replacing lost volume, facial fat loss, or lipoatrophy. Lipotrophy 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. The results from Sculptra are not immediate but they are long-lasting. In a clinical study, effects lasted for up to two years after the first treatment session in most patients. No skin testing is required.

For more information visit the website http://www.sculptra.com/US/aboutsculptra/FAQ.jsp

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JUVÉDERM™

Juvéderm is Bacterial HA (hydroxyapatite non-animal source) in the filler family. It is licensed to Inamed from Corneal, a company based in France. Juvéderm has been marketed in Europe since 2002 and in Canada since 2004.

It is an optimally formulated soft gel with uniform consistency to improve flow characteristics. Juvéderm also has the highest concentration of any HA filler.

To find out more about Juvéderm visit the website: http://www.juvederm.com/

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Artefill ®

ArteFill®, the first and only FDA-approved permanent injectable wrinkle filler for the correction of facial wrinkles known as smile lines.

ArteFill is different. The unique PMMA microspheres in ArteFill are not absorbed by the body and provide the permanent support your skin needs for long-lasting wrinkle correction.

For more information please visit their website:
http://www.artefill.com

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