About Face

Filling in the Facts

Fillers are actually quite amazing at erasing signs of aging or weight loss (read this article for more information on how weight loss can make you look older).  In fifteen to thirty minutes, fillers can erase the signs of stress, worry, aging, or gauntness in your face.  Since fillers are thousands of dollars cheaper than cosmetic surgery, they are usually the go-to option for many to combat the signs of aging and to correct skin deterioration. 

So what are some facts you should know about fillers?

Getting Old by Exercising?

Can you believe that exercising can make you look older?  Losing weight can also take a toll on your face as you age. Why? Think about the “baby fat” we all have as infants and toddlers. This fat keeps our faces looking young. As we age, we lose that fat. And unfortunately, this attractive, youthful fat continues to disappear with age. Looking “hollow” or “skeletal” makes the face look older.

So how does exercise make the face appear to age faster?  Most commonly known as “runners face,” it can happen to any athlete or “fit” person.  Your face needs fat to fill out wrinkles and look young.  When you exercise to stay in shape (or if you are a professional athlete or runner), you not only lose weight in your body, but you also burn off fat that you want to keep in your face.  This causes your face to look bony, sunken, and can even cause or deepen more wrinkles.  Even folks in their twenties who exercise to stay healthy and lean can also develop the hollow cheek appearance.

Black Market Plastic Surgery Can Be Harmful to Your Health

In the rough and tumble of today’s tough economy, all of us are always looking for ways to save money. However, when it comes to choosing cosmetic procedures, which are medical treatments, trying to pay less in the black market can lead to disastrous consequences. Bad plastic surgeries or aesthetic treatments are occurring more frequently, and these may be performed by unqualified and fraudulent individuals seeking to capitalize on unsuspecting folks. In fact, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is launching a public safety campaign to help educate the masses. 

Men Have Plastic Surgery, Too

 

I am blessed to have a job where one of my responsibilities is to browse the web.  As I was reading about the latest news and gossip, I stumbled across this article about More Men Getting Plastic Surgery (though they’re not likely to talk about it). I thought it was interesting that more men are deciding to care and pay more attention to their looks.  Obviously, women are often held to a higher standard than men to maintain their figure and looks but it is nice to know that we are no longer the only ones!  So for all you men out there, what are the top procedures that men are having done, and why?

2011 Plastic Surgery Forecasts

With the comeback from the recent economic slump, experts are predicting a continual increase in nonsurgical procedures. Fillers such as Juvederm and Radiesse are becoming more and more popular. Some predict that fillers will become as popular as Botox.

 

Dangers with Unqualified Cosmetic Injectors on the Rise

The increased popularity of cosmetic injectable fillers has also resulted in a rise in illegal injections with dangerous substances by unlicensed or unqualified injectors. Make sure to always go to a facial plastic surgeron for all your aesthetic needs.

 

A Quick and Easy Way to Erase Facial Lines and Add Volume

From fuller lips to jaw contouring, a brief session with your facial plastic surgeon can achieve the cosmetic goals you want! Read here to find out the many uses of Botox and fillers injectables.             

Fuller Lips in Just Seconds a Day!

When Angelina Jolie first debuted her voluptuous lips on the big screen, many women began seeking to enhance and augment their lips. Different lip shapes, like many things, have become fashion trends, and are subject to passing fads. What is popular today, unfortunately (or fortunately) may not be tomorrow. Five years ago, Angelina’s lips were the paragon of “lip fashion,” but since then they have fallen a bit out of favor, and the more subtle and natural appearing lip enhancement has become en vogue.

Treating Those Dark Circles Under the Eyes

There are probably as many different remedies for dark circles under the eyes as there are people on earth. In my experience, when many treatments exist for the same problem, most of them are not terribly successful. Most large cosmetics companies and not a few pharmaceutical companies have been wrestling with this problem for years behind armies of scientists and physicians. With such powerful combinations of smarts and funding, why hasn't the problem been solved?

Surgical Lip Augmentation

For some people, lip augmentation should be permanent, and surgery or implantation of permanent fillers is appropriate. As dermal fillers have improved over time, however, these options are no longer as popular as they once were.

One reason that I often favor long lasting temporary solutions (dermal fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane and occasionally Perlane) is that the lips change over time. As we age, the lips undergo multiple transformations in shape, size, and definition. Lip enhancement that is aesthetic and attractive at 25 years of age may appear odd at 45 and ungainly at 55.

Another reason is changes in our concepts of beauty. We may prefer a particular look this year, but favor a different contour and shape to our lips the next. Since surgery may be irreversible and permanent implants are more likely to leave altered anatomy and scar tissue behind even if removed, younger patients may desire a less permanent change.

However, these surgeries can produce fantastic results. When appropriate, implants of alloderm, dermal fat, Gore-tex, and even newer products still being researched can produce a pretty pout to the lips and are long lasting. Synthetic implants can often be removed without significant difficulty; fat grafts can occasionally be trickier to remove, depending on a host of factors.