Neurotoxins, Dermal Fillers & More

Botulin purified proteins, also referred to as neurotoxins, are injected into a specific muscle to prevent the muscle from contracting, therefore preventing the wrinkling of the skin around and over it. There are five FDA approved medications including Botox, Xeomin, Dysport, Jeuveau and Daxxify. The most common sites injected include the forehead lines, frown lines, and crow's feet around the eyes. Although other areas such as chin and neck, can also be injected to give you the smooth skin you are looking for.

All FDA approved medications work a smiliar way, but each brand has a slightly different formula. The effects are only temporary. While some people may see results for up to six to nines months, most of the medications are usually only effective for three to four months. This means repeated injections are needed in order to see the continued effects. However, injections do not need to be continued once started. The medication will just gradually wear off and previous wrinkles will slowly return. 

Neurotoxins are sometimes called a "preventative anti-aging" treatment because it primarily treats dynamic lines and wrinkles of expression rather than wrinkles that are caused by loss of collagen and elastin. The lines and wrinkles most commonly treated are lines from smiling, frowning, squinting, and raising the eyebrows.  

Dermal fillers, also known as cosmetic fillers, are gel-like substances approved by the FDA for use in helping to create a smoother and/or fuller appearance in the face. Dermal fillers are used to treat lines and wrinkles, as well as volume loss, related to the loss of collagen, elastin and fat.

These dermal fillers are injected with small needles and cannulas into the soft tissues under the skin in order to diminish facial lines and add volume to the face and hands. This produces natural appearing volume under wrinkles and folds which are lifted up and smoothed out. The results can often be seen immediately. Facial rejuvenation can be carried out with minimal complications.  

Dermal fillers are often used to: 

• Restore a smoother, more youthful appearance
• Facial rejuvenation and replacement of facial volume 
• Plumping thin lips/lip enhancement  
• Enhancing shallow contours of the temporal hollows, cheeks, chin, and under eye area 
• Softening facial creases and wrinkles in the forehead, naso-labial folds, marionette lines, and around the mouth
• Restore volume loss around the mouth and chin 
• Improve symmetry

There are several different types of dermal fillers that are made from variety of substances. Dermal fillers have different uses and consistencies. Therefore, one size doesn't fit all when it comes to dermal fillers. 

• Hyaluronic Acid is a naturally occurring substance found in the body that binds water to the cells. High concentrations are found in soft connective tissues and in the fluid surrounding your eyes. It's also in some cartilage and joint fluids, as well as skin tissue. It is extracted and reformulated and now has become one of the most popular kinds of injectable fillers. Its effects can be reversed with hyaluronidase. 
• Calcium Hydroxylapatite is biosynthetically produced, which means that no animals or animal products are used. This lowers your risk of an allergic reactions, and no skin testing is required. This type of dermal filler is known to produce a very natural result, doesn't migrate and side effects are rare. 
• Polyalkylimide is a semi-permanent dermal filler. After the injection, a thin layer of collagen slowly forms around it over the course of about a month. The gel is eventually completely surrounded. A single procedure can inject large volume. This product, which is thought to be quite stable over time, can even be removed if necessary.
• Polylactic Acid is a synthetic dermal filler that is injected into your face, causing your body's own production of collagen. This type of dermal filler is known as a stimulator. This substance is unlike other dermal fillers because it doesn't produce immediate results. Instead, it stimulates your own body's collagen production, so results appear gradually over a period of a few months. 
• Polymethyl-Methacrylate Microspheres (PMMA) is considered a semi-permanent filler and is most often used to treat medium-to-deep wrinkles, folds and furrows, particularly nasolabial folds. It can also be used to fill out pitted scars and to augment thin lips.    

The most common dermal fillers are Hyaluronic Acid because of their safety, versatile treatment options, immediate results and reversibility. Clinique en Beauté offers the entire line of Juvéderm, Restylane, Radiesse, and Belotero products. 

Skinvive is the first and only hyaluronic acid microdroplet injectable indicated to improve the crapiness in cheek and restore skin smoothness. It can be injected right under the skin or administered intradermal with microneedling or microchanneling. It helps the skin retain its natural moisture and softness leading to an improvement in the skin smoothness of the cheeks.

In clinical studies, patients who were treated with SKINVIVE by JUVÉDERM® also reported high satisfaction with how glowing, hydrated, refreshed, and healthy their skin looked through 6 months. 

 Sculptra is a biostimulatory aesthetic injectable that helps stimulate your own natural collagen production to smooth facial wrinkles and improve skin tightness, revealing a refreshed-looking you.  Sculptra is FDA approved for injection into the lower cheek to help restore the skin foundation, with results seen as early as 1 month after treatment and lasting up to 2 years. Because it is a biostimulator, the results reveal natural-looking firmness and improved skin quality. 

Sclerotherapy is a treatment for spider veins and varicose veins. Although there are several ways to treat unwanted vessels, the most common technique for smaller veins is injecting a medication, also known as a sclerosing solution, into the vessels. This medication irritates the lining of the vessel, which makes the vessel shrink. Over several weeks, the body will naturally absorb the treated vein. Superficial spider veins can also be treated with lasers.