Lip fillers can increase the volume of the lips to make them appear fuller and more voluptuous. However, filler treatments can do much more than just plump the lips—such as reduce fine lines and rejuvenate the overall appearance of the face.
North Shore Med Spa on Long Island offers a wide range of aesthetic services, including injectables and facial fillers. Here’s more about the benefits of facial fillers and how to request a consultation.
Why Are Lip Fillers So Popular?
Lip fillers are one of the most popular types of dermal fillers. In 2020, more than 2.6 million Americans received hyaluronic acid fillers, which are the fillers used for lips.
Lip fillers are highly favorable for several reasons. First, they can help balance lips that are asymmetrical (such as when the upper lip is thinner than the lower lip). Second, they can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the lips as well as scarring on the lips.
Lip fillers may also add natural-looking fullness to the lips. A recent feature in Harper’s Bazaar highlights that many women are moving away from large-sized lips and seeking lip fillers to achieve a more natural-looking appearance.
However, what many people don’t realize is that other facial filler options can address more than just the lips. Pairing lip fillers with other injectables can often result in softer and smoother-looking skin and a more youthful appearance overall.
What Are Other Types of Dermal Fillers and Injectables?
The goal of dermal filler treatment is to restore volume to the face. These treatments plump up the face to “fill in” fine lines and wrinkles and to make the skin look more hydrated, smooth, and soft to the touch. Dermal fillers can enhance shallow contours, reduce scarring, and balance asymmetries and contour abnormalities.
Types of dermal fillers and injectables include:
- Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers. HA is a natural substance in the body that helps the skin stay hydrated. HA fillers add volume to the skin.
- Calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) fillers. CaHa is a mineral-like compound found naturally in human bones. Fillers with CaHa can fill in deep lines and wrinkles.
- Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) fillers. PLLA fillers stimulate collagen production to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
- Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) fillers. PMMA fillers are synthetic fillers that add volume to the skin. It also contains tiny balls that firm up the skin.
- Polyalkylimide fillers. These biocompatible fillers help stimulate collagen production to treat deep wrinkles.
What Are the Benefits of Different Facial Fillers?
Each dermal filler has its own benefits and characteristics to fulfill the needs of those with specific aesthetic goals. For instance, eyebrow fillers can reduce frown lines between the eyebrows, while lip fillers can plump the lips and reduce fine lines around the mouth.
Here are the benefits of different facial fillers:
- Juvéderm® adds volume and hydration to the skin to fill in lines and wrinkles.
- Juvéderm® Voluma™ XC helps plump up and restore volume to the cheeks.
- Restylane® plumps the skin to enhance facial contours.
- Radiesse® stimulates collagen production to fill in wrinkles and fine lines.
- Belotero Balance® can fill in nasolabial folds or smile lines.
- Revanesse® fills in smile lines and wrinkles on the face.
- Revanesse® Lips™ helps restore volume to the lips.
- Juvéderm® Vobella™ fills in small, fine lines and enhances the lips.
What Happens During an Injectable Treatment?
Facial filler treatment is usually performed as a quick outpatient procedure at a medical day spa.
First, a local anesthetic is applied to the treatment areas to reduce any pain felt during the procedure. Next, the filler is injected into the skin using a thin, tiny needle.
Injectable treatments can take between 15 and 60 minutes based on the number of areas being treated. Patients can resume their usual activities immediately, though they may experience some pain, tenderness, and swelling for one to two days.
Lip filler treatment may be combined with eyebrow fillers or other types of facial fillers. An aesthetician or skincare specialist can recommend the best treatments and services to help patients meet their unique aesthetic goals.
North Shore Med Spa offers a wide range of aesthetic services, including facial fillers and microneedling. Contact us today at (516) 441-5110 to request a consultation and learn more about Long Island vein treatment.