Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Injectable fillers are popularly known as “liquid facelift”. There are many available, with a wide variety of active ingredients, but they all have the same goal: To rejuvenate your appearance, giving you smoother, younger-looking skin

How Injectables Work
The skin has three main layers. The visible top layer (epithelium) is mostly composed of dead skin cells, which have risen from the deeper layer where they were created, and now are about to be discarded, making way for more new cells. Lotions and creams are helpful for moistening the top layer but don’t be fooled by lotion labels which claim to put collagen or elastin into the skin. That can’t be done with a lotion.

It must be done with an injection, because it’s in the middle layer, the dermis, where skin cells are made, and where the skin’s surface is supported. There is a matrix of collagen and elastin which is strong in young skin but weakens as we age. Injectable fillers are designed to plump up that matrix somehow (different methods) to give you back that smooth young-looking skin you used to have. They are well-named as “liquid facelifts”!

• Restylane® – Uses hyaluronic acid to smooth both fine lines and larger wrinkles
• Radiesse® -- Uses tiny biocompatible particles to help support the skin and give it a smoother surface, lasting longer than some other fillers
• Juvederm® -- Replaces the skin’s hyaluronic acid and smoothes out frown lines and smile lines
• Hylaform® -- Another filler which uses hyaluronic acid and can give result lasting as long as a year
• Sculptra® -- Uses a substance called poly-L-lactic acid, and can give excellent results for as long as two years

If you would like to know more about how you can have a quick and easy liquid facelift, please contact our office to schedule a personal consultation.