What are the different types of dermal fillers?

It’s the holiday season and time to shine. Thanks to the newest, nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, you can take years off your face during your lunch hour with dermal fillers that smooth and lift. The results?  You’ll arrive at parties looking rejuvenated. And if you’ve resolved to improve your looks in 2013, there’s now a way to effortlessly enhance your eyes. LATISSE can help you grow the long, thick lashes of your dreams. 

Dr. DiFrancesco answers questions about dermal fillers andLatisse.

Q. What are dermal fillers and what do they do?

A. Dermal fillers (also called facial injectables) can help restore youthful contours to the face by softening wrinkles and improving facial contours. Although they can’t replace a facelift if you have significant sagging skin, dermal fillers offer immediate, visible results with many of the benefits of a surgical facelift but without the downtime.  Unlike fillers of the past, they require no allergy testing.

Q. What are the different types of dermal fillers?

A. After consultation, your plastic surgeon will discuss what’s right for your individual needs. For example, Restylane adds volume to the skin to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth known as nasolabial folds.  It’s used to give lips fullness and definition, too. Juvederm, which is infused with a numbing ingredient so injections of this filler are virtually painless, smoothes smile lines and vertical lip lines.  It improves natural contours instantly and results last up to a year.

Q. Is there help for sparse, short eyelashes?

A. Yes, thanks to LATISSE. You simply dab a small amount of this product on your lash line with a disposable wand. You’ll grow longer, thicker and darker eyelashes in just four to six weeks.

Q. Can I give LATISSE or dermal fillers as holiday gifts?

A. Absolutely! We offer gift certificates for these and a host of other cosmetic procedures.

For more information or to schedule a consultation with Dr. DiFranceso, call 404.377.3474. Our office is located at 150 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 190, Decatur, GA or visit us online at www.drdifrancesco.com.

Sculptra Aesthetic - The Liquid Facelift

Your face doesn’t age overnight. Instead, progressive changes happen over many years—including sagging contours and a loss of volume in your cheeks. But what if there was a non-surgical way to “rewind” these signs of aging and subtly reverse them over several months? That idea may sound like science fiction but it’s not. Instead, it’s Sculptra Aesthetic, sometimes called a “liquid facelift.”

As an introduction to our December 4^th Sculptra Lunch and Learn, Dr. DiFrancesco answers a couple of frequently asked questions  about Sculptra Aesthetic.

Q. What is Sculptra Aesthetic?

A. Sculptra is an exciting new anti-aging facial injectable. It gives results over time and corrects shallow to deep facial wrinkles, folds and areas such as cheeks that have lost volume. It’s long lasting, too. A full treatment of Sculptra consists of about three injection sessions over a few months, and results can last up to two years.

Q. How does it work?

A. Unlike fillers that give immediate results by filling in wrinkles, Sculptra works by targeting the underlying cause of the signs of facial aging. It gradually replaces lost collagen. The main ingredient in Sculptra is a biocompatible, biodegradable synthetic material that has been used by physicians safely for decades. No allergy testing is required.

Q. When will I see results?

A. Visible improvements are often seen within a few weeks after treatment, but Sculptra Aesthetic’s unique effects develop over a few months, resulting in a noticeably more youthful facial contour.

Q. Does it hurt?

A. Sculptra Aesthetic is injected deep beneath the skin. The use of a numbing cream prior to treatment minimizes any discomfort.

Some people experience minor bruising and swelling after the injections.

For more information about Sculptra Aesthetic and other cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, call us at 404.377.3474 to schedule a consultation or to RSVP for the December 4, 2012 Sculptra Lunch and Learn. 

Our office is located at 150 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 190, Decatur, Ga. Or visit our Web site at www.drdifrancesco.com.