Anti Ageing Dermal Fillers

Dermal Fillers are used to plump up fine lines and wrinkles, some scars and folds. It augments the lips by restoring volume and definition. Dermal fillers can increase the cheek volume or remove the hollows.

 

Dermal fillers are made from a variety of materials and the effects can be either temporary or permanent, depending on the type of filler.

 

The lines and wrinkles are softened, the lips can be plumped up and given more definition. The degree of correction is dependent on the patient’s wishes and physician’s experience and the amount of product used. Results are also dependent on a patient’s skin type and facial structure, their life style and their own perception.

 

The practitioner injects the filler in a series of small injections and the area gently massaged. You can expect to be a little swollen and tender for a short while afterwards. Some treatments require the application of a local anaesthetic cream, and others which are carried out by nurses, doctors or dentists may be performed using nerve block anaesthesia. The treatment time can vary between 30 minutes to an hour.

 

The area may be a little swollen and tender for 24 hours and during that time you should avoid coffee, alcohol, hot drinks and the sun.

 

At the London Day Surgery Centre we use the following types of Dermal Fillers:-

 

Hydrafill®
Radiesse®
Restylane®
Sculptra®

 

Hydrafill®
(aka Softline)

 

Hydrafill® is a long-lasting gel that, once injected into the skin with an ultra-fine needle, lifts and adds volume to the areas being treated. Similar to one of the body's own natural substances (hyaluronic acid), it is a completely safe treatment.

Used by our Plastic Surgeon, Hydrafill® is ideal for cheek augmentation, indentations under the eyes and hollows of the cheeks.

The cost of Hydrafill® is £300 per 1ml.

Radiesse®

 

Radiesse is an injectable implant which is soft, safe, simple and immediately effective. The cream-like texture of Radiesse stays soft, feels natural and remains in place for approximately 1 year.

 

Radiesse is made up of synthetic calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres suspended in a gel carrier.

 

It is ideal for treating deep nab-labial folds, cheek enhancement, jowls depressions at the edges of the mouth and smile lines.

The cost of Radiesse® is £400 per 1.31ml

 

Restylane®

 

Restylane is available in three tissue-tailored variants, each specially designed for a particular different purpose and effect such as smoothing out tiny lines, shaping facial contours or sculpting lips to perfection. The difference between the products is the gel particle size. To achieve the optimal result, your practitioner chooses the product, or combination, that best matches your skin and personal needs.

 

Restylane is intended for wrinkle correction and lip enhancement.

Restylane Touch is used for correcting thin superficial lines, such as those around the mouth, forehead, smile and crows feet.

Restylane Perlane can be used for shaping facial contours, on the cheeks and chin, correcting deep folds and for the volume augmentation of the lips.

 

Depending on the effects you wish to achieve, the initial treatment is best maintained with occasional follow-up treatments.

 

The cost of Restylane is approx. £305 per 1ml
The cost of Restylane Perlane is approx £335 per 1ml

 

Sculptra™

 

With poly-L-lactic acid Sculptra™, you can restore facial contour and get rid of disturbing lines and wrinkles without surgery.

 

Poly-L-lactic acid, the main ingredient of Sculptra™, has been used successfully in surgical procedure for more than 25 years, among others for bioresorbable sutures, in bone plates and screws, and as a medium for medication. Sculptra ™ has been specially developed to repair contour defects in the face. About 150 000 patients have been treated since 1999 world-wide. Sculptra™ is long-lasting and biocompatible and biodegradable.

 

Unlike surgical options, Sculptra™ can provide gradual, natural-looking results through less traumatic treatment. A clinical study has shown that the aesthetic improvements obtained with Sculptra™ have persisted for up to 2 years in many patients!

 

The cost of Sculptra™ is £400 per vial (2 or 3 treatments may be needed at 6 week intervals)