Dermal fillers: The Good, The Bad, And The Effects

The skin is composed of several structural components, including the skin, fat, muscles, and bones. However, due to aging and other environmental causes, these structures will visibly wane and lose their volume, contributing to signs of aging. Aestheticians now recommend dermal fillers as a solution to this dilemma.
Premature aging or just natural aging changes our bodies, leading to a decline in the production and maintenance of the skin’s structural components. Facial skin loses its volume and elasticity, the same happens to the muscles, and the fat deflation and movement further underscore the signs of aging. That’s why the skin sags, wrinkles happen, and other signs of aging are prominent.
All of these structural components are your skin’s scaffolding. Remove the scaffolding slowly over time, and you will inevitably see a skin that has essentially collapsed on itself. Dermal filler’s role is to act as the new scaffolding on your skin, volumizing, smoothening, and tackling other signs of aging issues.
But before you consider dermal fillers, you may want to know first about their good and bad qualities and their effects.

What Are Dermal Fillers?

Dermal fillers are cosmetic treatments that temporarily fade the effects of aging, such as wrinkles, fine lines, and sagging skin, by volumizing the skin. This treatment uses gel-like substances, which are then injected into your skin.
Due to its non-invasive procedure, dermal fillers are increasingly becoming a norm, treating it like another level of makeup. When applied with an experienced provider, it will enhance the patient’s facial features and remove signs of aging, making them appear naturally younger despite their experiencing aging. Nothing too exaggerated like
Types Of Dermal Fillers
Different dermal fillers have their applications, each having pros and cons. Here are some dermal filler formulas that are FDA-approved for use on the face, lips, and hands:

• Hyaluronic Acid: Hyaluronic acid is a sugar molecule that attracts and holds water. When the molecule absorbs water, it plumps, making it a suitable dermal filler. It is naturally occurring too, and you have one in your system right now. This ingredient is commonly found in dermal fillers such as Esthélis, Elevess, Hylaform, Captique, and Juvederm.
• Calcium Hydroxylapatite: Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA) is a synthetic dermal filler that you can find in the Radiesse brand. The dermal filler is commonly used to correct nasolabial folds, restore and correct signs of facial lipoatrophy in people with human immunodeficiency virus, and correct volume loss in the dorsum of the hands. This dermal filler is biocompatible and durable.
• Polyalkylimide: Polyalkylimide is a synthetic filler material frequently employed by plastic surgeons to address nasolabial folds or depressed scars. It is also a practical solution for restoring and enhancing cheekbones, jawlines, and facial volume loss due to aging.
• Polylactic Acid: Polylactic Acid (PLLA) is another synthetic dermal filler commercially known as Sculptra. PLLA is a bio-stimulant filler that can stimulate collagen production in your skin, reinforcing and aiding the skin’s existing scaffolding framework.
• Polymethyl-methacrylate Microspheres: Polymethyl-methacrylate microspheres fillers are mixed with additional collagen and are injected into the fat layers instead of the skin layers like most dermal fillers do. Since it’s in the fat layer, the body doesn’t reabsorb these microspheres, permanently reducing wrinkles, fine lines, and other signs of aging.

Which Of These Dermal Fillers Should You Choose?

There is no straightforward answer to this question, and all we can say is “it depends.” Your provider will first perform an examination and see the best course of action that suits your needs. Perhaps you will need just one type of filler or maybe more.
Many dermal filler brands have different applications that they are best suited to—as some fillers work on deeper wrinkles while others may only address superficial wrinkles. Some are best suited as a lip filler and don’t suit as being used as a facial filler.
Finding out which one suits you is difficult, so find the best provider that can point it out to you.

The Good And The Bad Side

Like any other cosmetic treatment, there are pros and cons to the treatment. Dermal fillers can benefit you immensely, but it has their limits too. Let’s first start on its bad side.
Bad Side
Here are some following downsides of dermal fillers:

• Potential Scams: Many clinics with questionable backgrounds sell fillers at low prices. They use legit dermal filler brands, but their expertise is doubtful, and they offer this treatment to anyone since it only takes a few injections. Stay away from these clinics.
• Semi-Permanent: Even the best dermal fillers can last only up to a year or two years if you are lucky. Your body will eventually absorb the dermal filler formula.
• Expensive: Dermal fillers effectively address aging, but they come at a high cost. And if you want to maintain results, you would have to try out dermal fillers again after a few months or a year.
• Side Effects: You may experience bruising, swelling, redness, or irritation right after the procedure. Follow the instructions of your provider to reduce these side effects.

Good Side
Here is what dermal fillers can do for you if you consider it:

• Non-Invasive: It takes a few injections, nothing too committing like surgical procedures.
• Minimal Pain: Injections will prick you a bit, but nothing you can’t endure. However, if you aren’t comfortable with needles, you can always ask your provider to numb the pain by numbing creams.
• Easy To Remove: If you aren’t satisfied with the results, you can always have it removed, only taking another few injections.
• No Downtime: Injections will not hinder your schedule. You can go back to your daily routine and follow the aftercare instructions of your provider—that’s it.

Effects

Dermal fillers act as a scaffolding, supporting your skin’s framework that has diminished due to aging. It will plump your skin and fill in the creases, addressing wrinkles, fine lines, and other signs of aging. No skincare product can effectively handle aging as much as dermal fillers can.

Takeaway

Dermal fillers are the best non-invasive options to make you look naturally better and youthful again. So if you are considering finding the best provider for the task, look no further and contact our clinic, BCRN Aesthetics. We offer services that help patients achieve their ideal aesthetics.