Fast Wrinkle Treatments with Facial Fillers

If you are seeking a wrinkle treatment for your face, you have many options. One of the most exciting of these options is facial fillers. These injections can erase years off your face fast. Imagine going to work tomorrow looking younger than you did today.

Facial fillers can be used in a variety of ways. They can erase smile and/or frown lines, plump up your lips or cheeks and erase scars. Whatís more, they are fast acting and have few complications.

There are many types of fillers, some, like collagen, hyaluronic acid and hydroxylapatite are derived from materials already found in the body. There are even some facial fillers derived from abdominal fat.

(Yes, you can actually get a tummy tuck and use that fat as a wrinkle treatment for your face.) Others, like polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) are made with man-made materials. Dermatologists generally have their preferred fillers for different facial areas.

When you meet with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, he or she will evaluate your face and skin tone. At the appointed time for your treatment your face will be cleaned and marked for the appropriate injections. You may be given a topical anesthetic, or the wrinkle treatment may contain one. Each actual injection takes only minutes to administer before the face is cleansed of its markings and you are sent on your way. Most people who undergo this treatment feel little, if any discomfort.

In most cases, you can return to work the day after a facial filler injection, though there may be minor swelling or bruises. Facial fillers derived from your body fat may require about a weekís recovery time.

While facial fillers provide instant results, unfortunately, they are not permanent. Generally, the least expensive versions, such as those derived from pig collagen or hyaluronic acid, last between 6 to 12 weeks. Longer lasting versions (usually those derived from man-made materials) can last more than a year. These products do not stop the aging process permanently and it is up to you whether to repeat the process.

Generally facial fillers are not covered by insurance and costs vary depending on the type of material used: For example, Restylane lasts about six months and costs about $500 per syringe. Meanwhile longer lasting materials can cost more than $1200 per syringe. (Generally patients must buy the whole syringe of filler material as the remainder cannot be used for another personís procedure.)

Naturally as with any medical procedure, you will want to be sure you are under the care of a highly qualified dermatologist. While there are few, if any, side effects, some people can be allergic to man-made fillers and if the injection is poorly administered, the site can become infected. (Over time, some fillers can shift or form clumps that may need to be surgically treated.)

Is this kind of wrinkle treatment worth it? It is if you want a younger looking face instantly. When you consider that you can look dramatically better for a few hundred dollars, injectable fillers are worthy of consideration.