Botox and Restylane are entirely different products with different effects and purposes. Botox basically relaxes the injected muscles. This is excellent for the frown lines and crow’s feet, but it would not make your eyes look less tired. Restylane is a filler and is used to elevate depressions or hollows in the face. Tired looking eyes [...]
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Compare Botox with Restylane for treatment of tired eyes
January 8th, 2012BOTOX® + fillers = Non-Surgical Liquid Facelift
November 23rd, 2011Your face changes as you age: collagen and elastin diminishes over time and skin becomes less toned, less elastic, thinner, and begins to show signs of aging like wrinkles, creases, age spots, and shows various shadows from loss of volume, which causes sagging. The once plump youthful cheeks lose their volume, and they drop to [...]
What should I do: get a facelift, fillers, or both?
October 30th, 2011Patients ask me this question all the time. While there’s no pat answer, because each patient’s case is different, here’s some overall rules of thumb. Facial volume loss: one of the reasons you look older First, think about what happens when you age. Everyone knows that we lose elasticity as we get older [...]
Don’t Worry, Look Happy
May 18th, 2011Down in the Mouth Have you heard the expression, “Down in the mouth?” Do people ever come up to you and ask, “Why do you look sad?” Even though you may have felt perfectly content, when people keep asking if you’re sad or angry, it could leave you feeling… well, sad or angry. For many [...]
Dr. Finger: Q&A: Botox and Dysport: Which works for you?
November 16th, 2009Both Botox and Dysport use the botulinum toxin from bacteria to reduce or eliminate certain wrinkles of the face. The toxin has been isolated, purified, and quantified so that the danger is virtually non-existent, when used properly by a physician who is qualified. The action of the toxin is to interrupt the impulse from the [...]
Sculptra: The liquid facelift
July 30th, 2009Sculptra, the re-volumizer for the face, has finally been approved by the FDA for cosmetic use. For the past five years I have been injecting it “off label,” which means it is approved for another use. Botox and most other injectable have limited approval by the FDA and are injected off label as well, but [...]
Q & A: Alternative to BOTOX is HERE! Dr. Finger: Savannah, Ga.
June 29th, 2009Attention Savannah, Hilton Head, Bluffton and Statesboro: We now have an alternative to Botox. It is a product called Dysport, made by Medicis, the makers of Restylane. It is basically a botulinum product that relaxes muscles causing wrinkles such as the frown lines, the forehead furrows, and “crow’s feet.” Time and studies will reveal its [...]
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