Nonsurgical Facelift does it work?
As more people are choosing the needle over the scalpel for facial rejuvenation, “Fillers” are reshaping faces as well as ideas about beauty at every age. So does the Nonsurgical Facelift really work?
Over the past several years, much has happened in the field of “injectables.” Various materials are now being injected into the face by doctors to produce a rejuvenating effect.
What is a Nonsurgical Facelift anyway?
Fillers, on average, will make you look 7.3 years younger according to a study on patients aged 42-59 years of age. Some doctors promise even more. The most common shorter lasting fillers are the HA’s (hyaluronic acid) such as Restylane, Juvederm & Juvederm UP. These can last anywhere from 6 months eight months, according to where they are injected and what areas are injected. They are mostly wrinkled fillers although some re-volumizing can be done. Sculptra (Poly L-lactic acid) is mainly for re-volumizing most of the face and lasts about two years. Sculptra has proven to be an excellent product for this purpose. This is very pertinent because much of the sagging experienced with aging is from loss of volume, instead of loss of skin elasticity, as we all thought until the last few years. Of course, there are the paralytics such as Botox or Dysport which is a mainstay for the forehead and crow’s feet as well. Combinations of products are often needed to achieve the best results.

While many fear the idea of injections, especially in the face, patients generally report feeling slight discomfort rather than pain. Injections require absolutely no downtime, and the results seem to be well worth a few minutes of discomfort. The term Nonsurgical Facelift is very popular among Patients that do not want to undergo general anesthesia. The patients often say they feel like they’ve had a “mini facelift” without the pain or expense of an actual surgical procedure. In my practice, we use a great numbing cream beforehand, and the fillers all contain lidocaine for further numbing.
So how do you decide if fillers are right for you? If any aspect of your maturing face bothers you enough, you can with relatively little risk feel safe in having an injectable procedure. The most common downsides are bruising. The good news is that most fillers are not permanent and you can add product and repeat treatments.
At Finger and Associates Plastic Surgery Center in Savannah, many patients ask how to treat loose skin, restore volume, and reverse the signs of aging without major surgery. Dr. E. Ronald Finger, a board-certified plastic surgeon and Fellow of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, answers some of the most common questions about the non-surgical treatments he performs daily.
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