Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers are injectable products that help to eliminate fine lines, deep creases, and wrinkles on the face and neck.
The dermal fillers used at OC AesthetiKa are composed of Hyaluronic Acid (HA).
HA is a naturally occurring substance found in the body that holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water—making it a great plumping agent. Although HA is produced by one’s own body in abundance when young, one’s body produces less HA as one ages thereby leading to drier, droopier, thinner, and volume-depleted skin.
Dermal fillers can add volume to the following areas in order to enhance the weakened facial features resulting from aging:
• Upper face (temples)
• Midface (cheeks, tear troughs, nasolabial folds, earlobes)
• Lower face (lips, chin, jaw, and jowl area).
The type of filler used will depend on a patient’s individual need, desired results, and location being treated. Results may last approximately 6 months on average, and up to one year in certain patients. Individual patients will metabolize the HA at different rates and therefore the duration of results will vary. Additionally, maintenance sessions are recommended once the effects of dermal fillers begin to resolve.