Fillers

-Soft tissue fillers are used to fill in facial wrinkles and restore the face’s smooth appearance by correcting soft tissue contour defects such as forehead wrinkles, laugh lines around the mouth, and crows feet.

       -United States Food and Drug Administration, June 26^th 2008

-Temporary fillers take the form of Collagen, Calcium, Hyaluronic Acid Gel, or biocompatible synthetic polymers and are absorbed by the body. Permanent Fillers are not absorbed by the body and are found in the form of Polymethylmethacrylate Beads, or biocompatible microshperes.

       Source: United States Food and Drug Administration, June 26^th 2008

-A new study from the University of Michigan shows that dermal fillers, such as Restylane, work by stretching the skin’s collagen producing cells , known as fibroblasts, in such a way that new collagen is produced.

-Restylane and other fillers cause the fibroblasts to behave as they would when they were younger.

-Injections of fillers prevent this influx, thus improving the appearance of the skin.

-One out of twelve cosmetic procedures in the United States involves injection of dermal fillers.