Dermal Fillers

What Are Dermal Fillers?

Dermal fillers are injectable gel-like substances used to replace facial volume that has diminished with age or weight loss. The products used at Beauty and Fly are hyaluronic acid fillers: Restylane-L, Restylane Lyft, RHA Redensity, RHA 2, RHA 3 and RHA Dynamic Volume. The gel is injected under the surface of the skin to fill areas lacking volume or shape, so the tissue above it sits higher and a crease folds less deeply. Contour is visible the day of the appointment, and the shape softens over the following weeks as swelling resolves and the gel integrates with your own tissue. Hyaluronic acid filler can be dissolved with an enzyme called hyaluronidase. A result in a structural area such as the chin or jawline often lasts a year or more, while a lip result wears off sooner, because the lips move all day.

Dermal Fillers at Beauty and Fly

Filler injections at the Bronxville and Bridgehampton offices are placed by Catherine Curtin, MSN, FNP-C. Proportion and bone structure are mapped before a product is chosen, support is rebuilt in the mid-face before the lower face is touched, and a smaller amount is placed at the first appointment and reviewed once swelling has resolved.

Are Dermal Fillers Right for You?

• Dermal fillers suit adults with volume loss across the cheeks and mid-face, lips that have thinned or flattened, a short chin, a blurred jawline, or an under-eye hollow where the skin and anatomy support treatment.

• They address flattened cheeks, lip shape and volume, chin projection, the line from chin to ear, the folds beside the nose and mouth, and the shadow cast by an under-eye hollow.

• Filler is not given during pregnancy or breastfeeding, over an active infection or inflamed skin at the site, or where there is a known sensitivity to hyaluronic acid.

What Are the Benefits of Dermal Fillers?

Volume returns to regions that have gone hollow or flat, and the face looks softer and more rested. Creases beside the nose and mouth ease once the cheek above them carries weight again, the lower face balances when the chin and jawline are rebuilt, and lips keep their own border. Contour shows the day of the appointment and most people go back to their day afterward, with puffiness at the injection points for a few days and the occasional small bruise. Because the products are hyaluronic acid, the result can be dissolved if anything needs reversing. Each syringe runs $750 to $900, and how many syringes your plan needs is confirmed at the examination. Consultations are complimentary and there is no deposit.