All fillers serve one primary function. They replace volume (fat) that everyone loses as we age. Gen­er­ally fat loss begins to occur in our early 30’s but envi­ron­ment (sun exposure) and health habits (smoking, drinking & drug use) can cause a faster onset of fat/volume loss.

The more fat we lose the more the face begins to take on a less youthful look. The face typ­i­cally loses the largest amount of fat in four primary areas. The areas at the sides of the nose called Nasolabial folds which develop lines that can be very deep, the cheek & temple areas, lips and the areas under & to the side of the lower lip which cause a person to look a bit unhappy.

Other areas can also be injected as every person ages dif­fer­ently and we can lose fat in other areas as well. The picture below depicts the most common areas treated on the face with fillers

A common question is how many syringes of fillers will I need? The answer as you would suspect varies greatly patient to patient. One patient may just need a few syringes to correct the Nasolabial fold areas while another patient may need that plus their cheeks, jaw­line & temples.

We have many tools at our disposal but like all tools they need to be used by someone who knows best how to use them. Cheryl Gian­grante, ARNP, is an out­stand­ing injector that has received numerous com­ple­ments from her patients she has injected over the years. Yes you can prob­a­bly find someone less qual­i­fied to inject Botox and fillers but what will you get back when looking in the mirror.

We don’t just dabble in medical aes­thet­ics. It’s all we do each and every day of the year. Many physician & dental practices have added Botox & fillers to augment their practice incomes. Injecting Botox and Fillers is a medical art form that should be done by properly licensed, ded­i­cated, trained and skilled practitioners.

When you do something full time, all the time you tend to get very good at it. Settling for anything less could result in poor results or even facial deformity and injury.