Dermal Fillers
What Are Dermal Fillers?
Facial injectables that restore volume and soften facial aging.
Dermal fillers are injectable treatments used to restore lost facial volume, soften lines and folds, and enhance natural facial contours. Often used to rejuvenate the cheeks, lips, and around the nose and mouth, these treatments offer a quick and easy way to rejuvenate and refresh your look.
At Winter Park Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, we offer Juvéderm and Restylane, two families of hyaluronic acid-based fillers that help smooth facial wrinkles and support a fuller, more refreshed appearance. We personalize every treatment to match our patients’ needs, addressing visible facial aging and volume loss without surgery. We’ll help you understand which filler may be the better fit for your goals and how treatment can be tailored to support a refreshed look that still feels like you.
Who Is a Candidate for Dermal Fillers?
You may be a good candidate for dermal fillers if you want to improve:
- Lines and wrinkles in the mid to lower face
- Creases and folds around the mouth or nose
- Midface or cheek volume loss
- Lip fullness or lip definition
- Early signs of facial aging in a subtle, natural way
Patients should be in good health and have realistic expectations. During your consultation, we’ll evaluate your concerns and help determine whether Juvéderm, Restylane, or another treatment option makes the most sense for you.
Benefits of Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers can offer meaningful improvement to your appearance with little interruption to your routine. Benefits may include:
- Restoration of lost facial volume
- Softening of facial lines, wrinkles, and creases
- Improved cheek contours
- Fuller, more defined lips
- Quick, in-office treatment sessions
- Little to no downtime
- Results that can be refreshed over time as needed
By carefully restoring volume in select areas, dermal fillers can help you look smoother, softer, and more refreshed while still looking like yourself.
How Dermal Fillers Work
Juvéderm and Restylane fillers are made with hyaluronic acid, a substance found naturally in the body that helps support hydration and volume in the skin. Natural hyaluronic acid diminishes with age, causing the skin to become more susceptible to facial lines, folds, and visible volume loss. Injectable fillers replace or supplement that lost support, helping smooth lines and restore fullness in targeted areas. After a period of time, the product naturally dissipates, at which time additional treatments may be recommended to preserve results.
Treatment Options
At Winter Park Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, we offer both Juvéderm and Restylane so treatment can be tailored to your facial anatomy, treatment area, and goals.
- Juvéderm®: Juvéderm is a family of hyaluronic acid fillers primarily used to restore volume, soften facial lines, and enhance the lips. Depending on the formula and treatment area, results can last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years.
- Juvéderm Voluma® – used to restore cheek volume and enhance the midface.
- Juvéderm Volbella® – used for subtle lip enhancement and refinement around the mouth.
- Juvéderm Vollure® – used to soften moderate to deeper facial lines and folds.
- Juvéderm Ultra® – used to add fullness to the lips and soften facial lines.
- Juvéderm Ultra Plus® – used for deeper folds and areas needing fuller correction.
- Restylane®: Restylane is a family of hyaluronic acid fillers primarily used to smooth wrinkles, restore facial volume, and enhance natural contours. Depending on the formula and treatment area, results typically last from 6 to 18 months.
- Restylane® – used to soften facial folds and wrinkles around the mouth and nose.
- Restylane Silk® – used for lip enhancement and refinement of delicate lip lines.
- Restylane Lyft® – used to restore cheek volume and provide lift to the midface.
In some cases, dermal fillers may be paired with treatments such as BOTOX® Cosmetic / Dysport®, HydraFacial MD, or laser skin treatments as part of a broader rejuvenation plan. We’ll help you understand when combining treatments may better support your goals.
Recovery and Results
Dermal filler treatments are performed in the office and typically take about 15 minutes. A topical numbing cream may be applied before treatment.
After your treatment:
- There is little to no downtime.
- Minor swelling, redness, or tenderness at the injection sites may occur temporarily.
- Some patients experience mild bruising.
- Most patients return to normal activities right away, though strenuous activity, sun exposure, and excessive heat should generally be avoided for at least 24 hours.
Results develop quickly and settle in over a few days. Depending on the product used and the treatment area, results may last anywhere from 6 to 24 months. We’ll help you understand what to expect based on the filler selected and the areas being treated.