Two New Injectables With Longer Face Time

20-January 2007
For a couple of years, we've been using injectable fillers on the face that last at the most six months. The benefit of injectables like Restylane® was that they delivered immediate improvements, filling in age-revealing lines along the nasal labial fold and under the eyes as well as being used to outline the lips, leaving them instantly more defined and younger-looking.

Dr. Jeffrey Raval using non-invasive injectibles to leave patients with a refreshed, youthful look. He is a facial plastic surgeon with an office at 3773 Cherry Creek North Dr., Suite 132, Denver, CO 80209.

He is a double board certified facial plastic surgeon boarded by the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Head and Neck Surgery and the American board of Cosmetic Surgery. In addition, even though he has only been in Denver for 5 ½ years he has been award "Best of the Best" Cosmetic Surgeon in 2004 and 2006 by the Colorado Community Newspaper Association.

Now a new generation of injectables that may last longer and are more pliable have been approved by the FDA. Perlane®, which is composed of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, has been widely used in Europe and Canada for years and should get FDA approval in the next few months. Perlane has the advantage of lasting at least a year and maybe longer in some areas of the face. And JuvedermT, by the makers of Botox®, was introduced this past fall and results in a smoother fill than Restylane.

We are gaining a better appreciation for volume loss in the face and these fillers can help improve the aging appearance not only around the mouth and nasolabial folds but around the lower and upper eyelids as well. Injectables like these can even be used to give a slight brow lift at the hands of Dr. Raval.

Besides being used on the face, Juvederm has been successfully injected into the back of the hands to restore the plump appearance of younger hands, disguising the boney, veined look that comes with age. This new treatment defies the old adage: "No matter how much work a woman might have had done to her face or body, you can tell her true age by her hands."