Effective anti-ageing results is a high priority for many patients who seek cosmetic treatments, wanting to slow, stop or reverse the signs of ageing.
Treatments such as Botox wrinkle-relaxing injections and dermal fillers are very effective at tackling the lines, creases and wrinkles that can start to appear with age. Botox works to stop the fine dynamic muscles working, promoting a smoother skin; while dermal fillers can be used to replenish deeper lines that start to appear (e.g. between the nose and mouth, or the vertical forehead crease between the eyebrows.
However, there is another issue that can be more detrimental to overall appearance and perception of age, and that is loss of facial volume.
As we age, our faces naturally lose their youthful roundness and become more angular in appearance. This is the natural depletion in fatty tissue, medically known as “Lip-atrophy” which usually occurs after about 40 years. Hollows can start to appear, often beneath the eyes, around the cheekbones, or temples. The skin can also start to sag in these areas, and around the chin/jawline, leading to the appearance of jowls. This can be exacerbated with weight loss and those that smoke or have excessive exposure to the sun.
This ageing hollowness is not something that botox or dermal fillers can treat. Botox relaxes facial muscles and dermal fillers are designed to replenish volume in lines and creases, not large areas. However, Sculptra is an injectable product which has been specifically designed to tackle larger areas.
Sculptra Deep Fillers
Sculptra® deep fillers are designed to restore volume which has been lost, offering a longer lasting more gradual alternative to dermal fillers that works to promote your body’s own replenishment of facial collagen. By stimulating collagen production again, Sculptra® works to promote smoother, firmer skin without the ageing facial hollows.
Results of treatment last up to 2 years, making Sculptra® a popular long-term anti-ageing treatment.
For more information, or to book a no-obligation appointment with Dr Barbara Kubicka, call 0207 352 6803 now or email us.