Problem:  Uneven Skin Texture

If your skin color is "even steven" but the peaks and valleys of your nasolabial folds and marionette lines are causing unwanted protrusions and undesired ruts, 2017's new smooth-surfacing fillers may be just what the doctor orders to get your skin ready for spring.  

• Restylane Refyne - to level moderate to deep smile lines
• Restylane Defyne - to flatten deep nasolabial folds (for up to 12 months!)
• Restylane Lyft - to add volume to a flat mid face
• Voluma - to lift up the cheeks
• Volbella - to plump up thin lips
• Restylane Silk - to erase depressions caused by fine lip lines 

And, for those with depressions due to fat "missing" from areas around the eyes, temples and tear troughs, there is Allofill. Scheduled to be available in New York at the end of the month, Allofill is an injectable fat allograft that can be used immediately (without the need for a separate fat harvesting procedure) to volumize those areas around the eyes. And, unlike hyaluronic acid which can leave obvious traces of injection, Allofill promises natural results.   

 

But, for those whose fat causes protuberances (as opposed to depressions), XAF5 is a material found in glaucoma drugs (deja vu Allergan and Latisse!?) that was found to bind to fat cells and cause them to release their fatty acids.  Research is underway on XAF5 used topically in the under eye area.  There is hope that XAF5 may be able to be level out under-eye bags without surgery.  

 

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