Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers can be used to smooth away facial lines and wrinkles, create fuller lips and shape facial contours, such as cheeks and chin, as well as revitalise the skin.

Common areas treated using dermal fillers are:

• Nasolabial folds (lines between the nose and the corners of the mouth).
• Marionette lines (from the corner of the mouth downwards).
• Lips (enhancing their shape, definition and volume, and treating smokers lines).

We are also able to use dermal fillers to carry out more advanced procedures including:

• Filling in tear troughs.
• Lateral brow lifts (lifting drooping brows or eyelids).
• Non-surgical rhinoplasty (using dermal fillers to smooth out any bumps and straighten the nose).
• Filling out temples.
• Sculpting and chiselling the jawline.
• Shaping and lifting the chin.

Cheek fillers not only help to restore volume loss in the cheeks, but also lifts and tightens the rest of the lower face, creating a full, youthful appearance. Cheek fillers are perfect for treating:

• A loss of volume in the cheeks.
• Sunken or hollow cheeks.
• Flatness in the cheeks.
• Nasolabial folds.
• A drooping or sagging jawline.
• Fine lines and wrinkles in the lower face.

Cheek fillers can also be used to correct asymmetry in the face by building volume gently. This can help to correct an uneven jawline and lower face, as well as lifting and sharpening the cheekbones to create a more sculpted, contoured appearance. For those of us with a natural lack of definition in the cheeks and lower face, cheek fillers can be used to add this definition and help make you feel more confident and comfortable in your appearance.

As a specialist dermal filler treatment, cheek fillers can help to increase the volume of the mid and lower face, giving amazing, instant anti-ageing benefits, while also being able to correct asymmetry or volume loss in the face.

Cheek filler treatment is commonly carried out using Hyaluronic acid (HA) filler, a very popular and natural looking type of filler. Hyaluronic acid is a biodegradable, naturally occurring substance that the body gently breaks down over time. Hyaluronic fillers are fantastic for a variety of non-surgical dermal filler procedures as they are easily reversible, flexible, come in a variety of different thicknesses and specialisms, and create a natural, soft and plump appearance. When carrying out a cheek filler treatment, usually a thicker, more viscous type of dermal filler is used, to help ensure effective volume restoration and increase the longevity of the filler, as the cheeks are naturally a very mobile part of the face. HA fillers will usually biodegrade in between nine and eighteen months, after which top-up treatments are recommended.

One of the most effective types of cheek filler is Ellanse, which is not currently widely available in the UK, putting Elite Aesthetics at the very forefront of the aesthetics industry. At Elite Aesthetics, we have extensive experience working with Ellanse filler, and are passionate about its revolutionary benefits. Ellanse is not a hyaluronic acid filler, and instead uses polycaprolactone (PCL) as its filler, which is suspended in a water-based carrier gel to create a smooth and beautiful appearance. The popularity of PCL fillers is increasing, as it is a long-lasting alternative to HA fillers, and can last from twelve months up to four years. Having been used as a material in bioresorbable sutures (those that are able to be broken down naturally and removed by the body) and orthopaedic implants for many years, the safety profile of PCL fillers is excellent, and they are highly regarded by the medical community. As a completely bioresorbable substance, they are an impermanent treatment, however they still last for considerably longer than standard hyaluronic fillers.

One of the other major advantages of Ellanse filler is that it not only lifts and fills the area, but also triggers collagen production in the skin, helping to reduce fine lines and reduce volume loss in the face naturally. Known as a bio-stimulating dermal filler, Ellanse takes advantage of the body’s own response to foreign materials. The body’s natural response to the filler is to stimulate collagen production and surround the PCL molecules beneath the skin. This helps to boost and rejuvenate the skin by increasing the natural level of collagen production, giving strength, elasticity and volume back to the skin. It also helps to ensure the longevity of the Ellanse filler, as the collagen ‘protects’ the PCL molecules from biodegrading.

As the cheeks are such a mobile area of the face, finding a product that is long-lasting and effective can be a challenge. At Elite Aesthetics, our range of dermal fillers have been carefully selected for a variety of uses, to ensure you get beautiful, natural looking results with longevity. As well as the specialist Ellanse filler, we also carry HA filler brands Teosyal, Restylane and Juvederm VYCROSS, to help Dr. Shirin, our practice leader and medical director, tailor your treatment to you. As a highly qualified aesthetic doctor with over 20 years of medical experience, Dr. Shirin has an in-depth understanding of how different fillers work and behave to ensure you get the best possible results every time.

Hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers have one of the best safety profiles of any injectable treatment, due to their biodegradable nature. As hyaluronic acid can be broken down by the body naturally, there’s very little risk of permanent damage, especially when treatment is carried out by someone as experienced in injection techniques and non-surgical aesthetics as Dr. Shirin, who carries out all of our dermal filler and injectable treatments.

The amount of time dermal fillers lasts can vary massively between individuals, based on a wide variety of factors. These can include the type of filler injected, the amount of filler used, the area of the face being treated and how mobile it is, and how quickly the body naturally breaks down the filler.

However, generally dermal filler treatments last from around 6-18 months, after which time you can have top-up or repeat treatments to maintain optimum results, or add a little more filler if Dr. Shirin feel it is advisable.

While dermal fillers are an injectable treatment, at Elite Aesthetics we do everything we can to reduce your discomfort and make the treatment as pleasant as possible. We offer numbing cream to all of our patients if required, and Dr. Shirin is an expert injector, with extensive experience in different techniques due to her time working in anaesthetics in the NHS. All this ensures that our patients have the most comfortable and safe experience possible during dermal filler treatments at Elite Aesthetics.

Botox, or anti-wrinkle injections, and dermal fillers are some of the most popular anti-ageing treatments we offer, and while they can both offer incredible results, they work very differently, so if you aren’t sure which is right for you, contact Dr. Shirin and the team to find out what we recommend.

Dermal fillers work to lift, smooth and tighten the skin by adding volume under the skin in targeted areas, which makes them perfect for treating areas where volume may have been lost, resulting in fine lines or deeper wrinkles. An example of this would be nasolabial folds (nose to mouth lines), which often become more pronounced as we age due to the drooping of skin and loss of volume in the lower face. Dermal fillers can reintroduce volume to this area and dramatically reduce the appearance of these lines.

However, where signs of ageing are caused by the skin folding or creasing, such as crow’s feet wrinkles around the eyes, botox carefully freezes targeted muscles by blocking nerve signals to the brain in the area, which prevents the skin from folding or creasing, and reducing fine lines in this way.

Lip fillers near me, is a common term used when searching for a clinic offering this treatment. It is worthwhile travelling a further distance to get the right doctor for you. Please ensure that the doctor undertaking your treatment is registered on the GMC and has experience in treating with lip fillers. Also check that they have insurance and ask them to see their patient before and afters.

When used in the lower face, it can significantly improve the appearance of the jawline, in order to reintroduce lost volume or to add this volume in those who did not have it. As trends lean towards defined jawlines, yielding significant results in just one short treatment. At Elite Aesthetics, we are exceptionally skilled in balancing the profile using dermal fillers.

Lips fillers near me, is a common term used when searching for a clinic offering this treatment. It is worthwhile travelling a further distance to get the right doctor for you. Please ensure that the doctor undertaking your treatment is registered on the GMC and has experience in treating with lip fillers. Also check that they have insurance and ask them to see their patient before and afters.

Marionette Lines – As this facial volume is lost, the cheeks droop down, impacting not only the appearance of the cheeks and middle face, but also the chin, jawline, eyes and face shape, as well as exacerbating fine lines in the lower face, like marionette lines and nasolabial folds. Filler can be used to smooth out these lines.

Nasolabial Folds – As this facial volume is lost, the cheeks droop down, impacting not only the appearance of the cheeks and middle face, but also the chin, jawline, eyes and face shape, as well as exacerbating fine lines in the lower face, like marionette lines and nasolabial folds. Filler can be used to smooth out these lines.

Dermal fillers near me, is a common term used when searching for a clinic offering this treatment. It is worthwhile travelling a further distance to get the right doctor for you. Please ensure that the doctor undertaking your treatment is registered on the GMC and has experience in treating with lip fillers. Also check that they have insurance and ask them to see their patient before and afters.