Juvederm and Restylane are two brands of hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers we offer at Bellaire Dermatology in Houston, Texas. Hyaluronic acid is found naturally throughout the body.
As we age, we lose volume in our skin. This loss of volume leads to either a sagging appearance of the face, fine lines, wrinkles, folds, and thin lips.
Injectable HA is used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, facial folds, and to create structure, framework, and add volume to the face and lips.
As with any injectable, there is a chance of swelling and bruising that can last up to two weeks and is considered normal.
Results are seen immediately after injecting HA fillers and depending on which filler and where it is injected, results last anywhere from 9 to 18 months.
Ultra temporarily adds more fullness and plumps lips. Ultra can also help correct and smooth moderate to severe parentheses lines, such as nasolabial folds (smile lines around the nose and mouth).
Ultra Plus is a thicker version of Ultra and is used to correct more severe facial wrinkles, deep nasolabial folds (smile lines around the nose and mouth), and marionette lines (lines around the mouth to the jawline).
Juvederm Voluma is typically injected into the mid-face and provides volume, lift and contour to the cheek area.
Vollure is injected into the areas of facial tissue where moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds occur, including around the nose and mouth.
Volbella is injected into the lips for lip augmentation and for correction of perioral lines, often called “lipstick lines”.
Restylane is typically used to add volume and fullness to the skin to correctmoderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds (smile lines around the nose and mouth).
Restylane Lyft is a HA filler that temporarily adds volume to the cheeks and hands for a smoother and fuller appearance.
Refyne helps soften laugh lines (nasolabial folds and marionette lines). This can help you restore a more natural look to your face while maintaining your facial expressions.
Defyne helps smooth out deep laugh lines (nasolabial folds and marionette lines).
Sculptra is a not an HA filler, it is a collagen stimulator. It doesn’t produce immediate results. Instead, it stimulates your own body’s collagen production, so results appear gradually over a period of a few months. Patients typically need about three monthly treatments to achieve desired results. It can take 4-6 weeks to see the full results. Sculptra is considered semi-permanent, however, you may still need occasional touch-ups.
Radiesse is another type of filler, it is a collagen stimulator. It stimulates the body’s process of generating collagen and encourages growth, for a more refreshed appearance and is used in both the face and hands.
Revance’s RHA 2, 3, & 4 are the newest dermal fillers that are used to treat moderate to severe fine lines and wrinkles. RHA’s unique manufacturing process of hyaluronic acid allows for it to resemble our body’s natural hyaluronic acid. This filler can last up to 15 months.
Bellafill is a semi-permanent filler is most often used to treat medium-to-deep wrinkles and folds. It can also be used to fill out pitted acne scars.
