Dermal Fillers: What is a Dermal Filler Treatment for the Face?

Injectable treatment that restores volume and facial contours.

A Clinical Look into Facial Aging and Volume Loss

It is a relatively new science that has made aesthetic medicine a thriving sector. One of the ways to understand its working principle is to view the face and skin as 3-dimensional objects that change as we age. The first signs of maturity on a person’s face are not only skin wrinkles, but also the changes in the fat pads and facial bones that give structural support for the skin. The fat that forms the cheeks’ youthful fullness gradually diminishes and shifts down because of the force of gravitation while at the same time the underlying facial bones become weaker, the eye sockets enlarge and the jaw recedes. These two things - depletion and resorption - cause the skin to hang down with jowls, deep lines around the mouth, and a drained expression.

A medically accurate perspective defines a dermal filler as an injectable technique for restoring missing facial structural volume without surgery. Dermal fillers - as the name suggests - are injectable solutions containing sterile gels that imitate the cellular matrix of the human body. A highly skilled aesthetic physician can physically rebuild the deteriorated facial structure by putting these biocompatible gels under the muscles or directly against the bones. This volumizing procedure provides a framework and causes the loose skin to wrap tightly around it, resulting in a firm, multidimensional profile that we associate with youth.

Hyaluronic Acid vs. Biostimulatory Fillers

By far, the most versatile dermal fillers on the market are composed of cross-linked (or network structure forming) hyaluronic acid – a substance that our body already uses in the skin to help keep it hydrated and firm. Hyaluronic acid has the unique capability of binding and holding huge volumes of water which results in plump, bright, and dewy skin even after a single HA-based filler injection such as Juvéderm or Restylane. As an added bonus, they are non-permanent and can be easily broken down with a naturally occurring hyaluronidase enzyme whenever reversal is desired.

Biostimulatory fillers that include for instance, Sculptra or Radiesse have become another option in cases where patients need a major volume restoration or when they have extremely thin, flat dermis. In contrast to HA fillers that just fill up a space, biostimulators are made from microbe-sized particles that stimulate the body’s response by being treated as an object. These particles, when delivered deep into the skin, act as mini-seeds, calling sluggish fibroblasts to create new, large, and dense collagen fibers in huge quantities. With time, after about five to six treatments of a filler product, the matrix is left behind as the gel carrier disappears while the body continues to replenish it in an ongoing, natural way.

The Liquid Facelift and Structural Face Shape Adjustment

Dermal filler application of today represents a complete revolution from the previous methods of superficial wrinkle smoothing with a needle by just "chasing lines". Now, in fact, one would describe the technique employed by these masterful hands as a comprehensive strategy known to most as the "Liquid Facelift". In addition to the fact that this technique has allowed doctors to achieve more natural results than ever, it has also led to significant improvements in patient satisfaction. Instead of a single vertical line being targeted, dense and highly cohesive fillers which are suitable for deep injection on the cheekbones and temples, have the power to lift the skin tissue around the mouth area, giving a beautiful raised midface look while getting the lines to diminish naturally.

Facial fillers nowadays represent the best option in both sexes for changing their faces without being invasive as they allow the reshaping of their profiles through facial contouring procedures. Injecting very viscous products that mimic bone into the mandible as well as into the tip of the chin would produce a very sharp, chiseled jawline that cleanly separates the lower face from the neck. Facial sculpting techniques can quickly correct a dull profile, fix facial asymmetry, and add the architectural angularity typically reserved for facelift surgery.

Protecting the Integrity and Post-Procedure Boundaries

If you want to maintain the results of the treatment for a very long time, it will be necessary that, in your post-operative period, you follow these guidelines without exception and also respect these limits. During the immediate post-filling period - between 24 and 48 hours - the newly introduced dermal filler is getting used to the environment. It becomes a sort of new home in the body by integrating into a very precise location, and once there, it will be physically "stuck". However, even the slightest pressure from activities like facial massaging, sleeping on your stomach, or putting on tight protective eyewear during that phase could result in physical displacement of your flexible filler, thereby affecting asymmetry or facial enlargement, aesthetically speaking.

Not only that, but in order for you to get back quickly, your healing has to take place within a controlled environment. Avoid exercising that raises your heart rate heavily for a minimum of two days post-treatment because it will put a strain on blood vessels, leading to more swelling and even the chance of experiencing serious bruising. Besides that, it is highly advised that you give up smoking or using tobacco products completely. Smoking is a powerful vasoconstrictor, which decreases oxygen to the skin and weakens your skin’s native collagen. Both of these consequences compromise and shorten the effectiveness of your dermal filler work in a great way.

LIN Europe Clinic

By selecting LIN Europe Clinic, you are welcoming the concept of a top-tier global healthcare destination focused on the care of your facial features - a place where your face's appearance, advanced volume restoration, and non-surgical procedures are performed to the highest clinical standards and with the deepest understanding of compassion. We know that the correct delivery of hyaluronic acid, vector-based fillers, biostimulation, and deep-plane facelifting is a very specialized, transparent, and supportive service that above all values the use of medicines backed by solid scientific evidence. 

Placing your complete faith and trust in our specialist team at  LIN Europe Clinic in Istanbul allows us to check your structure at its most basic, diagnostic level. The whole process of your transformation begins by making the best pre-operative decision possible; the next stages include a visual assessment of the tissue and finally provide you with a list of the steps required during your healing process and in the adjustment of your lifestyle to a better version of your life. Our team of the best doctors makes your cosmetic and health investments absolutely safe so that you can enjoy the benefits of your newest, sharpest, and most brilliant looks without the least bit of worry.