Some people seem to be under the impression that dermal fillers are the same as Botox, when in reality, they aren’t at all. Dermal fillers are sometimes called facial fillers. They too are designed to prevent/reduce the lines and wrinkles in the face, commonly associated with aging. When people grow older, natural elastic and collagen reserves in their skin cells diminish, which in turn causes the skin to become saggy and a great deal looser than it was previously. In our bodies, we have natural reserves of a component known as Hyaluronic Acid, or HA for short. This helps keep the skin strong, firm, youthful, and healthy looking. Dermal fillers inject HA into the skin, helping to plump it up and fill it out. These injections fill in parts of the face that are wrinkled, with collagen, helping to reduce them dramatically and stimulate the production of collagen within the face.
Dermal fillers are commonly used to restore volume in the face or lips and enhance areas affected due to natural ageing.