Dermal fillers are the go to treatment when we want to replace volume loss in the face or to correct deep wrinkles and to support sagging facial structures.

With dermal fillers we can re-enhance the cheeks and lips, fill out sunken temples or tear troughs and lift the corners of the mouth. We can also plump up the hands, décolletage and earlobes. You can expect the treatment to last between 12 to 18 months depending on which product is used.

Why does volume loss matter?

Over time, your face changes in many ways. This is part of the normal aging process, but genetics and environmental factors can also play a role. Wrinkles and lines aren’t the only signs of aging. Over time, the cheeks flatten, and the skin may begin to sag. This is caused by a natural loss of volume in the cheek area, or what the experts call age-related midface volume loss. Dermal fillers are designed to add volume beneath the skin’s surface to lift and contour the cheek area.

You may notice a change in the appearance of your skin, typically in the form of deepening parentheses lines and wrinkles.

But what may be less obvious is age-related midface volume loss.

What are the signs of volume loss?

Your cheeks may flatten, and the skin may begin to sag.

Parentheses lines are static lines that appear when your face is at rest. This happens overtime as your skin loses some of the building blocks (hyaluronic acid and collagen) that give the skin its structure.

See Dr Alek Nikolic perform various dermal filler techniques in the videos below: