Melissa Hu, MD

BOARD CERTIFIED FACIAL PLASTIC SURGEON

It's natural to take steps to look your best

Fillers

Fillers are used to treat fine lines, wrinkles, folds, depressions and sagging tissues of the face. Traditional uses of fillers include treatment of nasolabial folds (creases from the nose to the mouth), marionette lines (crease from the corner of the mouth to the chin), tear troughs (hollowed areas around the eyes), and to fill the lips. Firmer forms of injectables such as Restylane Lyft and Voluma, can be used to support sagging tissues of the face.

What Can

Fillers Address?

Nasolabial Folds
Jowling
Midface Deflation
Tear Troughs
Lips

Downturned Corners of the Mouth
Fine to Moderate Lines
Temporal Hollowing
Nasal Irregularities (liquid rhinoplasty)
Small, Retruded Chin

What do Fillers Entail?

How Long Does it Last?

What are the Types of Fillers?

Nonsurgical Rhinoplasty

Naturally Fuller Lips

Reversing Fillers

By filling areas that gradually lose volume with age, fillers can lift tissues and treat drooping brows, sagging cheeks, down turned mouths, jowling, and hollowing of the the temples and face, and provide results of a "liquid facelift."

Fillers typically last 9 to 12 months. Some forms may last much longer, up to 2 years.

There are various types of fillers. The main two families are Restylane and Juvederm. Within each family, there are fillers of varying density and support.

Fillers may be used to cosmetically enhance the nose by blending a hump or other asymmetries to create a smooth nasal profile. It can also augment "flat" noses that have deficient nasal bridges and increase projection of the tip.

Full lips signify youth, openness, and friendliness. Natural enhancement requires knowledge of lip anatomy, respecting normal boundaries, and understanding the patient's desires.

Our fillers are made of hyaluronic acid. The advantages of this is that hyaluronic acid can easily be dissolved with an injection of hyaluronidase if necessary.

To decrease bruising, it is advised to stop aspirin and other NSAIDs at least 10 days before surgery. Arnica may also be taken a few days in adavance to help with bruising.

There may be increased swelling and potentially mild soreness in the region where fillers are placed for the first 2-3 days. Ice, elevation, and arnica help with resolution.

Fillers range from $400 - $700 a syringe. The volume and longevity of the filler often dictates the cost of the filler.