The best place to use Radiesse is where it is designed to be used: in the areas of the lower face and the hands. If you have experienced volume loss in your lower face and hands and have seen the signs of aging in the form of lines, sagging, and wrinkles there as well, you may be a candi What Is Radiesse?
Radiesse is a dermal filler that is used for smoothing moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds (the creases that extend from the corner of your nose to the corner of your mouth) as well as for correcting volume loss in the back of the hands. It is the first and only FDA-approved CaHA (Calcium hydroxylapatite) that provides both immediate, natural looking results and long term improvement.
date for this filler. Radiesse is a volumizing filler that has been approved by the FDA for moderate to severe folds and creases on the face, and can be injected during a single appointment at Southeastern Dermatology. Patients can book a consultation appointment with Dr. Matthew Doppelt to find out if this filler is best for their specific needs. Then, he can provide the injections during the same appointment, allowing patients to go on with the rest of their day without interruption. Radiesse injections, as well as other dermal fillers, are non-invasive and do not require any downtime or healing.
Radiesse is made of hyaluronic acid, a substance that is naturally occurring in the skin. It attracts water, therefore adding volume wherever it is injected. It is thick enough to provide filling for deep folds and the results can last many months.
At Southeastern Dermatology in Knoxville, we offer a wide range of dermal fillers and injectables and encourage patients who are interested in solutions for aging to contact our practice and book an appointment. Dr. Matthew Doppelt welcomes patients to his facility to educate themselves on alternatives to surgical facelifts.
These wrinkles and folds are a result of many years of laughing and smiling, as well as skin laxity and collagen loss. Although some patients might think that the only way to address these concerns is with plastic surgery, other options are much less invasive, including injectables.
Fillers have been successfully used to treat facial aging and enhance facial features. Facial aging is characterized by volume loss and bony recession. This process increases the prominence of the folds between the cheeks and lips, Marionette’s lines around the mouth, chin jowls, and atrophy of the temples, cheeks, and tear troughs. Collagen loss and elastin breakdown also leads to the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Patients in a wider age group also seek non-surgical options to refine the appearance of lips, jawline, and nose bridge and areas with atrophic scarring.
Fillers such as Juvederm®, Restylan ®, and RHA Collection® are made of hyaluronic acid, a natural component in our skin’s dermis that holds water and fills spaces between collagen fibers. These fillers hydrate the skin and restore facial volume, which decreases the appearance of folds, atrophy, and wrinkles and reverses the signs of aging. They also can be used to enhance facial features. Hyaluronic acid fillers are reversible with injections of hyaluronidase, such as Hylanex® or Vitrasse®.
