Superficial Nasal Filler Injections-How I do It.

Nasal enhancement is one of the most challenging and intriguing of aesthetic procedures. Although the nose is the most central and prominent facial feature, it should not be dominant while maintaining both a harmonious relationship with the face and its own intrinsic beauty. In this article, the first author shares his experience on how to specifically apply intradermal soft-tissue fillers (for particular indications) in nasal enhancement and incorporates patient assessment, anatomy of the nose, and injection techniques to provide guidance.

Effective Rejuvenation with Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: Current Advanced Concepts.

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Process several patient-specific factors before reaching an optimal treatment strategy with appreciation for facial balance. 2.

Lower Face: Clinical Anatomy and Regional Approaches with Injectable Fillers.

The use of injectable fillers enables facial sculpting through treatment of volume depletion and modeling of facial contours. Injectable fillers are among the most frequently performed minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.However, treatment of the lower third of the face can be challenging and requires expertise in facial anatomy.

Midface: Clinical Anatomy and Regional Approaches with Injectable Fillers.

The clinical approach towards the midface is one of the most important interventions for practitioners when treating age-related changes of the face. Currently a plethora of procedures are used and presented. However, few of these approaches have been validated or passed review board assigned evaluations.

Upper Face: Clinical Anatomy and Regional Approaches with Injectable Fillers.

Background: The use of facial fillers has been rapidly increased as the range of injectable products and indications continues to expand. Complications may arise from improper placement or technique. This article highlights the importance of anatomic knowledge when using injectable fillers in the face.

Current Concepts in the Use of Voluma, Volift, and Volbella.

Background: Hyaluronic acids (HAs) are very popular temporary fillers with a very good safety record. Improvements and adaptations in clinical use are continuing.

Methods: We have assessed the available literature to investigate the relatively new Vycross technology that uses a mixture of high- and low-molecular-weight HAs with a relatively low but varying HA concentration with enhanced cross-linking to produce a number of products that have differing clinical indications.

BeautiPHIcation™: a global approach to facial beauty.

The recent availability of safe volumizing fillers has provided cosmetic physicians with the tools necessary to contour facial features non-surgically and cost-effectively. This review focuses on outlining objective parameters necessary for creating a template to maximize each individual's facial beauty. Phi relationships can be approached for all facial features and rely on the establishment of smooth ogee curves in all dimensions.

Randomized, double-blind comparison of the efficacy of two hyaluronic acid derivatives, restylane perlane and hylaform, in the treatment of nasolabial folds.

Background: Cross-linked hyaluronic acid gels may offer longer-lasting cosmetic correction and a lower risk of immunogenicity than other soft tissue augmentation agents.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of a non-animal-stabilized hyaluronic acid gel (Restylane Perlane, Q-Med, Uppsala, Sweden) with that of a hylan B gel (Hylaform, Genzyme Corp., Cambridge, MA, USA), a cross-linked hyaluronic acid from chicken combs, for treatment of nasolabial folds.

Treatment of facial lentigines in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with an intense pulsed light source.

Background: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a hereditary condition characterized by distinctive mucocutaneous lentigines and intestinal hamartomatous polyposis. The cutaneous lesions may be cosmetically disfiguring and frequently present a therapeutic challenge.

Objective: To determine if intense pulsed light (IPL) is effective in treating facial lentigines in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.