Facial Fillers

Board Certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, William M. Portnoy, treats numerous patients at his Manhattan, New York office with facial fillers.

Facial fillers, such as Restylane or Radiesse (also known as Radiance) can help fill in lines and creases on the face, restoring a smoother, more youthful appearance. When facial fillers are injected beneath the skin, the lines and creases become plumped up. Other facial fillers, such as fat, may also used by the doctor to add fullness to the lips and cheeks. Recognize that all fillers, whether derived from your own body or bio-synthetic, tend to absorb to some degree over time and may require repetition.

Board-certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, William M. Portnoy, MD, also treats his New York City patients who have facial wasting with various facial fillers.

Injectable dermal fillers have been plumping up wrinkles and smoothing facial line for many years, but they are now more effective than ever. The following is a list of the more common fillers being used today:

Cosmoderm/Cosmoplast
- Bioengineered human collagen, comparable to Zyderm and Zyplast
- Used to fill in nasolabial lines, lips,
- Lasts about 3 months

Hylaform/Hylaform Plus
- Animal derived hyaluronic acid
- Used like Cosmoderm/Cosmoplast
- Duration about the same
- Captique - newly-approved hyaluronic acid filler, non-animal derived

Restylane/Perlane/Restylane
- Nonanimal derived hyaluronic acid
- Versatile, used to enhance lips, fill in nasolabial folds, cheeks, temples
- Duration of 6 to 9 months and longer
- Perlane is for deeper folds and Restylane Fine Lines is for superficial lines; both pending FDA approval

Sculptra
- Poly-L-lactic acid
- Injected at monthly intervals to trick the body into making its own collagen
- Cheeks, nasolabial folds
- NOT FOR LIPS
- Duration about 2 years
- FDA approved for treating the facial wasting in people with HIV; used off-label in others

Radiesse (formerly known as Radiance)
- Calcium hydroxylapatite suspended in aqueous gel
- FDA approved for vocal cord augmentation, used off-label to treat nasolabial folds and cheeks
- NOT FOR LIPS
- Duration of 2 to 5 years

If you have questions about facial fillers, or would like to schedule a consultation, please don't hesitate to contact William M. Portnoy, MD, FACS at his Manhattan, New York City Office by phoning 212.366.0848.

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