Dermal Fillers

Wrinkles form when aging skin begins to sag. Nasolabial folds are the lines that form around your nose and mouth. Also called marionette lines, smile lines, and parenthesis, they’re often deep-set and difficult to ignore.

Restylane are minimally invasive injectables that contain hyaluronic acid gel, which restores volume below the surface of your skin to fill in those wrinkles. Dermal fillers tackle moderate to severe nasolabial folds, and the hyaluronic acid is a natural humectant that draws moisture to fight signs of aging.

It’s not uncommon for lips to get thinner as the years go by. Loss of volume and changes in skin texture can make lips become less prominent and even create vertical lip lines that make you look and feel older.

Fillers can plump your lips, adding a more youthful fullness and eliminating the lines that can make lipstick drift.

Just like your lips, your cheeks lose volume over time. Sagging, crepey skin and decreased facial fat can leave you with sunken cheeks and a permanently tired-looking appearance.

Hyaluronic acid is a substance that’s naturally found in your skin. It boosts moisture retention within your skin and adds volume where it’s needed the most, for results that look naturally beautiful.

Dermal fillers are completely customizable. Based on your face and your goals, our injectors recommend the best brand, product density, amount, and locations for your injections to revitalize your skin without making it look like you’ve “had work done.”

You’ll enjoy immediate results.. Hyaluronic acid instantly fills in lines and adds volume, so you leave our office with smoother, more voluminous facial features.

There’s no downtime with filler injections. You can return to your normal daily activities immediately afterward. Depending on the type of filler you have, your results can last anywhere from 12-18 months.

Our team is committed to helping you love your skin. Once your wrinkles begin to reappear, you can get fillers again to keep enjoying your glowing, younger look.

Dermal fillers are a popular and highly customizable cosmetic treatment. If you’re bothered by the signs of aging, they could be a good option for you. Contact us to schedule a dermal filler consultation at Island Glow Medispa.

We are all aware that fillers are hyaluronic acid gels. When injected they take a while to settle in the injected area. They are moldable initially and if too much pressure is applied it may effect change or displacement of the filler. Try to sleep on your back the night of injections and be cautious when applying make-up or moisturizer to your face.

This is true as a ‘before the procedure’ precaution also. Avoid too much garlic, ginger, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, kava and fish oil in the diet. Avoid taking these for at least a week. Let your injector know if you are prescribed  plavix, ASA, warfarin, or any other anticoagulation medication. Taking these products can lead to increased chances of bruising.

The skin is slightly irritable after the filler at the puncture sites and if you have a bruise from the procedure, you may end up with hyper-pigmented skin in that area. Make sure you are not venturing out in direct sunlight and if you must then you are well protected with a sunscreen.

If you work out in the gym or at home, it is best to avoid working out for 24-48 hours. Any activity that increases the heart rate too much or rushes blood circulation should be withheld. It may also make the injected area slightly painful and increase the chances of bruising.

Swimming is also an intensive workout. Staying in the pool in the initial days may also increase the chances of infection.

Swelling is normal after injectables. Multiple puncture sites are used when doing fillers and some of those injection areas swell or bruise more than others. Therefore asymmetry in the first 2 weeks is to be expected. Allow the injected area to settle down and after 14 days everything should be fully healed. Schedule a 2 week follow up with your injector to discuss your results and have everything assessed.

It is strongly recommended that you do not use any facial scrubs or retinol based creams or exfoliating creams for at least 48 hrs after your filler injection. It may leave your skin irritated.

It is a good idea to wait for at least 2 weeks after fillers for getting skin related procedures like peels, microneedling, injections and lasers.

It may slightly increase the chances of bruising. However, it is not a mandatory don’t. It is generally considered that alcohol dehydrates and the fillers for their good effect must be slightly hydrated. You can take your call on this. We recommend avoiding it!

If you are getting Lip fillers, avoid any dental procedure two weeks before and after your lip injection. This is to decrease any risk of invasive infection.