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Wrinkles and Blemishes: There is a Solution
 
Facial plastic surgery and chemical or laser peels cannot improve every skin problem.  Neither can Botox. The crease between your eyebrows, or the furrow formed at the corner of your mouth might be too deep. You might have a small crease between the corner of your mouth and chin, (the jowls)  which makes you look angry or unhappy all the time. Or maybe crow's feet (squint lines) or vertical lines between your eyebrows (frown lines) are not completely resolved with Botox alone. Although certain operations can improve these, you may not be quite ready for the time or expense of plastic surgery. A reasonable alternative might be as simple as “inflating” a depressed or wrinked area.
 
There are many different solutions to this problem.  They are collectively called “volume enhancers”.  Some last longer than others, some are better in certain areas of the face than others. Most are temporary and require periodic treatments, others are permanent. 
 
Botox
This is not a filler like collagen or Restylane or Perlane. Those items are “volume” treatments when there is a wrinkle or depression that needs to be inflated. Instead, Botox works by relaxing  the muscles that pull on the skin and form a wrinkle. It is superior to any volume treatment listed below  for improving deep vertical creases between the eyebrows (frown lines), horizontal furrows on the forehead (surprise lines), and crow's feet (squint lines) to the side of the eyes.  It can also be used for lines that surround your lips, lines of either side of your nose, bands or lines on your neck. As Botox does not cause allergic reactions, no test dose is needed.
 
The good news -- the needle used in these injections is finer than a strand of hair and there is no recovery period. You could go out to dinner the same night.
 
Download a pdf to see how Botox® works in your face. 
 
Restylane and Juvéderm
These two products are the most common injectables. They are made of hyaluronic acid, a material that is naturally found in your body.  It is purified and then injected. These treatments last 6 – 8 months, are wonderful for lip enhancement, as well as brow and fine wrinkle solutions.