Aging is like the rants from your ultra conservative next door neighbor — ongoing and unrelenting. As your collagen production drops and drops, it’s easy to see why your skin becomes more and more wrinkly. Some wrinkles are more noxious than others. This definitely can be said of smile and marionette lines. But Dr. Lavey […]
Dermal fillers are a pretty straightforward concept. Take a substance and inject it beneath a wrinkle, pushing the skin back up and removing the wrinkle. In other words, fill that wrinkle in, hence the name. Some fillers use naturally occurring hyaluronic acid to bind with water and plump up the area. Others use synthetic substances […]
Some women just have great lips. Back in the day take Sophia Loren. Her time came long before dermal fillers had been invented; those lips were all hers. Today, you could point to Angelina Jolie. While she may get a little help with those perfect lips, they’re probably mostly hers. But who knows for sure? […]
If you’re reading this blog of Dr. Lavey’s, you probably know about collagen. This protein basically has the job of keeping your skin firm and young looking. It provides the structural support under the skin to do that. But, for some unknown reason, the body produces less collagen every year after you turn 20. Basically […]
As we age, it’s all about volume. We’re losing it in the places we want it, such as the cheekbones and lips, and we’re gaining it elsewhere. There are really two culprits, collagen and elastin. The production of these two proteins continues to decrease as we age. And because they are both responsible for keeping […]
Your mother always told you to drink your milk to get your calcium. Your skin loves calcium, too, calcium microspheres. Huh? The dermal filler Radiesse has calcium microspheres that add structure under the skin and trigger collagen production. See? Your Mom knew what she was talking about! What is Radiesse? Radiesse is a synthetic dermal […]
The idea behind dermal fillers is sooooooo simple. If you have a wrinkle, where the underlying support of the skin has decreased, then why not simply inject something to “fill” it back up. That was the idea of German physician Franz Neuber, generally thought of as the first doctor to use fillers. Neuber used a […]
Nobody wants a weak chin. We can’t all be Kirk “the Chin” Douglas, but would it be too much to ask for a little definition down there? And what of our necks? Since the neck muscles and skin don’t have a bone under them to at least lie on, our necks can be the first […]
Aging isn’t for wimps, it’s a tough, unrelenting business. As your collagen supply diminishes with age, things sag, volume drops, and wrinkles form. While wrinkles may be fine on elephants, they don’t belong on your face. So, don’t take the effects of aging lying down. Take the fight to it with Radiesse volumizing filler. You’ve […]
If you’ve ever wondered about skin aging, you probably know a little something about collagen. Collagen is a protein that is responsible for the structure that supports the skin. With lots of collagen, the skin is firm, taut, and has few wrinkles. The problem is after the age of 20, humans lose one additional percent […]
