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Improving Your Skin's Volume With Juvederm

By Melinda Croning


As a result of aging and the damaging effects of the sun, the volume of the skin decreases, and fine lines, sags, and wrinkles begin to appear. By restoring volume to your skin, and filling out the sags and wrinkles, you turn back time on the look of your skin. While there are numerous treatments available that promise to improve the volume of skin, the FDA has approved the Juvederm treatment in Tampa, and the results of the treatment last for as long as one year. Your skin will be noticeably smoother and fuller, reducing the appearance of sags and wrinkles, with volumizing treatments for the skin.

How It Works

Using sterile equipment in a clinical setting, a qualified clinician or doctor performs Juvederm treatments. The Juvederm gel is injected underneath the skin's surface. Your doctor injects gel in the areas of tissue that have been affected by volume loss. The gel effectively adds volume to the skin by filling it out, essentially replacing the tissues and the collagen that are lost over the years when tissues break down. By filling out sags, fine lines, and wrinkles, the treatment offers a boost for the facial tissues and gives tissues a smoother appearance. Some of the areas that can benefit the most from the gel are common problem areas, like smile lines and saggy jowls. A filler of this type can erase years from one's appearance, and the treatment lasts for many months without the need for touchups.

There is only mild pain during the actual procedure, and after the procedure some pain can linger for just a few days. The smooth consistency of the gel helps reduce how much pain there is during the injection, unlike other filler products without the same even texture. It is possible to alleviate any pain associated with the procedure, such as the injecting of the gel, by numbing the treatment areas topically. Many find that they do not need any numbing while having the procedure performed, but it is an option available, especially to ease your comfort during a first-time procedure.

Why Choose Juvederm?

With the number of products available to fill skin and increase the volume, why should you choose Juvederm? This treatment should be your top choice for numerous reasons. For one, the FDA has approved the treatment, indicating that the results may be seen for up to a year. While other fillers are known to work for a short time, none last as long as Juvederm. This means users of other treatments are heading back to their doctors for frequent touch ups while you can continue seeing the results. With Juvederm, you can enjoy a more effective approach to smile lines in particular, one that Botox might not necessarily handle as well as other spots on the face. Wrinkles that appear and disappear are different from smile lines, so it's logical that a different treatment is better at dealing with them.

The University of Michigan Medical School published a study recently showing that dermal fillers could delay, or even reverse, skin cells' aging.

A cross-linked hyaluronic acid filler, such as Juvederm, has been shown by researchers to enhance structural support of the skin, by producing more fibroblasts (collagen producers), stimulating fibroblasts to create collagen, increasing blood vessels and improving skin thickness. It also helped to improve other aspects of young-looking skin.




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