Dermal Fillers Glasgow

Under Eye Hollows

As the body ages, changes in the facial skeleton occur due to bone resorption. This can drastically impact the appearance of the face because of the hollow structure of the under-eye area. These are often the first areas to show signs of ageing.

For this reason, the under-eye hollows are one of the areas that benefit the most from dermal fillers.

Sometimes this is improved simply by restoring volume in the cheek alone. In other cases, it requires a dermal filler injection on top of the bone directly below the eye.

When it comes to treating the under eye hollows, less is always more.

Nose To Mouth Lines

The nose to mouth lines (nasolabial folds) are one of the most commonly treated parts of the face when it comes to hyaluronic acid dermal fillers.

The nasolabial fold is the area between the cheek and upper lip. In some people, this fold appears with age due to your cheek or midface losing volume. In other people, it is present since childhood or adolescence because of prominent cheeks that project over the lip. This is common in women with high cheekbones.

Making the distinction between the first group and the second group is vitally important. In the first group, where the fold has appeared with age, treating it with dermal fillers can help provide a rejuvenating result. However, treating the nasolabial fold in the second group of women who have had it as a feature of their face since their teenage years will almost always result in an unnatural look, particularly when they attempt to smile. For the second group, it is usually better to treat the cheek itself rather than the nasolabial fold.

Cheeks

As we age, our faces begin to feel the pull of gravity and start drooping. There are few places where skin contour deficiencies are more apparent than on the cheeks.

Assessing the contour of the cheek is best done from the “three quarters” or oblique view. When we look at the cheek from this angle, an aesthetically ideal profile should have a slight dip (concave curve) to the lower eyelid/cheek area, a convex curve over the cheekbone itself, and a slight hollowing towards the lower cheek areas.

As we age, however, this “ogee” curve is lost and the profile view of the face becomes flattened. The goal of restoring the skin’s lost volume to the cheek area using dermal fillers is not simply to make the cheek look fatter but to recreate a more attractive facial contour.

Temples

As we lose volume in the cheeks, we also tend to hollow out in the temple area. Dermal fillers can be used on these areas too.

The signs of ageing in the temple area are quite subtle, but treating them with an anti-wrinkle dermal filler can help restore an overall softer and rejuvenated outline to your facial appearance.

Mouth Corners

One of the most common areas women want treated with facial fillers is the down turning at the corners of the mouth.

The appearance of static lines that run from the corner of the mouth down towards the chin — the ‘marionette lines’ — can dramatically change the facial appearance. Fortunately, the facial volume in this area can be quickly and effectively restored using dermal fillers.

Achieving a lifting effect is not simply a case of injecting the filler into the marionette lines, but feathering the volume across a broader area to blend the areas between the lower part of the cheek and the chin.

Jawline And Jowls

As we age, the size of the lower jaw shrinks too. This means that the overlying skin can begin to sag and appear excessive.

Restoring volume along the jawline and to the jowls using a transparent dermal filler gel like hyaluronic acid can be an effective, non-surgical alternative to a facelift.

The treatment works very well for people who have mild to moderate jowls and a thin neck — typically in their 30s to early 50s. However, if you have severe excess tissue and sagging jowls, it is unlikely we can improve it using a dermal filler alone. The best treatment will be surgical, such as a One Stitch Facelift.

Lips

As we age, the lips lose their natural volume and shape, becoming thin and flat. Dermal fillers for the lips can be used to reverse these changes and give the lips a more voluptuous and youthful appearance. As a result, lip fillers have become popular in anti-ageing clinics.

Dermal fillers for the lips can last a long time. It is commonly believed that lip fillers last somewhere around 6–9 months, but in reality, they can easily last up to two years.

Many women are afraid to have a dermal filler injected into their lips for fear of achieving the dreaded ‘trout pout’ look. However, poor results for lip fillers are primarily a result of poor injection techniques. Done well, the lip filler results should be subtle and natural.

It is important to use a softer lip filler, usually the ones that are actually designed for filling fine lines and wrinkles. It is also, almost always, better to inject the red part of the lip rather than just the border. And in terms of volume, less is more.

It takes a lot of experience to get the balance just right with lip fillers: that’s where our decade of experience in dermal fillers is key. We are known for our dermal fillers in Scotland. When it comes to facial fillers in Glasgow, Dr Darren McKeown’s clinic is the go to.