
INJECTABLES
WHAT ARE COSMETIC INJECTABLES?
Your Dermatology Cosmetic professional can safely and effectively smooth lines, wrinkles, and folds, restore lost volume, add desirable definition, enhance contours and accentuate your most remarkable features in minutes with little to no downtime. In addition, these experts can rejuvenate your lower eyelids, neck, décolleté, hands, and more.
Cosmetic Injectables are medical procedures that involve injecting a substance under your skin to change an aspect of your appearance. Our procedures work in reducing the appearance of wrinkles or wrinkles on your face or putting filler into your lips to make them fuller.
An Injectable Face Filler (Facial Filler – Face Injection – Dermal Filler) are gel-like substances that are injected beneath the skin to restore lost volume, smooth lines and soften creases, or enhance facial contours.
More than 1 million men and women annually choose this popular facial rejuvenation treatment, which can be a cost-effective way to look younger without surgery or downtime.
Did you know that many visible signs of aging can be traced back to volume loss? As facial tissues thin out, lines become etched around the nose and mouth, and cheeks look a little hollow. An Injectable Face Filler (Facial Filler – Face Injection – Dermal Filler) can replace lost volume to help smooth wrinkles, plump the lips, and restore a more youthful appearance.
A combination of factors can cause facial lines. It’s not just about the cellular changes that may occur, or reduction of collagen, or damage caused by free radicals from the sun and the environment.
While an Injectable Face Filler (Facial Filler – Face Injection – Dermal Filler) is casually known as “wrinkle fillers,” they can do much more than just smooth out wrinkles, although they are excellent at this too!
Addressing your cosmetic concerns is easier than ever with the advanced, non-surgical treatments offered by our highly skilled medical professionals. We offer a broad selection of Injectable Dermal Fillers to help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
There is a variety of FDA-approved Injectable Face Filler (Facial Filler – Face Injection – Dermal Filler) products that cosmetic surgeons use. In general, fillers are categorized by the substance they are made from. A note for your safety: always make sure that you are receiving FDA-approved, brand-name fillers.
With so many Injectable Face Filler (Facial Filler – Face Injection – Dermal Filler) products on the market, it can be difficult to know which option is best for you without an expert’s guidance. Each product is uniquely formulated to have a certain texture, density, and injection depth, which means that certain fillers work better for certain areas of concern.
WHAT ARE THE FOUR (4) BASIC GROUPS OF COSMETIC INJECTABLES?
1. NEUROMODULATORS (WRINKLE RELAXATION)
Neuromodulators are substances that do not directly activate ion-channel receptors. However, acting together with neurotransmitters, they enhance the excitatory or inhibitory responses of the receptors.
Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport are examples of the neuromodulators used for cosmetic enhancement.
Neuromodulator Injectables we offer include:
● Botox Injections
BOTOX® is a non-surgical treatment for mild to moderate wrinkles caused by muscle contraction using highly purified botulinum toxin protein refined from the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum.
● Xeomin Aesthetic Injections
XEOMIN® (incobotulinumtoxinA) is a prescription medication injected into muscles and used to temporarily improve the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults.
Both BOTOX and XEOMIN are used for a wide variety of cosmetic treatments, including:
2. DERMAL FILLERS
There are five (5) basic types of injectable dermal fillers, each sold under a variety of brand names:
● Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA)
Brands Include: Radiesse
Calcium Hydroxylapatite is found naturally in human bones and is a mineral-like compound. Cosmetic Calcium hydroxylapatite is biosynthetically produced. This means that no animals or animal products are used. Being biosynthetically produced lowers your risk of an allergic reaction and no skin testing is required. Calcium hydroxylapatite dermal filler is known to produce a very natural result. It doesn’t migrate and side effects are rare. This dermal filler was initially used in dentistry and reconstructive surgery and has a long safety record.
Calcium Hydroxyapatite is often used for:
● Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
Brands We Offer: Juvederm
Other Brands: Captique, Esthélis, Elevess, Hylaform, Perlane, Prevelle, Puragen, Restylane
Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the human body. High concentrations of Hyaluronic acid are found in soft connective tissues and in the fluid surrounding your eyes. Hyaluronic acid is also in some cartilage and joint fluids, plus skin tissue. Hyaluronic acid is extracted and reformulated and now has become one of the most popular kinds of injectable fillers.
Hyaluronic acid injections are to improve your skin’s contour and reduce depressions in the skin due to scars, injury, or lines.
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is often used to fill:
● Polyalkylimide
Brands Include: Aquamid
Polyalkylimide is a semi-permanent dermal filler. Polyalkylimide has a limited reaction with human tissue (meaning it’s biocompatible) and no allergy test is required. Polyalkylimide is radio transparent (meaning it won’t interfere with x-rays).
Polyalkylimide is often used to fill:
● Polylactic Acid (Poly-L-Lactic Acid)
Brands We Offer: Sculptra
Polylactic acid is a synthetic (man-made) dermal filler. It is injected into your face, causing your body to produce collagen. Polylactic acid is known as a “simulator”. Polylactic acid is non-toxic. This biodegradable substance has been used for more than 40 years as a suture material.
Polylactic acid is known to work well in the lower half of your face to:
● Polymethyl-Methacrylate Microspheres (PMMA)
Brands Include: Bellafill
PMMA is a semi-permanent filler. It is most often used to treat medium-to-deep wrinkles, folds, furrows, and nasolabial folds. PMMA can also be used to fill out pitted scars and to augment thin lips. PMMA is often used instead of collagen replacement therapy or hyaluronic therapy when a more permanent solution to facial wrinkles is desired. PMMA has been used for many years in permanent surgical implants.
Potential downsides of PMMA are that a number of injections are needed to create volume. This means it can take up to three months to realize the full effects. PMMA may also be visible under the skin.
PMMA is often used for:
3. FAT INJECTIONS
Injections of fat harvested from your own body can enhance your facial fullness, fill deep creases, soften your wrinkles, plump your lips, and build up shallow contours.
Fat injections harvested from your own body are often used for:
4. DEOXYCHOLIC ACID (KYBELLA)
Deoxycholic Acid, also known as Kybella, was approved for use in 2015. It has revolutionized the treatment of a ‘double chin’.
Submental fullness, or fullness under the chin, is a problem encountered by both sexes. A variety of factors can contribute to this problem including genetics, aging, and weight gain. Many people with fullness of the chin are not overweight and are unable to get rid of this stubborn fat despite diet and exercise. Deoxycholic acid is not appropriate for patients with significant excess skin.
Deoxycholic Acid is often used for:
INJECTABLES
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BOTOX INJECTIONS
BOTOX® INJECTIONS

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
XEOMIN® AESTHETIC INJECTIONS

FILLERS
SCULPTRA®

FILLERS
JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA® XC

FILLERS
JUVÉDERM VOLLURE® XC
INJECTABLE TREATMENTS
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BOTOX INJECTIONS
ACNE FILLER

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
BOTOX FOR SWEATING

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
BUNNY LINES

BOTOX INJECTIONS
CHEEK LIFT

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
CHIN WRINKLES

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
CROWS FEET

BOTOX INJECTIONS
DIMPLED CHIN

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
FOREHEAD WRINKLES

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
FROWN LINES

BOTOX INJECTIONS
GUMMY SMILE

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
HAND REJUVENATION

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
HORIZONTAL NECK LINES

BOTOX INJECTIONS
JAWLINE REDUCTION

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
LIP FILLER

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
LIP FLIP

BOTOX INJECTIONS
LIP LINES

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
MARIONETTE LINES

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
MASSETER REDUCTION

BOTOX INJECTIONS
MENTAL CREASE

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
NASOLABIAL FOLD

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
PURSE STRING WRINKLES

BOTOX INJECTIONS
SMILE LINES

XEOMIN AESTHETIC INJECTIONS
TEAR TROUGH

COSMETIC JAWLINE CONTOURING TREATMENT
TMJ

BOTOX INJECTIONS
VERTICAL NECK LINES
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Registered Nurse Practitioner Tonya Tuggle is Albuquerque’s choice for those who want to keep their youthful appearance and healthy glow. Tonya is passionate about educating patients on preventative skin care and providing non-surgical maintenance for graceful aging. We can’t wait to meet you!