Many signs of aging result from the natural loss of volume. Soft skin tissues can lose volume, forehead lines and the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth may become more pronounced. Eyebrows can drop, lips may shrink and lose definition, and marionette lines and pre-jowl depressions can deepen beside your mouth. Cheeks can also begin to flatten and lose their youthful contour. Everyone ages, but everyone wants to look at their best. Cosmetic fillers are non-surgical solutions employed by the Toronto BOTOX® Clinic to add volume to the facial issue. The effect of adding volume could benefit many of your facial features. Still, these benefits should only be taken advantage of under the care of a certified professional.

Fillers include a main ingredient similar to that of one naturally present in the human skin with the important ability to attract and bind to water molecules to help maintain volume. This material is injected into the skin with a fine needle to restore skin contours and smooth lines. The exact duration of cosmetic fillers depends on many factors, especially the treatment area. With the average recovery time being somewhere under a week, some possible side effects include swelling, redness, pain, itching, discolouration and tenderness in the treatment area. Your physician will generally anesthetize the treatment area to reduce such side effects.

As the treatment is absorbed into your body, the filler begins to gradually wear off, as the results are naturally not permanent. This means that you may require follow-up treatments, consultations and possibly more procedures depending on the prescribed medical direction as well as your desires. Each treatment is tailored to the specific request of each patient, and takes into account all factors of previous treatments and their medical history. Of course, this also results in a cost that depends on the number of treatments you decide on. The main areas that would require medical cosmetic filler treatments include the eyes, cheeks, lips, chin and jaw. Each of these areas is prone to aging and loss of volume in the skin tissue.

Although the filler can be used in treating any specific skin area, each area may have its own restrictions and difficulties depending on the consultation and the results of your doctor’s advice. Whether you decide to perform a cosmetic filler treatment on your eyes, cheeks, lips, chin or jaw, make sure you are fully informed by your doctor and that you have all the fact straight before you make your decision. Keep in mind that this type of procedure may not simply be a one-time visit, and that you will need continuous visits and follow-ups at the Toronto BOTOX® Clinic in order to complete your round of injections and treatments.

Eye Area:
Your eyes often show the first signs of aging. Filling lost volume around your eyes can help address the sunken look or dark circles you may have around the eyes, which may make you look tired. You can also add volume and plumpness to sagging eyebrows.

Cheeks:
Full cheeks and well-defined facial contours are a characteristic of a youthful face. But your face may sink and sag as you age, giving cheeks a flattened or sunken appearance. Volume loss may also create "smile" lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds). Adding volume to the cheeks can reduce nasolabial folds and restore your skin contour to help attain a more youthful appearance.

Lips:
Lips may become less plump with age, shrinking and losing form and proportion. Lines may appear along their edges, and the pleasing shape we call "Cupid’s bow" fades. Fillers help enhance the border and definition, as well as fullness and pouting of the lips.