What are the benefits of using wrinkle fillers?

Dermatologist Heidi Waldorf, MD offers tips and information on cosmetic dermatology and skin health.

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The wrinkle fillers we have today allow us to replace that soft, fuller look that a more

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youthful face has, rather than the gaunt look of an aged face. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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By carefully placing products in appropriate places and appropriate depths, we can lift the skin

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and really reshape the face to give a more youthful appearance. The fillers we have today are either

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actual fillers that replace volume immediately or tissue stimulators, which make

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your skin make more collagen. And that's how they fill the skin. The hyaluronic acids are the most popular fillers

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we have today. They're made out of hyaluronic acid, which is a sugar that our body recognizes

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is similar to its own. Radiesse or calcium hydroxylapatite is another biodegradable filler that's

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great for giving a lot of lift and structure to skin that's falling.

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Sculptra or poly-L-lactic acid is a tissue stimulator. While the other fillers replace some collagen as they go away

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but have their primary effect by being fillers in the area you want filled, Sculptra works gradually and makes your skin

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make new collagen. And that's how it causes you to have a nicer shape. [AUDIO LOGO]