Category Archives: hyaluronic acid fillers
Demystifying Hyaluronidase: Addressing Retained and Unwanted Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
Published on August 11, 2024 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: Enhancing Facial Features and Addressing Unwanted Volume Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers are a popular choice for enhancing facial features, restoring volume, and smoothing out wrinkles. These fillers are known for their natural-looking results and minimal downtime. However, Read More…
Does Hyaluronidase Wreck the Skin?
Published on August 11, 2024 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that has garnered significant attention in the field of dermatology and aesthetic medicine. Its primary function is to break down hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the human body that helps maintain skin hydration, volume, Read More…
Is your phone having trouble recognizing your face?
Published on January 18, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.An innocent affair Your love affair with fillers might have started innocently enough. A little Voluma here, a squirt of Juvederm there…year after year. Hyaluronic acid fillers are naturally occurring sugar gels that are cross-linked to provide long-term facial volume. Read More…
Hyaluronidase Enzyme: Facial Unfilling.
Published on July 22, 2015 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.The effects of Restylane, Restylane Lyft® & Juvederm long term The sugar gel Restylane was FDA approved for dermal filling in March 2005. It truly has revolutionized cosmetic treatment. The superiority of this product immediately displaced Collagen from the Read More…
Renee Zellweger is fixable?
Published on October 23, 2014 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.By Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D. This week plastic surgery speculation before and after pictures of Renee Zellweger are everywhere on the Internet with headlines like: “Renee Zellweger is now completely unrecognizable.” I must say that this is not breathy hyperbole. Read More…
Restylane as a Filler for Under-Eye Circles
Published on May 3, 2014 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Dark circles under the eyes are a common source of dissatisfaction for many people of all ages. Fortunately, help is available for these circles under the eyes by treatment with the facial filler Restylane. Restylane is a member of the Read More…
I had lower eyelid surgery that has pulled my eye down. Can this be improved or fixed with Restylane?
Published on July 8, 2013 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Achieving the Best Results First, please let us say we are very sorry for the negative experience you have had. While cosmetic eyelid surgery is usually a very positive experience yielding great results and tremendous aesthetic improvement, as with any Read More…
I am not happy with my hyaluronic acid treatment. How much enzyme will I need to remove this treatment?
Published on June 23, 2013 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.One of the great advantages of treatment with hyaluronic acid fillers–more commonly known by their individual names such as Restyane, Restylane Lyft®, Belotero, and Juvederm–is that they can be adjusted after treatment to improve your results. Typically we see that Read More…
What are proprietary undereye filler treatments?
Published on June 23, 2013 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.There are trademarked nonsurgical filler procedures that claim to brightening your facial appearance by placing cosmetic dermal fillers around the eye. These services appear under various trademarked names and rely on the contouring effect using Juvederm and Restylane, which are Read More…
What does Dr. Steinsapir think of tear trough implants for under eye hollows?
Published on March 28, 2013 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Background of Tear Trough Implants Tear trough implants are a surgery where an implant is placed in the under eye hollow area just below the orbital rim on the facial skeleton. It provides more volume in this hollow area. The Read More…