Injectable Fillers

As you get older, you probably notice more and more lines on your face. Facial wrinkles are the natural result of collagen and elastin fibers breaking down over time. A brow lift or facelift in Glens Falls can smooth wrinkles and improve facial contour, but if you're interested in enhancement without surgery, learn more about the injectable filler treatments Dr. Garcia offers in Glens Falls.

Injectable fillers are a safe and effective way to treat wrinkles almost anywhere on the face. Many of them also can be used to create fuller lips. Patients can enjoy immediate, long-lasting results with these treatments. All of the fillers offered at Garcia Plastic Surgery have undergone thorough clinical review and been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for wrinkle correction.

Request your consultation online to start enjoying smoother, more youthful-looking skin. Dr. Garcia offers injectable fillers at his office on Park Street in Glens Falls. You can also add an injectable filler to your plastic surgery procedure at Glens Falls Hospital, or Saratoga Hospital or Saratoga Surgery Center in Saratoga Springs. Dr. Garcia makes it convenient to achieve your ideal look with the help of medical spa treatments and cosmetic surgery procedures.

What's It All About?

Injectable fillers help correct lines and folds that appear on the face as we age, and also can augment thin lips. While there are many facial filler products on the market, Dr. Garcia has chosen only a select group of products to provide his patients with pleasing results:

• Injectable collagen is used to replace the collagen your skin naturally loses over time. Dr. Garcia uses injectable collagen to smooth wrinkles and improve the appearance of deep frown lines. If you are considering collagen injections, you will need a skin allergy test prior to treatment.
• Juvéderm™ is a "next-generation" hyaluronic acid facial filler from the makers of BOTOX® Cosmetic. Glens Falls patients choose this injectable to help restore skin volume, augment lips, and smooth away the facial wrinkles known as nasolabial folds, or the creases that run from the sides of the nose to the mouth. Juvéderm™ lasts up to a year.
• Restylane® is a hyaluronic acid facial filler very similar to Juvéderm. Its formulation is non-animal based, limiting the risk of allergic reactions and disease transmission. It can restore fullness, correct wrinkles, and minimize the appearance of nasolabial folds.
• Radiesse® uses calcium microsphere technology to correct wrinkles and folds around the mouth. It lasts longer than most other injectable fillers, up to a year or more, meaning fewer injections and office visits for most patients. Radiesse requires no allergy testing.
• CosmoDerm® is made from purified human collagen and does not require pretreatment skin tests. It has many uses, including filling in worry lines across the forehead, frown lines between the eyebrows, crow's feet on the sides of the eyes, nasolabial folds, and lip lines or thin lips.

Your Injectable Filler Treatment

Facial filler treatments can be completed in a half hour or less at Dr. Garcia's Glens Falls plastic surgery office. Your chosen treatment product is injected under areas of wrinkled skin. Dr. Garcia may gently massage treated areas after the injections. You can carry on with your day's activities as soon as your treatment is completed. Patients generally experience very little discomfort, though they often see slight swelling in the treatment area for a few hours. Depending on the type and amount of product used, results can last from 3 months to a year.

Dr. Garcia is happy to answer any questions you have about injectable fillers or the plastic surgery procedures he offers in Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs, such as breast enlargement, hand surgery, or tummy tuck.

Click here to request a consultation online or call 518.793.0475 or 518.761.2347 today to begin your transformation.