Botox & Fillers
For men and women hoping to turn back the hands of time, Botox and dermal fillers are among the most popular treatment options. In the hands of a skilled practitioner like Bella Nova Health and Wellness, these advanced medical aesthetics tools can deliver astounding results.
What are Dermal Fillers?
- Dermal fillers work to restore or enhance your facial volume. During your younger years, your face is padded with a thick layer of collagen. As time passes, you lose much of that natural padding, leaving your skin to sag and pool into lines and wrinkles.
- Dermal fillers introduce volume into the targeted areas. Administered via injections, the filler smooths and plumps skin, giving you a more youthful appearance without a stretched or unnatural look.
- There are many types of dermal fillers to choose from. Each is formulated for a specific use, with thicker fillers usually used in the cheeks or larger areas of the face and thinner fillers used to correct the lines around the eyes or lips.
- Dermal fillers can last anywhere from a few months to longer than a year, depending on the type of filler used. Best of all, your body responds to these injections by producing new collagen, which creates lasting volume and softness.
How does Botox work?
- Botox is formulated from a carefully controlled and minute volume of Clostridium botulinum, a substance found naturally in soil, lakes, and forests. A neurotoxin, this substance works to alter the way your muscle tissue functions. Botox is injected into certain facial muscles to prevent them from going through their full range of motion. It’s an excellent way to reduce lines, folds, and wrinkles around your eyes (crow’s feet), between your brows, and across your forehead.
- Injections take just moments to complete, and the effects develop within a day or two. Your results will last around four months, at which time you can decide if you’d like to return for another treatment.
- Botox has an extensive safety record and has been used in medical applications for more than 50 years.
