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Cosmetic treatments have come a long way since bursting into the public consciousness during the 1990s. Sitcoms poked fun of characters receiving treatments being unable to show emotion, and comedians questioned the wisdom of injecting a toxin into your face. Entertainment news sites assembled slide shows of celebrities who went overboard with plastic surgery and injections, resulting in a duck face. Fillers have come a long way since those days. Without a before and after photo, it is unlikely that you could tell whether someone was being treated with the natural fillers available today. Natural fillers address aging concerns like hollow cheeks, fine lines around the eyes, and wrinkles around the lips and mouth. They work by filling in the area underneath the skin to improve the skin's appearance. Natural fillers are a good option for patients with sensitive skin, or who are prone to allergic reactions, because they are made with ingredients found within your body. Those approved by the Food and Drug Administration contain hyaluronic acid or collagen as the active ingredient. Collagen products replace the collagen you have lost through aging. Hyaluronic acid products also promote collagen growth. A relatively new product in the natural fillers market is an injectable seeded from the patient's own skin cells. The doctor takes a small sample of skin from an unnoticeable area, and sends it to a lab. There, fibroblasts, which make collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, are multiplied, and injected to smooth lines around eyes and mouth. The downside is that the effects of natural products are only temporary; collagen lasts two to six months, and hyaluronic acid lasts six months to one year. Therefore, repeat injections are required to maintain results. Before receiving cosmetic injections, your doctor might require an allergy test to make sure that you will not have a reaction to the product. Otherwise, the procedure is done on an outpatient basis and takes about 30 minutes. For most fillers, results can be seen immediately. Natural-looking results are best achieved with a conservative approach, and when an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon performs the injections. Even though injections are among the safest cosmetic procedures, medical professionals still urge caution when selecting a provider. The American Academy of Dermatology strongly advises that you see a doctor with experience in cosmetic procedures, and cautions that you should avoid receiving injections in non-medical settings such as salons, spas, or "filler parties" at someone's home. Injections are an optional treatment, and done for cosmetic reasons, but that should not detract from the fact that they are medical procedures. The injectable should only be administered by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon that can determine how to appropriately treat your concerns. Reports of side effects, including lumps, ridges, over-filled areas, allergic reactions, swelling, and discoloration, increase when injectables are administered by someone other than a medical professional. Additionally, the person performing the procedure may not know how to treat an allergic reaction, and might not be using an appropriate material, which could cause significant damage. For quality natural fillers, Mississippi residents call upon Spring of Youth Medical Group. Learn more at http://www.springofyouthmedical.com.
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