Looking Your Best: What You Should Know (NAPSA)—If wrinkles make you frown, there’s news that may put a smile on your face. New face-smoothing injections are makingit easier to kiss wrinkles goodbye. Here are commonly asked questions about the new wrinkle fillers, answered by the experts. Q: What are wrinkle fillers and how do they work? A. Wrinkle fillers are substances injected just below the surface of the skin to “plump up” wrinkles from the inside out. They are typically used to treat smile lines, vertical lip lines, marionette lines (between the mouth and chin), frown lines, forehead lines and crows feet. They are also used to add definition to the lip border. Q: What are wrinkle fillers made from? A: The newest wrinklefillers approved by the FDA, CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast (Inamed Aesthetics), are made from human collagen produced under controlled laboratory conditions. Other dermal fillers currently available in the United States contain bovine (cow) collagen. Q: Should I have a skin test before being treated? A: Dermal fillers made from bovine collagen require a skin test for allergies four weeks prior to treatment. Those containing human collagen, similar to that normally found in the skin, do not require a skin test, making them the first FDA-approved dermal fillers that can be used for sameday treatment. They also contain an anesthetic for comfort. Q: How long does a treatment last? A: The treatment has immediate results, typically lasting three ve 4 a New wrinkle fillers made from human collagen are the first same-dayfillers approved by the FDA. to six months, depending on the area treated and the amount of material used to achieve optimal correction. Q: How are wrinkle fillers different than Botox? A: Wrinkle fillers plump up wrinkles from underneath the skin surface, while Botox relaxes facial muscles that pull on the skin and cause wrinkles to form. Physicians are now using CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast (below the nose to fill in wrinkles, lip lines and acne scars) together with Botox (above the nose to relax the forehead area) to create a smoother, younger-looking appearance in a single office visit. Q: Which treatment is right for me? A: Ask your dermatologist or plastic surgeon for guidance. Inamed Aesthetics is a division of Inamed Corporation, a global healthcare company. For more information visit www.inamed.com.
