Juvederm

What is Juvederm?

Juvederm is touted as the “next generation” of cosmetic injectables.  Juvederm injections gently smooth wrinkles and folds around the mouth and nose and restore a youthful volume and appearance to the face. This cosmetic injectable gel is made with hyaluronic acid, a natural substance found in your body that works with collagen and elastin to provide volume and support to the skin. Juvederm injections are especially effective on smile lines and “parentheses” (nasolabial folds) that run from the bottom of the nose to the sides of the mouth.

Juvederm is FDA-approved and there are two types of Juvederm injections: Juvederm Ultra, which is used to fill medium deep facial wrinkles and to add fullness to the lips, and Juvederm XC, which has a denser formulation and is therefore helpful for improving the appearance of much deeper facial folds.

Juvederm has become extremely popular with American consumers as treatment takes only 15 minutes with immediate results and no downtime. Results typically last about 6-9 months, but in some cases the results can last up to one year.

Who is a candidate for Juvederm?

As we age, the facial skin loses it elasticity and the creases in our face turn into permanent lines and wrinkles. This usually happens on the forehead and around the eyes and mouth, on the locations of the muscles that help us smile and frown. Juvederm injections are ideal for nearly any patient who wishes to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the face and restore more youthful facial expression. Both men and women can benefit from the Juvederm treatment and feel better and more confident about their appearance.

The JUVÉDERM Visualizer allows you to see how JUVÉDERM Injectable Gel can help you achieve the natural look you want. Click here to view the Treatment Visualizer

The Juvederm treatment

Juvederm injections are placed into the treatment area with an extremely fine needle. Any discomfort is usually minimal, although a topical anesthetic is often used to numb the skin area. Pre-treatment allergy testing is not needed, however, because Juvederm doesn’t contain any allergy-causing animal-derived ingredients. Juvederm is entirely biodegradable.

Benefits of Juvederm

Juvederm injections offer a non-surgical, no downtime way to reduce the signs of aging. They are often used to:

• Plump up folds and reduce wriknles that run from the bottom of the nose to the corners of the mouth
• Reduce or eliminate the marionette lines, the downturned creases at the corner of the mouth
• Augment thin or aging lips
• Fill in the prominent vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows
• Augment the hollows under the eyes
• Correct scars

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