Multiple different regimens can help you. Sculptra or Radiesse can be injected to treat the hollow cheeks. The tear troughs can be improved with Radiesse, Juvederm, or Restylane.
Juvederm for narrow face with sunken cheeks and deep nasolabial folds?
I am 35 years old and have successfully used Restylane twice in the past for my severe nasolabial folds. But I also wonder if I can "thicken" my sunken cheeks and fill out my under-eye puffiness. I have a very narrow, upside-down elongated triangular type face to start with. I wonder, is Juvederm a better option for me? If not, what are my other options?
4 answers to “Juvederm for narrow face with sunken...”
A: What is best for hollow cheeks and nasolabial folds?
I think that Juvederm ultraplus and restylane are equivalent but I would recommend perlane to help enhance the nasolabial folds and hollows of your cheeks. I think you look great and a little perlane will go a long way to helping to fill the hollows of your cheeks and making the nasolabial folds softer... more
A: There are better option, but juvederm is best for the eye hollows
Juvederm is a great "filler" and I use it extensively in my practice. It is made of the essentially the same stuff as Restylane—that which you have used in the past—but it tends to be a little smoother and easier to inject in my hands. Most plastic surgeons agree on this. Because the skin... more
A: You do have better options.
For the areas that you are concerned with - the cheeks and nasolabial folds, you have several options including other fillers such as Sculptra which is excellent for the cheeks (usually requires a few injection sessions but can last well over a year), and Radiesse (calcium hydroxyapatite, lasts typically... more
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3 Feb 2009
I went with Radiesse first in December on the nasolabials, and Sculptra in January on the cheeks areas. I loved Sculptra for the first week and a half because of the swelling, but now it has gone so far down. I was told it may take up to two months to see actual results. I will have my doctors follow up this month. Thank you so much for all of your responses!
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1 Apr 2009
I had juvederm injected in my nasolabial fold and now my cheeks the right more then the left look sunken in. have you heard of this happing before.