What are the best areas to have Radiesse?

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A: Radiesse is FDA approved to treat nasolabial folds

Ira D. Papel, MD

Radiesse is U.S. FDA approved to treat mild to moderate facial creases in the mid- to lower face, namely the nasolabial folds or creases that develop from the nose to the outside corners of the mouth. Radiesse has been used to improve the volume in the midface and cheeks and to enhance the chin and jawline. In... more

A: Radiesse can be individualized for your own needs

David Shafer, MD

Injections really need to be individualized for each patient. In general, I like to injection Radiesse into the cheek, Evolence into the nasolabial crease, and Juvederm into the lips. However, it all depends on your anatomy and skin quality.

A: Radiesse can be used in many different places

Don Mehrabi, MD

Thank you for your question. Radiesse is a calcium hydroxylapetite deep dermal filler that will last approximately 1-1.5 years. Radiesse is an excellent choice for nasolabial folds, chin areas, marionette lines, and cheek enhancement. Radiesse is also an option for jawline enhancement, neck tightening... more

A: Nasolabial folds, cheek volume, and temple area, sometimes marrionette lines

Lane Smith, MD

Radiesse is a great filler and one I use frquently. Becuase it is a little thicker it is better for deeper wrinkles. It is not good for the lips, in fact, because it is thicker and more firm. It is great for the nasolabial folds, which are the smile lines that go from the corner of your nose downward. This is... more

A: Radiesse is best in the groove betweeen the chin and the jowl

George J. Beraka, MD

This groove is called the "pre-jowl sulcus", and it gives the chin the shape of an M.  Filling in this groove with Radiesse hides the jowls and gives you a cleaner jawline.   It should be injected DEEP. For the cheeks, I am now using more Juvederm.  It is softer and more forgiving... more

A: Radiesse can be used with good effect in several locations

Bryan K. Chen, MD

Radiesse is FDA-approved for wrinkle correction in the nasolabial fold and for the correction of HIV facial wasting (cheeks).  Radiesse is actually quite versatile.  Areas of the face that are appropriate for Radiesse include the nasolabial folds (parentheses), cheeks, chin, marionette lines, and... more

A: Radiesse makes beautiful cheeks and fills the face

Brenda Dintiman, MD

I love Radiesse to enhance the cheek area and to lift the whole cheek to temple area. Then I use it to treat the nasolabial folds.  This can also be achieved by using Perlane.  Radiesse can make the face look more youthful by directing the fullnes and the visual point to the cheeks and temples and... more

A: Nasolabial folds and volume addition

Farbod Esmailian, MD

Radiesse is best in the nasolabial folds and as a volume enhancer in the cheek area, as well as the marionette lines and jowl line. You have to be careful it is not injected too superficially, and I wouldn't recommend it being injected into the lips. Good luck

A: Radiesse best used on nasolabial folds, jaw line and chin

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD

Best indications for Radiesse are in the nasolabial folds, jaw line and chin. Radiesse is calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres that last approximately 12 - 18 months. Radiesse can cause lumpiness in the lips and should be avoided. Radiesse has few side effects - lumping, bruising and swelling.

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alyarand
4 posts
12 Feb 2009

My favorite place to inject Radiesse is over the zygomatic bones (cheek bones), creating a nice apple-shape to the face, and usually making a patient's face look thinner. Often practitioners try to fill in the nasolabial folds and forget about the cheeks, which also lose volume as the fat pad/skin begins to sag. In many cases, if you build structure with the cheeks, a patient will require less filler in the nasolabial folds and desirable facial proportions will be restored.

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