What is the Best Topical Facial Filler?

asked 2 years ago by lilac500 in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by Grant Stevens, MD
Question viewed 912 times
Tags: sagging, deflation

I am looking for a topical product such as Hyaluronic Acid to give my sagging, deflated skin a more fuller appearance. What is the best topical product on the market?

I am interested in a product that has a molecular structure small enough to penetrate the skin and provide results instead of just sitting on top of the skin.

5 answers to What is the Best Topical Facial Filler?

Topical fillers

We all hope for the day that topical products can plump and rehydrate the skin to sufficiently revolumize it..but that day has not yet come. The only way to effective get hyaluronic acid into the skin for plumpness and volume is with injections and injectable fillers (Perlane, Juvederm, Restylane...)

Grant Stevens, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

No topical volume replacement

Currently there is no topical product that is a substitute for injectable facial fillers. If your cheeks are sagging you likely need injectable volume replacement and/ or a tightening procedure.

Dina D. Strachan, MD
New York Dermatologist

No topical on the market will provide results you desire.

Topicals simply don't penetrate the skin deep enough to stimulate the collagen that would be necessary to "plump" the skin. You will need to look to other treatments for real results. Juvederm, Restylane and other Hyaluronic Acid (HA) fillers would be the least downtime and expense for you. Fat transfer is another option. If you would like to make additional improvement to your skin, such as tightening, pore reduction, discoloration improvement, you might look into... more

Peter Schmid, DO
Longmont Facial Plastic Surgeon

Topical filler

There is no topical cream that will act as a filler. Presently the only way to deliver fillers to the skin is by injecting the filler. In case of a deflated face Fat injections are the best fillers. Topical technology will come in the future in the form of NANO TECHNOLOGY OR CARBON NANO SPHERES.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Other Than Toilet Paper, What is the Best Topical Facial Filler?

Hi Lilac, There's an old joke there about a wife who tells her husband that she wants fuller breasts, he tells her to rub toilet tissue on her breasts because apparently it was successful on her tush. Maybe he's now her ex-husband. I won't tell you to use toilet tissue on your face, but I would not expect incredible results from topical facial fillers. I actually had a treatment today with Intracueticals. It involves topical hyaluronic acid with focused hyperbaric oxygen application to... more

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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