{"id":20309,"date":"2021-07-27T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=20309"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:38:48","slug":"unexpected-areas-for-dermal-fillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/unexpected-areas-for-dermal-fillers","title":{"rendered":"7 Unexpected Areas Where Filler Injections Can Have a Big Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

No cosmetic injectables offer quite as much versatility as dermal fillers<\/a>. Sure, they may be most commonly thought of as a way to plump lips and define cheekbones, but there are numerous other ways to use fillers (both the hyaluronic acid and biostimulatory varieties<\/a>). “The options are endless, and you really can use them almost anywhere on the face or body,” says Dr. Gabriela Soza, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City.  (The caveat? This largely involves off-label uses—so as always, it’s paramount to find a provider who has experience injecting filler in these ways.) Here, seven unexpected spots where doctors say injectable fillers have a huge impact.<\/p>

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Forehead<\/h2>

Botox<\/a> isn’t the only injectable that works well in the forehead. According to Dr. Sarmela Sunder<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, hyaluronic acid fillers<\/a> are another good choice. “As we age, we lose soft tissue volume in the forehead and it becomes bonier and flatter. Restoring this volume and making the forehead slightly rounder, particularly in the center, helps light reflect off this area, creating a more youthful, rejuvenated appearance,” she says. <\/p>

Similarly, some people are simply born with flatter foreheads; this, particularly in a profile view, can throw off the proportions of the face. “We’ve always focused on the relationship between the nose and chin when we talk about balanced facial features, but the ratio of the forehead to the nose to the chin is also important. Using fillers in the forehead can help augment this so the features and face look more harmonized,” she explains. The thicker, more dense hyaluronic acid fillers, such as Restylane Lyft, tend to work best here. And if paired with Botox (which minimizes the movement that tends to speed up the breakdown of filler), results can last up to a year. <\/p>

A word of caution: the forehead is an extremely risky area to inject filler, probably riskier than anywhere else on the face or body, warns Dr. Sunder. There’s a higher risk of not just vascular occlusion but also vascular occlusion that can cause blindness; so again, always go to an experienced board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon.<\/p>

Infrabrow<\/h2>

Also known as the spot immediately underneath the eyebrow, Dr. Sunder says injecting just a small amount of filler in the infrabrow can deliver a result similar to that of a blepharoplasty<\/a>. “Most people equate an aging eye with saggy skin on the lid, but there’s also a general loss of volume around the eyes, particularly right under the brow,” she explains. Sometimes it’s not extra skin that needs to be surgically removed (as is the case during a blepharoplasty) but simply skin that needs to be plumped up, she says. Hyaluronic acid fillers similar to those used under the eyes\/in the tear troughs (such as Juvéderm Volbella) work well here, and results can last over a year.<\/p>

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