I need your advice on non surgical procedures for volume loss besides fillers

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I just turned 22 a day ago. I lost weight over the summer (June-August 11th) and as a result I lost volume in my face. My face looks gaunt and “older”. It doesn’t have the volume I need in my mid face/under eyes which makes me look “saggy”. This is making me regret weight loss because my face was fine before and I feel like I messed it up. So I’ve been looking at non surgical options for like a facelift or at least something that can restore volume. What would you suggest?

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

If you do not want to consider traditional HA fillers you may want to consider Sculptra.  This works differently than HA fillers and helps your body to stimulate collagen production.  I've included a video on it that I hope you find helpful.

Ricardo Pocurull, MD · Answer

This is a great question and one that we are seeing more and more with the advent of weight loss surgery and new treatments available. At 22, you may still experience some further skin recoil as your skin is still resilient. I would agree to wait on fillers for the moment. There are some skin tightening treatments such as radiofrequency and the new Cellsound. Anoter option is to boost your skin response with the use of Platelet Rich Growth Factor. There are a couple of these products now in the US. Endoret is the one we have been using. You use your own blood, similar to PRP, and are able to add volume as well. The growth factors in the injections will also stimulate your own repair process. I hope that this helps!

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

The best way to restore facial volume and a more youthful appearance is with fat grafting. In the procedure of fat grafting, a proper fat is chosen for harvesting, and then transferred into the area where the fat has been lost, according to the photographs prior to weight loss. This way you can look just like your younger self with results which are natural and practically permanent. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City Plastic Surgery.

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