I'm wondering if I'm a candidate for dermal fillers to address nasolabial folds? I'm a 43 year-old white male. I took the attached photo with a DSLR camera held at arm's length in a well-lit room. I feel like they may not be as pronounced in this photo, however, I notice them deeply / more acutely in dimly lit rooms or rooms with shadows, so I'm unclear if this is a perceptual trick or not.
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These "dents" appear to be related to hypertrophy of your corrugator muscles. I would first try aggressive treatment of this with neurotoxin as filler in this area can be risky. If you do not get the results you are looking for after some time (may take a year or more), then you could see if...
Exposure to the sun can potentially impact dermal fillers, and it's generally advisable to take precautions to protect your skin from UV radiation after undergoing filler treatments. While sun exposure itself may not directly diminish the fillers, certain factors can come into play:1. Breakdown...
You are absolutely correct in noticing that many providers do not offer this treatment. This is a highly advanced area to treat as injections around the eye (and truly anywhere in the face) carry the risk of injecting filler into a blood vessel which can cause occlusion and very rarely blindness...
