Source: Various, including Dermik, makers of, you guessed it…
Okay, maybe not for everyone. For those of us aging (You know who you are) there are now more options than ever to not look like ourselves. Those of us intimidated by the prospect of surgery for facial rejuvination (Making your face look younger. Presumably the rest of you can go to hell in a handbasket), have the option of using dermal fillers! Dermal what-ers?
A history lesson. Since the dawn of time, or at least the dawn of purely cosmetic surgery in the 1980′s, doctors have been injecting substances under the skin to make it look fuller and more youthful and to get rid of lines and wrinkles. Not botox, which is poison –botulism, and works by paralyzing muscles with toxins, but other interesting substances. The first was bovine collagen (Yes, from cows!). More recently Hylauronic acids, which degrade over time requiring re-addition every 6-9 months and substances that stimulate the body to make it’s own collagen. Oh and returning to the animal kingdom, porcine collagen (From pigs, not porcupines) is said to be even more promising.
Perhaps not coincidentally, none of these treatments appear to last for more than 6-9 months and some considerably less. Draw your own conclusions there. So, if your lips aren’t full enough to resemble that of a famous Hollywood actress who has literally become a characature of herself or those stubborn cheeks of yours are still a little saggy or hollow and you don’t want to go under the knife, maybe injectable dermal fillers are the right thing for you.
The people at Dermik, Sanofi-Aventis and Johnson & Johnson sure would like you to think so.
posted by David Marc Schwadron, Esq.
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