With the host of facial fillers and wrinkle correctors available today, the high cost of plastic surgery which, for some, entails a lengthy recovery characterized by the pain of extensive bruising and swelling, has been decidedly minimized. Accordingly, facial volumizers, such as Restylane and Radiesse, and the popular Juvéderm line of products have emerged to offer alternatives that many find more appealing and suited to busy lifestyles.

Facial Enhancement

Like Restylane and Radiesse, the other well-known wrinkle fillers and facial volumizers on the market, the focus of Juvéderm’s newest substitute for the pain of plastic surgery and its unpleasant side effects, Juvéderm Voluma, is facial enhancement with minimal, if any, pain and virtually no side effects. Cost effective and long lasting, with18-months of visible improvement being typical, patients have been able to receive but one treatment with Voluma dermal filler and achieve good results. Other products, like Radiesse and Restylane, often require more than one initial treatment for worthwhile effects, thus perhaps not as cost efficient.

Side Effects

Moreover, with Restylane and Radiesse, there tend to be more possible side effects than with Juvéderm Voluma. After Radiesse and Restylane treatments, some patients have experienced nodules and granulomas as well as product migration, or movement of injected material beneath the skin to other areas of the face. Pain during procedures, however, is not too different, all facial enhancers administered through injections are made more comfortable by a local pain numbing anesthetic; post-procedural discomfort or pain is a natural side effect of possible swelling and bruising with any facial filler.

Reverse the Signs of Aging

What makes Juvéderm Voluma so appealing, perhaps, is that it is a smooth, gel like substance consisting primarily of hyaluronic acid. Its smooth composition makes it easier to inject than other volumizers, this smoothness, may also contribute to a more natural look following the procedure. Hyaluronic acid is made naturally by the body, which replenishes its supply periodically. It serves a very important role in hydrating the sin and adding volume, hence when this mechanism is no longer effective due to aging, both the moisture and plumpness of the skin are severely compromised.

Juvéderm Voluma, with its high content of hyaluronic acid, helps reverse the loss of volume and subsequent sagging in the cheeks, cheekbones and chin area. While all volumizers help restore facial plumpness, adding to the excellent results of wrinkle fillers for fine lines around the nose and mouth, Juvéderm Voluma has been winning widespread customer satisfaction for large scale facial volumizing. Further, it has been shown to be a great companion to Juvéderm Ultra, which helps correct the fine winkles that characterize the areas around the mouth, nose and eyes. Perhaps what is best about Juvéderm Voluma, though, is that it allows immediate return to one’s daily activities or work, needing only basic makeup to cover up any bruising or redness that occurs at the injection sites.

Cost

While the cost of treatment can vary depending upon amount of product needed and who is administering it, as with Restylane or Radiesse, it is vital to find an experienced practitioner who is medically qualified and trained with volumizing products. That assures maximizing the incredible results that this advanced technique, Juvéderm Voluma, affords in restoring a youthful look without the cost, pain, or unpleasant effects of plastic surgery. Although it can also bolster a sagging face lift, for many it will be the only thing needed, perhaps along with some small wrinkle fillers, to restore the facial volume that characterizes youthful, natural looking skin.