Injectables / Fillers

Injectable dermal fillers are different from BOTOX^® injections, but offer even more ways of enhancing and rejuvenating your facial appearance. At Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas, Dr. Craig Rowin and Dr. Ram Kalus offer a variety of popular dermal fillers that can help you achieve your aesthetic goals. Many of our treatments can not only fill in lines and wrinkles along the face, including deep creases and nasolabial folds (lines between the nose and mouth), but also add volume to your cheeks, and even camouflage the jowls. Lip augmentation can give your lips a more youthful, sensual appearance, but care must be taken to avoid an artificial and unnatural appearance. Injectable dermal filler procedures are minimally invasive and usually take less than 30 minutes to complete. Patients typically start seeing results before they even leave our office! The dermal fillers available at our practice include:

Juvéderm^®

Another very popular hyaluronic acid injectable dermal fillers similar to Restylane^® is Juvéderm^®, which adds volume to facial features such as the lips and cheeks, in addition to filling in lines and wrinkles and giving the face a smoother, more youthful appearance. Juvéderm^® requires no allergy testing. Using an ultra-thin needle, our aesthetician will inject Juvéderm^® into the areas of the face targeted for rejuvenation in a procedure that takes 15-20 minutes. Results from Juvéderm^® are typically immediately apparent, and will continue to improve in the days following treatment. The effects of Juvéderm^® often last from six to nine months, and can be maintained with occasional touch-up treatments.

We also offer Juvederm^® Ultra XC which is formulated with lidocaine to improve the comfort of your treatment with the same long lasting results.

JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™

JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™ is the first dermal filler of its kind to be approved by the FDA for cheek and midfacial volume enhancement in patients 21 and older. In addition to augmenting the cheeks and midface, this innovative injectable treatment can also help smooth moderate to severe lines and wrinkles while restoring a more youthful contour for patients experiencing various signs of facial aging.

Much like Juvéderm™, the JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™ solution is composed of naturally-occurring hyaluronic acid and requires no allergy testing prior to treatment. During the procedure, our aesthetician will inject the volumizing solution into targeted areas of the cheeks and midface utilizing an ultra-thin blunt needle. The entire treatment takes about 15 minutes to complete, and the cheek and midfacial augmentation results typically appear instantaneously with injection. Additionally, the volumizing effects of JUVÉDERM VOLUMA™ have been clinically proven to last up to two years in several instances, which is significantly longer-lasting than other non-surgical injectable alternatives.

JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA^® XC

JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA^® XC is an innovative dermal filler designed to add subtle volume to the lips and reduce fine lines surrounding the mouth (perioral rhytids). Approved by the FDA for patients over the age of 21, this cosmetic injectable is uniquely formulated to achieve smooth, natural-looking results that do not appear overly augmented. As a result, it can be an excellent option for restoring tone and volume to “aging” lips.

Like all fillers in the JUVÉDERM^® family, JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA^® XC is composed of a hyaluronic acid-based solution, so no allergy testing is required before treatment. Using an ultra-thin needle, our aeshtetician will meticulously administer the injections in targeted areas of the lips and/or periorbital region until an ideal outcome is attained. Treatment generally takes about 15–20 minutes to complete, and the results usually last at least twelve months for most patients—making JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA^® the longest-lasting dermal filler of its kind.

JUVÉDERM VOLLURE™ XC

As the latest addition to the JUVÉDERM^® product line, JUVÉDERM VOLLURE™ XC is FDA-approved to smooth moderate to severe lines and wrinkles in patients over the age of 21 for a younger, rejuvenated facial appearance. Problem areas, such as the nasolabial folds, can be addressed with this hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler for immediate results that have been clinically proven to last up to 18 months in many cases. This enduring effect makes JUVÉDERM VOLLURE™ XC the longest-lasting injectable filler currently available for nasolabial fold reduction.

Formulated with advanced VYCROSS^® technology, JUVÉDERM VOLLURE™ XC has a unique molecular composition that allows the gel to flow smoothly into targeted areas for a subtle, natural-looking enhancement. Treatments can usually be administered in as little as 15–20 minutes, and discomfort is typically minimal due to the formula’s inclusion of lidocaine—a local anesthetic that can decrease pain upon injection. Following JUVÉDERM VOLLURE™ XC, patients can generally return to normal daily activities immediately.