Over time, our skin’s elastin and collagen production tends to slow down. You may notice your skin is not bouncing back the way it used to, or areas like your lips beginning to thin, losing their natural plumpness.
Wrinkles, fine lines, and volume loss are all completely natural as we grow older. Though topical at-home remedies like retinol and moisturizers might help address these skin concerns on a surface level, injectables target these issues at the root for longer-lasting results.
If you want to keep looking as young as you feel, the experts at Medical Grade Aesthetics offer injectable facial rejuvenation options like Botox and lip filler in Freeport.
Continue reading to find out how this dynamic duo can restore your youthful glow and refresh your features, or request an appointment to start planning your anti-aging treatments.
Why Do Wrinkles Form?
Wrinkles and fine lines naturally form around areas like the eyes, mouth, and forehead as we age. They are especially common on the face because we regularly expose our faces to sunlight, which breaks down the collagen and elastin that give our skin flexibility.
UV radiation from the sun speeds up the visible effects of aging; as we grow older, our skin naturally loses elasticity, retaining less of the usual collagen and fat throughout the layers of skin. As a result, the surface of the skin is drier and less firm, making it prone to wrinkles and fine lines. Decreased or changing estrogen levels intensify this collagen degradation and skin laxity.
Factors like air pollutants and smoking habits also exacerbate the effects of aging, further contributing to loose, crepe-like skin.
However, some of these creases are a natural side effect of our expressive nature, resulting in “smile lines” around the nose and lips or “crow’s feet” framing the eyes. As we repeat these facial movements in adulthood, the skin stops springing back into place, with wrinkles instead remaining alongside our features even when our faces are at rest.
How Does Botox Treat Wrinkles?
At Medical Grade Aesthetics, our providers offer Botox injections to help combat the telltale signs of aging. During a consultation, we perform a full facial analysis and listen to your concerns to better understand your skin and aesthetic goals.
Based on your skin assessment and ideal final look, we customize your anti-aging treatment to enhance your natural beauty rather than just chase down an unwanted wrinkle. By relaxing the muscles with injectable neurotoxins, we can achieve a more natural, youthful appearance.
For many clients, we recommend Botox. Botox injections use botulinum toxin, a neurotoxin, to interrupt communication between your nerves and the targeted muscle. In blocking your nerves’ signals, Botox relaxes the muscles, smoothing the skin above and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. The ongoing effect of the neurotoxin helps prevent new lines from forming.
Injecting Your Wrinkle Relaxer
Before injecting your Botox, our medical providers determine the dosage that will help you achieve natural-looking results and accomplish your cosmetic goals. Most clients experience little to no pain during the procedure.
During treatment, our injectors administer custom amounts of Botox into the targeted muscles using very thin needles. Your treatment areas could include the forehead, between the eyebrows, the outer corners of the eyes, and around the mouth and nose. The duration of the treatment session depends on the dosage and treatment areas, but most sessions take 30 minutes or less.
Caring for Your Injection Site
After we inject Botox and lip filler in Freeport, we recommend you avoid lying down or massaging the area in the first few hours after your appointment; this might cause the formula to disperse and reduce its efficacy in the treated area.
Rarely, you may notice minor swelling and bruising around the injection site for the first 24 to 48 hours following treatment. Our providers recommend you avoid exercise after injections, as this increases your risk of bruising.
The effects of Botox typically last 3 to 4 months on average. Our providers work with you to establish a regular injection routine to maintain your results based on how your body metabolizes the product. We recommend applying sunscreen and retinol products at home to preserve your look.
Why Am I Losing Volume in My Lips?
As our skin loses elasticity with age, we often lose volume in the face. The breakdown of proteins like collagen and elastin and the fat pads in the lips affects the structure and firmness of the lips, leading to a drooping or thinned look.
Our natural levels of hyaluronic acid in the epidermis also decrease over time, making it harder for our skin and lips to retain moisture and flex with facial movements.
Regular sun exposure further intensifies our bodies’ slowed production of collagen and hyaluronic acid, hampering cell renewal and the skin’s ability to bounce back. Habits like smoking also speed up the aging process, damaging essential collagen and elastin proteins and dehydrating the skin, often leading to vertical “smoker’s lines” between the nose and lips.
Along with external factors like UV exposure and smoking, women may notice thinning lips because of hormonal imbalances. As we enter new stages of life like pregnancy and menopause, the fluctuating hormones cause our bodies to naturally redistribute fat from the face and lips to other parts of the body.
Diminished fat pads in the lips contribute to a hollower appearance. This fat loss combined with skin laxity might make you look older than you feel.
How Does Lip Filler Restore Volume?
If your lips have gotten thinner or developed surrounding wrinkles over the years, a Medical Grade Aesthetics provider can inject dermal filler to revitalize the area. Dermal fillers subtly restore volume and hydration to the lips by plumping them with a hyaluronic acid-based gel.
With lip fillers, many clients can regain their natural Cupid’s bow and create balance between their upper and lower lips. We also use lip filler to soften smile lines and other wrinkles framing the mouth.
The result: a natural-looking smile that reflects your vitality. When planned in conjunction, Botox and lip filler in Freeport restore your youthful glow.
Injecting Your Lip Filler
Before injecting your lip filler, our team determines the amount of product needed to meet your cosmetic goals in the treatment areas. We take your desired results into consideration with our findings from your facial analysis to support harmony across your upper and lower facial features.
Our providers will numb the treatment area topically prior to your procedure. Once numbed, the injector administers your lip filler using very thin needles. Most appointments take 1 hour, including the time we allow for the numbing cream to take effect.
You may notice minor swelling or bruising around the injection site for a few days, but you can recover at your own discretion. After administering injectables like Botox and lip filler in Freeport, we recommend patients avoid massaging the treatment area or using a straw until the swelling subsides.
The results of your lip filler injections can last for over a year. However, if you would like to book regular injections, simply ask our team about scheduling any maintenance treatments.
Better Together: Pairing Injectables to Complete Your Look
Our team often recommends Botox and lip filler in Freeport to strengthen the results of your skin rejuvenation. This dynamic duo relaxes stubborn wrinkles and supports fuller lips for fresher, more youthful features.
Based on your consultation and facial analysis, the experts at Medical Grade Aesthetics might suggest starting with your Botox injections before determining your filler dosage. By giving your neurotoxin injections time to settle, we can better understand the canvas of your skin and how we can use the lip filler to add volume and complement your revitalized appearance.
Though not a requirement, this approach supports a more natural, youthful glow and gives us the opportunity to build the treatment plan that’s right for you.
Supporting Your Internal and External Beauty
Bearing your unique facial harmony and goals in mind, we can address skin laxity and thinning lips with Botox and lip filler. In Freeport, our providers always personalize your treatments to address your cosmetic needs and enhance your natural beauty.
For many clients, these combined treatments alter more than just outward appearance––they improve quality of life. Because when you are confident and love what you see in the mirror, you feel unstoppable.
Your experience with Medical Grade Aesthetics isn’t just a quick “fix” of your imperfections; our compassionate providers strive to help you enhance your self-image. Whether that entails stopping wrinkles before they form or refreshing your lips, we work to restore that self-love with each treatment.
Book Your Injectables Consultation
Interested in combining your anti-aging efforts? Defy the rules of gravity and the hands of time with Botox and lip filler in Freeport. Book your consultation to start your aesthetic journey with Medical Grade Aesthetics.
Want to continue learning about our other facial rejuvenation techniques? Discover other cosmetic fillers with Medical Grade Aesthetics, or learn more about our complete neurotoxin selection, including Dysport.
