Dermal Fillers for Goldens Bridge, NY

Instant volume or gradual volume

Fillers come in two broad families, and which one you are given decides how your result arrives.

• Hyaluronic acid gels. Juvéderm, Restylane, Restylane Lyft and SkinVive belong here. Hyaluronic acid is something your own body makes to hold water and give skin its support, so these gels sit comfortably in the tissue and the difference is visible the moment the appointment ends.
• Collagen builders. Sculptra and Radiesse work differently: rather than only filling a space, they encourage the skin to make new collagen of its own, so fullness builds over the following weeks. Sculptra is given over more than one session.

Depending on the product, the improvement can last for months or, with some, for years.

Where volume tends to go missing

Faces lose volume in fairly predictable places, and your injector checks each of them before suggesting anything. Cheeks flatten and can begin to look hollow. The folds running from the nose to the corners of the mouth deepen, and so do the marionette lines below them. The jaw loses some of its edge, which softens the profile. The backs of the hands can start to look bony. Filler can also lift a depressed scar to the level of the skin around it, and the lips have a page of their own on lip fillers.

Who does the injecting

Fillers at Bellava are given by a physician-led team. Its leader is the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD, board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the team includes nurse injectors Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN, and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC. Every plan begins with an in-depth evaluation of your face and what you hope to change, after which your injector recommends a product and a technique for each area.

From Goldens Bridge the office is a little over four miles away: south on I-684, then the Saw Mill River Parkway to Route 117 Bypass Road, roughly eight minutes without traffic.

Before you put it in the diary

How long you need to look your best afterwards depends on how many areas are treated, which filler is used and your general health. Some people go straight back to normal, while others carry swelling or bruising for a few days, so leave a margin before a wedding or a photograph. Filler is a medical treatment with real risks, among them lumps, asymmetry, redness, infection and, rarely, effects on vision; an experienced injector in a controlled setting keeps them low. You go home with written aftercare, and any bleeding, pain, sign of infection or allergic reaction is a reason to call the practice at once.

Goldens Bridge patients ask

Can hyaluronic acid filler be undone? Yes. An enzyme called hyaluronidase dissolves it, should you ever want it removed.

My skin has started to sag. Will filler fix that? Filler restores volume; it does not lift sagging skin. Bellava is also home to board-certified plastic surgeon Chang Soo Kim, MD. A consultation with him is requested through the request form, a call or a text, and the patient coordinator calls you back to arrange it.

Do I pay to find out what I need? No. The filler consultation is complimentary, and Book Now lets you reserve it, or a treatment, online.