Dermal Fillers for Katonah, NY

When a line is about volume, not movement

Some creases come from expression and soften with Botox. Others appear because the face has lost volume — cheeks that have flattened, folds deepening from the nose to the corners of the mouth, a jawline that has lost its edge. Those are what dermal fillers are for. Most of the fillers Bellava uses are made of hyaluronic acid, a substance your body already produces, which holds moisture and gives skin its structure.

Katonah and Bedford Hills are neighboring hamlets in the Town of Bedford, and Bellava’s office on Route 117 Bypass Road is about three minutes from the center of Katonah without traffic.

What filler can do for a face

• Cheeks: contour and gently lift cheeks that have sunk.
• Jawline: sharpen its definition for a more balanced profile.
• Smile lines and marionette lines: fill the folds from nose to mouth and below the corners of the mouth.
• Lips: add shape and hydration (there is a page of its own for lip fillers).
• Hands: restore volume to hands that have started to look bony.

The product is chosen for the area

No single filler suits every part of the face, and matching the product to the area is a large part of a natural result. Bellava’s injectors work with hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvéderm, Restylane and Restylane Lyft, and with Sculptra and Radiesse, which encourage your own collagen and build volume more gradually.

The team is led by Bellava’s medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD, with nurse injectors Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN, and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC. Your injector starts with an in-depth assessment of your face and goals before recommending a filler and a technique.

After the appointment

The change is visible as soon as the treatment is done, and depending on the product it can last for months or even years. Recovery depends on how many areas were treated, which filler was used and your general health: some people have almost no downtime, others need a few days for swelling or bruising to settle. With an event coming up, that is worth building into your timing.

Like any medical procedure, filler carries risks — bruising, redness, swelling, lumps, uneven results, infection and, rarely, problems with vision — which experienced hands and a controlled setting keep to a minimum. You leave with written aftercare instructions, and bleeding, pain, signs of infection or an allergic reaction are reasons to contact the practice straight away.

Questions from Katonah

Filler or Botox? They do different jobs: Botox quiets the muscle that creases the skin, filler restores what has been lost. The liquid facelift combines the two in one plan.

What if surgery would serve me better? Bellava is also home to board-certified plastic surgeon Chang Soo Kim, MD, so if loose skin needs lifting rather than filling, you can hear that option under the same roof.

Is the consultation free? Yes, and you can book it, or the treatment itself, online with Book Now.