Dermal Fillers for Mount Kisco, NY

Fast filler and slow filler

One of the first choices in a filler plan at Bellava is how quickly you want to see the change. Hyaluronic acid fillers, from the Juvéderm and Restylane families, work the moment the treatment ends, because the gel itself supplies the volume. Collagen stimulators work the other way round: they prompt your own skin to build new collagen, so the improvement arrives over weeks and tends to last longer. Neither is better across the board. The right one depends on the area, how much support it needs and how patient you are prepared to be.

The products, side by side

• Restylane Lyft is a hyaluronic acid gel designed to lift the cheeks and midface. It looks better straight away, settles fully in about four weeks and typically lasts 6 to 12 months.
• Juvéderm and Restylane soften folds and lines and plump the lips, with a natural feel because hyaluronic acid is already found in the body.
• Radiesse is made of calcium hydroxylapatite, which gives sturdier support than hyaluronic acid. It is commonly used for smile lines and cheeks, encourages collagen too, and can last 12 to 14 months.
• Sculptra is a poly-L-lactic acid collagen stimulator for the cheeks, temples and jawline. It is given over several sessions four to six weeks apart, keeps improving for up to six months after the last one, and can last about two years.

Filler is also used to lift scar depressions, not only to replace volume lost with age.

A plan for the whole face

People often arrive asking about one feature, such as a deepening fold beside the mouth, and leave with a plan for the face as a whole. Bellava’s liquid facelift works that way, placing filler across several areas at once to restore balance without incisions. Each plan is drawn up by a nurse injector on the team led by the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD, after a careful look at your features, so the product suits the area rather than the other way round.

Close enough for a top-up

Until 1978, half of Mount Kisco lay in the Town of Bedford, the town Bellava’s Bedford Hills office belongs to today. The trip between them is about four miles, around nine minutes without traffic along the Saw Mill River Parkway and Route 117, which makes questions afterwards and later top-ups easy to fit in.

Mount Kisco patients ask

Will anyone be able to tell? Some people have no visible downtime; others see swelling or bruising for a few days, depending on the filler and how many areas were treated. If an event is coming up, leave yourself a margin.

What are the risks? Bruising, redness, swelling, lumps and unevenness are the commoner ones; infection and, rarely, problems with vision are the serious ones, which is why experience and a controlled setting matter. Call the practice at once about bleeding, pain or signs of infection or an allergic reaction.

What if loose skin is the real problem? Then filler is not the answer, and you can talk it through with board-certified plastic surgeon Chang Soo Kim, MD, who works in the same building.

How do I start? The consultation is complimentary. Book it, or the treatment, online with Book Now.