Dermal Fillers for North Salem, NY

When “I look tired” is really about volume

In one form or another it is the complaint injectors hear most, and it seldom has much to do with sleep. More often some part of the face has lost the fullness it once had, and the question at your consultation is where. Each answer points to a different plan:

• Beneath the eyes. A hollow under the lower lid can make the whole face look worn, and refreshing a tired under-eye area is part of the team’s filler work.
• The cheeks. When they flatten or sink, filler can contour them and give them a gentle lift.
• Around the mouth. The nasolabial folds running from nose to mouth, and the marionette lines below the corners of the lips, deepen as volume goes; filler softens both.
• The jaw and chin. An edge that has blurred can be sculpted back toward a balanced profile.

Two things that pass for tiredness are not volume at all. Lines that show only when you frown or squint are drawn by muscles, and those answer to Botox. Skin that has loosened and dropped needs lifting, which no filler can do; that is a matter for Bellava’s board-certified plastic surgeon, Chang Soo Kim, MD. A consultation with him is requested by form, call or text, and the patient coordinator calls you back to arrange it.

Gel now, or collagen over time

Most of the fillers Bellava uses are hyaluronic acid, which your body already makes to hold moisture and give the skin its structure: Juvéderm, Restylane, Restylane Lyft and SkinVive. Their effect is visible the moment the appointment ends. Sculptra and Radiesse take the slower road, prompting your own collagen so the change builds over the weeks that follow. Depending on the product, a result can last for months or even years.

Who you will see

Filler is placed by nurse injectors Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC, on a team led by the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD. Nothing is picked in advance: the product and technique for each area follow an in-depth evaluation of your face and of what you want changed.

Three starting points in town

Bellava is at 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills. Purdys sits right beside an entrance to I-684, so from the hamlet the drive is about ten minutes without traffic. From Croton Falls, joining the interstate at Hardscrabble Road, allow about 13. From the town’s centre on Titicus Road, Route 116 runs west past the Titicus Reservoir first, which makes it about 19.

North Salem patients ask

How much time should I leave before an event? That depends on how many areas are treated, the filler chosen and your general health. Some people have almost no downtime; others give swelling or bruising a few days to settle.

What should make me call afterwards? Bleeding, pain, signs of infection or an allergic reaction. You go home with detailed aftercare instructions as well.

Is anyone advised against Restylane? Bellava’s Restylane page says it is not recommended for anyone under 21, anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, or anyone allergic to bacterial protein.

What does the consultation cost? Nothing; it is complimentary. Book Now reserves it, or a treatment, online.