Physician Lee Rockamura gets dermal fillers like Juvederm and Radiesse to smooth wrinkles and restore volume under her eyes and around her mouth. The results last 2 to 3 years, with full effects showing over 3 to 4 months as collagen forms, and require no downtime.
Hi, I'm medical reporter Suzanne Stevens for the Dermatologic Laser Center. You know, one of the most popular procedures that Dr. Brown does here in this office is something called dermal fillers. You may have heard of them: Sculptra, Radiesse, Juvederm, also something called Restylane. Now, these are all injected under your skin, and the results are immediate, right there while you're sitting in the chair. Now, they can take years off of your face because they're adding volume, and that literally will pull up sagging skin. Now, this is a very natural-looking improvement, and there's no downtime, and the cost is just a fraction of what you would pay for a facelift or some kind of other surgical procedure. Fillers can also be used to fill in deeper wrinkles. Cheeks, to pull up saggy skin, marionette lines, the nasolabial folds, your lips, a chin wrinkle, and also the sides of your mouth. And fillers are not just for women, as you will see. Dr. Brown is going to take some years off of a gentleman today. This gentleman, Lee Rockamura, Nice to meet you, by the way. Um, do you mind my asking how old you are?
61.
Oh, you look great.
Thank you.
And what do you do?
I'm a physician.
So tell us why you wanted to do this.
I'd like to roll the clock back a few years. I've been taking good care of the rest of my body, and so I thought maybe I'd apply it to other areas.
You know, that really does just make sense. If you're spending energy and time working out and keeping fit, then you really do want to look fit. Why don't you show me what areas of your face you're concerned about?
Right under my eyes here, around my nose, and maybe corners of my mouth.
What have you noticed in these areas?
Some skin stretching, a little bit of sunkenness, so those are the areas that I would like to bring back, to roll back that clock.
How long do you expect the results to last for you?
Well, I'd like to say forever, but probably at least a couple years.
And you know, the nice thing is the results are instant.
Great.
Yeah, you'll notice a difference when you get out of the chair.
Wow.
So Dr. Brown is now going to demonstrate the procedure for us, and I think that we will all be very excited to see the difference.
Yeah, we're going to do a filler today that will give you long-lasting correction, 2 to 3 years. And it does take a while to achieve this correction, probably 3 to 4 months. So it's a gradual, very natural looking, and it creates collagen in your skin.
I have the mirror now.
Wow.
So you can take a look at what the doctor did for you. There you go.
Wow, that's amazing.
What do you notice?
Like, the lines are gone here, much fuller underneath the eyes without the sagging, and same thing around the corners of the mouth. It's totally natural.
So if you're interested in learning more about a facial filler, which is a very safe and instant way to treat lines and wrinkles on your face and also to fill in scars, by the way, Just ask the experts here at the Dermatologic Laser Center. They have years of experience doing this. It's a fraction of the cost of a facelift. There is no downtime, and you are in good hands. I'm medical reporter Suzanne Stevens.
