There’s a new craze sweeping the nation and it has to do with nasolabial folds. You may ask, what do those have to do with me? Well you’re actually adding them to your face every day as a result of smiling! These ‘smile lines,’ (deep wrinkles that look like parentheses around your mouth) can now be avoided. Rumor has it that there’s a less expensive, long-lasting solution to those lines that make us look so much older.
The rumors are true. Paradise Medspa is pleased to start offering its patients Artefill. Artefill is a different kind of injectable dermal filler that uses unique microspheres that are not absorbed by the body, so it stands the test of time. In fact, studies have shown that patients who have received Artefill injections showed an improvement in their wrinkles even five years after the treatment. Collagen or fat injections typically last only a few months, since the enzymes of the injections start to break down immediately. That can mean several costly injections a year! But Artefill actually stimulates your body’s natural collagen to grow, making the results last for years. With only one or two injections of Artefill needed, you can see how the savings add up.
There are 3 steps involved with a patient getting Artefill:
1) The skin test to ensure that they are not allergic to Bovine collagen
2) The initial injection 2 weeks after the skin test to ensure there are no adverse reactions
3) A 10 week follow up with potential for additional syringes to achieve full correction (results last 3 to 5 years because it is your own collagen.)
If you’re still not intrigued, here’s another reason that people are jumping on the Artefill bandwagon. Most patients need only one or two treatments, depending on the depth of their wrinkles, and you can resume normal activities right away so there’s virtually no downtime. It’s been praised as being a very safe, simple in-office procedure and allows you to admire your results almost immediately. Who doesn’t like seeing immediate results and experiencing no downtime after a procedure?
