Soft Tissue Fillers (Restylane, Hylaform, Collagen)

Soft tissue fillers are substances that can be injected into the skin to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, augment lips, fill hollow cheeks, improve scars (surgical and acne), and elevate deep facial folds. The result in this nonsurgical cosmetic procedure is a smoother, more youthful appearance. Soft tissue fillers are safe and the procedure is quick.

Depending on your interest in soft tissue fillers, Plastic Cosmetic Surgeon, Alan Bienstock, MD will advise you on which filler is best for your condition.

Restylane® is a soft tissue filler administered to add volume and fullness to the skin to correct facial wrinkles, scars and skin folds. Facial lines and features that can be corrected using Restylane include:

Worry lines that run across the forehead (forehead lines)
Crow's feet at the corner of the eyes (periorbital lines)
Frown lines that run between the eyebrows (glabellar lines)
Smoker's lines which are vertical lines on the mouth (perioral lines)
Marionette lines at the corner of the mouth (oral commissures)
Deep smile lines that run from side of the nose to corners of the mouth (nasolabial furrows)
Cheek depressions
Redefining lip border
Acne scars
Some facial scars

Hylaform® is an FDA-approved dermal (skin) filler made from a highly purified form of hyaluronic acid that mimics the effects of natural hyaluronic acid. When injected just below the surface of the skin, Hylaform adds volume to the skin, smoothing unwanted lines and wrinkles.

Benefits of Hylaform
Immediate treatment - no pre-treatment skin test required
Immediate results
Proven safety - used in international markets for nearly a decade
Mild adverse post-treatment responses (such as redness, bruising and swelling)

Collagen patented by the Collagen Corporation under the trade names Zyderm and Zyplast, is derived from purified bovine collagen. The purification process creates a product similar to human collagen. Injectable collagen received approval from the Food and Drug Administration in 1981.

Allergan/Inamed has designed new collagen products – Cosmoderm and Cosmoplast that are human based collagen products which do not require any preinjection/allergy testing.

Collagen is used primarily to fill wrinkles, lines and scars on the face and sometimes the neck, back and chest. Collagen injections have been used for decades to replenish the skin’s suppleness and help maintain its youthful appearance. Collagen Replacement Therapy is a safe, non-surgical treatment that can even out facial lines and scars, as well as improve the look of specific parts of the body.