Juvederm

WHO IS A CANDIDATE:

• If you have wrinkles on your face or around your lips that you wish to diminish.
• If you desire to have fuller or more defined lips.
• If you have deep nasolabial folds (the line between the nose and the corner of your mouth).
• If you have scars on your face that you wish to improve.

INTENDED RESULTS:

• Juvederm™ can smooth out, fill in and decrease wrinkles.
• Juvederm™ will plump lips and define the edges of the lips.
• Juvederm™ can fill in and reduce the depth of the nasolabial fold.
• Juvederm™ will fill depressed, acne scars.

PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION:

• An injection of numbing medicine (Lidocaine) may be used, if desired.
• Hyaluronic acid is present in all living organisms. In your skin it creates volume, resulting in a healthy and vital appearance. Juvederm™ contains hyaluronic acid in the form of a crystal-clear gel that is injected into the skin to lift the lip, wrinkle or fold. Once in the skin, Juvederm™ works together with the body’s own hyaluronic acid and joins forces to create volume.

RECUPERATION AND HEALING:

• There may be some mild swelling after the procedure. Using ice will help decrease this. Most patients look normal with make-up within one hour.
• Occasionally, mild bruising may be seen or small dots may appear at the locations where the needles were inserted.

OTHER OPTIONS

Lips can be enhanced with implants such as Softform or Alloderm. Wrinkles can be treated with laser resurfacing or BOTOX® Cosmetic. Another type of filling material can be used such as fat.

INSURANCE GUIDELINES

This procedure is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment.