Fillers are a great cosmetic procedure for rejuvenation, softening lines scars and depressions, enhancing lips, cheek bones and eyebrows and replacing lost volume in the face which often shows up as sagging skin or jowles or nasolabial cheek folds.

Hyaluronic acid filler works like medical grade clear poly filler lifting out and filling lines depressions and scars. Also used for volumising face and often place across lines as a scaffold to reduce ongoing folding of the skin.

Our hyaluronic acid fillers are bioidentical across all species so allergy is extremely rare and we have never seen any so no testing is required.

This hyaluronic acid is identical to the molecule sitting within the 3 dimensional crosslinking of collagen and elastin in our skin and holds water giving our skin its full feel (both soft and firm).

So because it is hydrophilic and holds water it can lead to some initial swelling, which settles in a day or two.

Other risks include bruising from the needle (not the product), irregular or uneven filling which can be fixed, cold sores if you are prone to get them, and even rarer risk of infection or granuloma.

As hyaluronic acid fillers are acidic, they do sting when the filler is injected and usually local anaestheic is required.

It is not permanent and does need to be redone.

How long a filler lasts depends on which filler is used. Other factors such as position (less for lips and longer tear troughs and acne scars),

movement (so lasts less in lips of smokers), metabolism ( athletes and dancers break it up quicker) also determine when the filler needs to be redone.

Muscle relaxants aren’t just for wrinkles , we also use these for non cosmetic procedures such as hyperhidrosis (or excessive sweating usually in the underarms palms or soles).

And we also treat some patients for headaches. Although headache is an accepted side effect for a small number of people from the muscle relaxant for frowns, many more of our patients tell us that as the tension goes from their forehead so do their migraines and headaches.

Also we can reduce the bulk of our masseter muscle which we use for chewing or clenching our jaw and can lead to TMJ or jaw pain or teeth grinding. Reducing this muscle with our muscle relaxants for these indication is not a cosmetic procedure but some women with large masseter muscle bulk have a square jaw and we can soften their jaw line to a more feminine straighter line by using the muscle relaxant in this case as a cosmetic procedure.

But most people still want their cosmetic procedure muscle relaxant for reducing wrinkles and browlifts and stopping their frown and crows feet. Also some use it for reducing the DAO muscle which turn down the corner of the mouth and or contributes to marionettes lines.

We can even use our muscle relaxant injections to reduce the neck strap muscles and this also lifts the face.

Again we usually combine this cosmetic procedure with other cosmetic procedures for rejuvenation such as laser, filler, suture lift, neck liposuction, and also some of our beauty treatments in our new Medi Day Spa.

Dr Lanzer often finds that muscle relaxants immediately after an erbium face resurfacing enhances the result and the length of the result.

Facial Relaxant May Cure Baldness, Doctor Says

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Could Facial Relaxants cure baldness? One Beverly Hills doctor thinks it could.
Balding men may be offered a cure for their thinning heads — injections of Facial Relaxants.
The toxic chemicals are generally used to smooth out wrinkles, but doctors have discovered it can regrow hair too.
The treatment was discovered by accident — Dr. Simon Ourian in Beverly Hills, Calif., was trying to cure his mother’s headaches. Facial Relaxants is used off-label to treat migraines, and Ourian’s mother, a cancer victim, was going through chemotherapy.
After injecting Facial Relaxants into her scalp, Ourian was stunned to see his mother’s hair regrow. Facial Relaxants dilate the blood vessels, which allows nutrients into the hair shaft and stimulates new growth.
Ourian tested his theory on volunteers for three years, and although the treatment needs repeated injections, he has a “dramatic” difference.
“I was happily surprised,” Ourian said. “As hair loss is a significant source of insecurity, there was no shortage of volunteers.”

Dr Lanzer warns this is purely speculative at the moment and there is no proven data yet.

Dr Lanzer wrote this week:

Sagging upper eyelids are common as we age and they can cause a “tired” appearance. Likewise a collection of fat in the lower lids can cause a permanent dark shadow that also gives the impression of ageing and tiredness. The co2 laser, introduced by a dermatologist more than 15 years ago, can be used to enhance the eyelid appearance. The result is natural and creates a youthful result.

If you stand in front of the mirror and push the skin towards your ear, you can instantly see what the skin suture lift procedure can do for your face.

The suture lift involves using sutures alone under the outer cheek skin, near the ears, to lift the drooping cheeks. There is no excision surgery of loose skin. The procedure is performed through a small incision behind the ear, where the suture is fixed to the ear cartilage.

Liposuction remains one of the most popular cosmetic procedures. It is a relatively safe method for reshaping such areas as the outer thighs, hips, and stomach in women. Men often use liposuction to remove embarrassing “man boobs” on unwanted fat on their flanks and stomach.

During the procedure the unwanted fat is expanded with a watery solution that is then removed through “key holes”. Most areas of the body can be treated including the arms, ankles, inner thighs, back and knees. Mega-liposuction is ideal for patients weighing between 80kg and 130 kg. It is often performed in two stages with a total of 10 litres of fat removed. Most areas of the body are treatable.

Liposuction can also be used to reduce breast size. Through two tiny nicks dermatologists can remove between 400ml and 2 litres of fat from a woman’s heavy breasts. Women of all ages undergo the procedure and they can return to normal duties in a few days.

BREAKOUT

Dr Daniel Lanzer is recognised as a specialist and a pioneer many of these significant breakthroughs.

He enjoys a reputation based on trust and experience and has performed more than 10,000 liposuction procedures.

Recently Dr Lanzer appeared on Channel 7’s Today Tonight to explain the Vaser Hi Def Liposculpture treatment.

Dr Lanzer also offers liposuction, skin sutures, eyelid rejuvenation and many other breakthrough cosmetic procedures.

On a previous Today Tonight program Dr Lanzer explained the latest methods in liposuction.

He explained that not all liposuction methods are the same and tumescent liposuction has been shown to be the safest. He said around five litres of fat can be removed in an hour-long procedure and results are dramatic.

It can be just the psychological boost that patients need to change their life and lifestyle.

Dr Lanzer has been featured more than 50 times in the media both on TV and magazines. A Current Affair, Good Medicine and The Women’s Day have all featured Dr Lanzer’s world pioneering methods of breast reduction.

And A Current Affair featured Dr Lanzer as the first doctor in Australia to use the permanent facial filler called Aquamid.

Dr Lanzer operates in his new warn and friendly state-of-the-art day surgery centre in Malvern. Free consultations are also available in his centres in Glen Waverley, Ballarat, Geelong and Werribee. Ph: 9500 8888 or visit www.drlanzer.com