Many Uses For Injectables

1. Restylane for droopy pierced-ear holes. Miami dermatologist Leslie Baumann, MD is the author of the Yahoo Health blog The Skin Guru, where she says “Restylane can be injected below your piercing hole to plump the earlobes and help support your earrings.”

2. Radiesse for non-surgical nose job has been around for a while. Alexander Rivkin, a facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California has been offering injection rhinoplasty since 2004, catching the attention of the Today show.

3. Sculptra injections for that annoying stiletto heel pain: Miami cosmetic physician and podiatrist (also official foot doc of the Miami Heat) Dr. Cynthia Marzouka-Losito uses Sculptra to create “a pillow-like cushion on the ball of the foot” to fill atrophied areas of the sole of the foot.

4. Silikon 1000 was made originally for the eyeball: Twin Cities dermatologist Patrick Carney, MD prefers it for lip augmentation.

5. Botox for chronic low back pain: Botox Therapeutic is being studied in Washington DC by two Army physicians for the treatment of low back pain – but only for injuries impacting the back muscles.

Fat Injections On The Rise

INJECTABLES - FAT INJECTIONS
You can forgo the pharmaceutical filler route and use your own body fat as filler. Autologous fat injections or fat transfer are terms used to define injectable soft-tissue augmentation using your own fat. More commonly used in conjunction with other surgical procedures, your fat can be extracted, processed and reinjected into your lips, facial creases or hands. There is no risk of allergy and your body won't reject the graft. Typically, the fat is extracted from the abdomen, buttocks or thighs through liposuction techniques or a pinpoint incision with manual suction. Fat transfer requires local anesthesia at a minimum, and calls for significant downtime with several weeks or more of swelling and bruising when larger quantities of fat are removed. If fat is harvested from a limited area, and small amounts are injected into limited areas, recovery may only be a few days. It may require a few weeks for swelling and bruising to diminish if large quantities of fat and areas are injected. Some of the fat injected will be reabsorbed over time, so you may need more than one treatment to truly achieve and maintain the fullness you desire.