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When we look in the mirror, we often describe the marks left on our face by the years as "wrinkles". But when we look carefully, we realize that it is not just the lines that make us look older or more tired than we really are. Over time, our face starts to look as if it has been "hollowed out" and "drained".
Aging is Not Just Wrinkles: The Truth About Volume Loss
An “inverted triangle” shape is what defines a youthful face: full cheekbones, a defined jawline and taut skin. But as we age, our bone structure shrinks (resorption), the fat pads in our face melt and are displaced downward by gravity. This process causes the “Triangle of Youth” to invert; the lower part of the face expands and the upper part empties. The main task of dermal fillers in anti-aging treatment is to mimic this lost skeletal and fat support and bring the face back up. This is not ironing the skin, but filling the skin underneath and making it taut again.
Turn Back Time with Dermal Fillers
How Dermal Fillers Turn Back Time? 3 Basic Mechanisms
Dermal fillers manage the rejuvenation process through three different mechanisms:
1. Volume Restoration: Supporting the Skeleton of the Face
Our face is like a tent; the bones and fatty tissue are the poles of this tent. When the poles become shorter or thinner, the fabric of the tent (skin) becomes loose and sagging. With fillers, we re-strengthen these pillars, especially by touching the temples, cheekbones and the tip of the chin. When the “tent poles” rise, the fabric (skin) automatically stretches and tidies up.
2. Liquid Face Lift (Lifting): Defying Gravity
In this method, also known as non-surgical facelift or “Liquid Lifting”, the filler is applied to specific “lifting points” of the face. For example, a small touch to the top of the cheekbone pulls up the entire cheek and even the nasolabial line. This strategic application is the most effective way to lift the face upwards without cutting or sewing.
3. Improving Skin Quality: Source of Moisture and Radiance
Hyaluronic Acid (HA), the main ingredient of dermal fillers, is the most powerful moisture retainer in nature. When injected under the skin, it attracts the surrounding water molecules and moisturizes the skin from the inside out. A skin saturated with moisture looks brighter, smoother and more vibrant. In other words, the filler not only gives shape, but also improves the “fabric quality” of the skin.
Strategic Rejuvenation Zones: Which Touch Achieves What?
Each area of the face is affected differently by the aging process and requires a different touch:
Temples and Eyebrows: Erasing the Tired Expression
Collapse at the temples causes the tail of the eyebrows to fall and the eyes to look tired. The temple filler fills this area, lifts the eyebrows up and gives a vigorous expression to the gaze.
Mid Face (Cheekbone): Reconstructing the Youth Triangle
Cheekbone augmentation is the cornerstone of anti-aging treatments. Volumizing this area not only plumps the cheeks, but also camouflages under-eye bags and lightens the nasolabial furrows.
Nasolabial and Marionette: Farewell to the Sad Expression
The lines descending from the edge of the nose and the lines descending from the edge of the mouth to the chin (Marionette) give the face a sad and sagging expression. Soft fillers in these areas erase the shadows and turn the negative expression on the face into a positive one.
Jawline (Jawline): Camouflaging Sagging
With age, the jawline loses its clarity and a “double chin” appearance (jowl) is formed. A sharp and clear Jawline filling, camouflages the sagging skin, re-defines the facial oval and separates the neck and face from each other.
How Long Does the Anti-Aging Effect Last? Permanence and Sustainability
The permanence of hyaluronic acid fillers depends on the technology, density and application area of the product used. 9 to 18 months varies between. However, it has been observed that in regular applications, even if the effect of the filler wears off, the skin does not return to the bad condition as before. This is called “cumulative improvement”. About the permanence and safety of fillers FDA (American Food and Drug Administration) also states that hyaluronic acid is metabolized (absorbed) by the body over time.
Filler is Not Just a "Filler": Triggering Collagen Production
Scientific studies have shown that hyaluronic acid fillers trigger new collagen production (neocollagenesis) by mechanically stimulating (stretching) the fibroblast cells under the skin. So even if the filler melts away, it leaves behind fresh collagen tissue that you produce yourself. This biologically slows down the aging process of the skin.
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Kadikoy‘In our clinic in Istanbul, we see anti-aging filler applications as “restoring the face”, not “inflating the face”. In the detailed analysis we will make with you, we map the volume losses on your face and we only touch the points you need at the right doses. Our goal is not to make you look like someone else, but to make you “the best version of yourself” by replacing what years have taken from your face.
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