Nonsurgical Skin Treatments

The No. 1 nonsurgical aesthetic treatment in the world, BOTOX^® Cosmetic is key for reduction and prevention of facial lines. The skin treatment works by inhibiting muscle activity that creates and deepens wrinkles and creases. Specifically, it is FDA approved for crow’s feet, frown lines, and forehead lines. This injectable is one of several available neuromodulators, named for their ability to alter how messages are received via the nervous system.

Another neuromodulator, Dysport^® is also injected directly into facial muscles to curb line-revealing contractions. Among these types of skin treatments, it is known for spreading a bit more than other brands, as well as taking effect slightly sooner. It is FDA approved for frown lines.

Designed for cosmetic use from the start—as opposed to other neuromodulators, which became cosmetic skin treatments after first being applied in medical settings—Jeuveau^™ is FDA approved to smooth out frown lines. This neuromodulator has a faster onset than many other options and can thus take effect in a shorter window for some patients.

This category of skin treatments includes multiple brands and formulas, all designed to add varying amounts of volume where injected. Aging skin reveals signs of breaking down as elastin, collagen, and hyaluronic acid decrease over time, which can cause everything from static wrinkles to hollows and sagging. Dermal fillers address these changes, as well as have the ability to provide volume for plumping up lips, cheeks, the jawline, or any other areas that have lost fullness with aging. The basis of these fillers is hyaluronic acid, with specific characteristics that depend on the product. This not only adds volume, but may promote collagen growth and improve skin contour and quality.

At Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute, we are proud to offer JUVEDERM^®, a line of smooth gel fillers made specifically to give the face a more youthful look by decreasing the severity of folds and lines, rounding out flat or hollow areas, restoring definition to the jawline, volumizing thin lips, and more. Results are long lasting, with each formula bringing its own unique benefits to the skin.

Another hyaluronic acid-based filler line, Restylane^® makes aging skin appear fuller and more youthful by adding volume to replace what was lost due to diminishing collagen and facial fat.

Not so much a single skin treatment as a combination of nonsurgical options, the liquid facelift rejuvenates patients from chin to forehead via a customized combination of fillers, neuromodulators, and other FDA-approved options.