Dr. Thomas Romo, III, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery


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Injectables / fillers

Fight time and gravity without plastic surgery. Results from injectables and fillers can push the clock back ten years. Fix any bump or dent in the nose, redefine a slack jaw line, vanish away wrinkles and crows feet. Fillers can also lift sagging brows, and improve the lines in the neck and mouth. Lips can be beautifully sculpted with fillers, can be made to look fuller, giving you a sexy pouting look. We can also enhance the lip border. Using fillers requires no knife, suters or downtime. In the aging face there is a loss of fat and muscle tissue, hence a loss in skin support—this causes sagging wrinkles and folds. One of the safest and longest lasting fillers is called Radius (formerly Radiance).

ArteFill®
ArteFill is the first and only FDA-approved injectable wrinkle filler designed for the correction of smile lines that doesn't get absorbed into the body. So you can look younger, longer with a filler that truly lasts. All it requires is a simple, in-office procedure for immediate wrinkle correction that stands the test of time. And thousands of women and men who have had ArteFill are still loving their results.

Botox®
Botox, the cosmetic form of botulinum toxin, is a popular non-surgical injection that temporarily reduces or eliminates frown lines, forehead creases, crows feet near the eyes and thick bands in the neck. The toxin blocks the nerve impulses, temporarily paralyzing the muscles that cause wrinkles while giving the skin a smoother, more refreshed appearance. Studies have also suggested that Botox is effective in relieving migraine headaches, excessive sweating and muscle spasms in the neck and eyes. Patient’s treatment generally lasts for three to six months.

Juvéderm®
Juvéderm is FDA approved to last up to one year. It is a smooth consistency gel made of hyaluronic acid—a naturally occurring substance in your skin that helps to add volume and hydration. It is injected under the skin to instantly restore your skin's volume and smooth away facial wrinkles and folds, like your “smile lines” or “parentheses” (nasolabial folds—the creases that run from the bottom of your nose to the corners of your mouth). Juvéderm provides a smooth, natural look and feel.

Radiesse®
Radiesse dermal filler is made of calcium-based microspheres suspended in a water-based gel, and is injected into the skin through a simple and minimally invasive procedure. It can restore a healthy, youthful appearance, enhance your existing features, help you defy age and gravity, and increase your confidence—all without invasive surgery or scarring. It can be done quickly, and results can be seen right away. It has been clinically tested extensively for years, with excellent safety results.

Restylane® / Perlane®
Restylane or Perlane are cosmetic dermal fillers that replace lost volume and restore youthful contours to the skin to smooth away moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds). Restylane is the world's most used, most studied dermal filler, and has been used in over 70 countries and in more than 1.4 million treatments in the U.S. results may last up to a year or more for many patients.

Sculptra®
Sculptra is an enduring treatment approved by the FDA for restoration and/or correction of the signs of facial fat loss, or lipoatrophy, in people with human immunodeficiency virus. It is the first FDA-approved product of its kind for this condition. Facial fat loss, or lipoatrophy, is the loss of fat beneath the skin, which can result in sunken cheeks, indentations, and hollow eyes. Sculptra is a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material that is injected below the surface of the skin in the area of fat loss. It provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds and sunken areas. No skin testing is required.

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