Are dermal fillers and Botox same body shaping procedures?
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Are dermal fillers and Botox same body shaping procedures?
Facial fillers are also known as dermal fillers or soft tissue fillers. Like Botox, fillers prevent or eliminate the signs of aging. The primary difference between the two cosmetic injectables is that Botox reduces the activity of muscles in the face that cause wrinkles. Fillers, however, are made of hyaluronic acid and stimulate collagen growth, which lifts and plumps the skin.
Botox is a toxin that blocks the muscles activity when injected, thus minimizing mimic wrinkles appearance- frown lines, craw’s feet etc. The muscle doesn’t contract so it doesn’t shrink the skin and it doesn’t form wrinkles:
Dermal fillers fill the space in different skin layers, correcting the wrinkles by evening out skin surface from inside, forming support for tissues or serving as a substitute for lost with age or desired volume- for lips, cheeks, chin etc. Different substances are used to create that extra volume in skin, the most popular being hyaluronic acid. Typically dermal fillers would be placed either under the wrinkle to lift it locally or on the bone to recreate volume and lift the whole area.