Cosmetic Dermal Fillers in Edmonton & Sherwood Park
Cosmetic Filler Treatment at Advanced Hair & Skin Surgery
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Temporary Fillers
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Filler Categories
Dr. Elliott categorizes the fillers he uses into 2 broad classes: temporary and permanent. He further subdivides these into reversible and non-reversible, and instant or gradual.
The permanent filler currently available in North America is Silikon 1000®. All other fillers are temporary. The only reversible fillers are currently the HA gels. Sculptra is not instant, but all others he uses are.
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Permanent Fillers
The only permanent synthetic filler Dr. Elliott uses is Silikon 1000. He finds it very useful as permanent filler for scars and for lip enhancement. It is licensed as a medical device in Canada and the US for use in the retina but has been used as dermal filler for many, many decades. This is common in Medicine and is known as “off-label” use, where doctors have found another use for a medical device or medication.
It is important to note that industrial-grade and non-medical grade silicone is injected into patients in other countries and has led to many complications.
Silicon used properly in the lips and in scars is seamless. It gives just as natural a look and feel as products like Restylane® and JUVÉDERM®, Revanesse®, Belotero®, etc. The difference is that Silicon is permanent. It also must be built up gradually over 1-3 appointments.
In depressed or dimpled scarring from injury, chicken pox or acne, Silicon is the only filler that makes sense. A scar is permanent, and so should be the filler you use to correct it.