Injectable Treatments

Dermal Fillers and Neurotoxins

Caring for the health and appearance of your skin is similar to caring for your smile. A daily health regimen is necessary to keep both of them healthy and youthful looking, yet both can be affected by things outside of your control. For example, your teeth can stain despite excellent hygiene, and your facial skin can eventually develop frown lines, crows’ feet, and forehead wrinkles. Fortunately, injectable facial rejuvenation treatments like neurotoxins (Botox and Dysport) or dermal fillers (Restalyne and Juviderm) at our North Hollywood, CA, cosmetic dentist’s office can prevent these and other age-related lines safely and without the need for cosmetic surgery.

How Neurotoxins Work

Age lines appear on your face and neck due to repeated muscle contractions whenever you smile, frown, or make any other facial expressions. Neurotoxins like Botox and Dysport help prevent these lines from forming by blocking nerve impulses to reduce or prevent these contractions. Each procedure only takes about 15 minutes, on average, and you may see improvements in as few as three days following your treatment. Because it’s minimally invasive, there is no recovery time, making it a highly effective and convenient solution for issues such as:

• Forehead wrinkles
• Crow’s feet (age lines at the corners of your eyes)
• Brow lines
• Loose face and neck skin
• Gummy smiles
• And more

How Dermal Fillers Work

While neurotoxins block the nerve reactions that lead to age lines, dermal fillers like Restalyne and Juviderm proactively smooth lines. The soft, biocompatible, hyaluronic acid-based fillers can provide an instant facelift without surgery or other invasive treatments, and are often vital to an effective smile and facial rejuvenation plan. Dermal filler injections cause very little discomfort, which you can reduce further with the help of an appropriate dental sedation option. The procedure can usually be completed in about 30 minutes, and is often recommended for issues such as:

• Lip augmentation
• Non-surgical smile lift
• Various wrinkles and folds in the face
• Reducing black triangles between teeth
• And more

Ask Us About Neurotoxins and Dermal Fillers

To learn more, schedule a consultation with your North Hollywood, CA, cosmetic dentist by calling Modern Smiles today at 818-763-9353. We also proudly serve patients who live in Burbank, Toluca Lake, and all surrounding communities.