People in and around Washington, DC, Vienna, Arlington, and surrounding areas of Northern Virginia are increasingly discovering the benefits of a safe and effective cosmetic procedure to give them fuller, more sensual lips. At Younger Image Plastic Surgery Center, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Jamal Yousefi offers Restylane® Silk, a cosmetic injection that reduces wrinkles and fine lines around the mouth and adds plumpness to lips.
What is Restylane® Silk?
Restylane® Silk is the first FDA-approved treatment for enhancing body and volume in the lips. It helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles and what are commonly called “smoker’s lines”.
Causes of Aging Skin
To appreciate how Restylane® Silk works so effectively to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and plump the skin, it is helpful to understand how skin becomes this way in the first place.
As we age, our body produces less and less of certain substances that foster youthful and healthy skin. One of these substances is called hyaluronic acid. This special substance has the unique ability to attract many times its own weight in water. This creates a plumping and volumizing effect for your skin.
As your body produces increasingly less hyaluronic acid, one of the consequences is skin that loses volume and gains fine lines and wrinkles. Restylane® Silk helps to combat this problem by adding hyaluronic acid back to the skin in areas where it is needed. This results in skin and lips that have more volume and fewer wrinkles.
Restylane® Silk Benefits
Restylane® Silk consists of a gel created from tiny micro beads. This gel is even finer and smoother than other Restylane® formulations. Treatment with Restylane® Silk adds volume to the lips and smooths out fine lines and wrinkles in the lip area.
Treatment with Restylane® Silk helps restore lost volume in and around the lips due to hyaluronic acid depletion. This safe and effective treatment helps add volume and plumpness to the lips and looks completely natural.
Restylane® Silk helps treat the following:
- The appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the lips.
- Lips that become thin and lose volume with age.
Who Is a Good Candidate for Restylane® Silk?
You might be a good candidate for Restylane® Silk treatment if you desire plumper, fuller lips that are natural in appearance, or if you need the wrinkles around your lips to be smoothed out.
How Should I Prepare For Restylane® Silk?
The FDA has approved Restylane® Silk as a safe and effective cosmetic treatment. Although it consists of all natural ingredients, you should still disclose any allergies or medical conditions to your provider prior to your treatment.
You should also disclose if you are currently taking any prescription medications or have recently undergone any injections. You may be advised to avoid certain medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or supplements such as St. John’s Wort for a week prior to your treatment with Restylane® Silk.
How is Restylane® Silk Administered?
Your treatment begins with the application of a numbing agent to your lips to enhance the comfort during your procedure. Your provider will then inject Restylane® Silk directly into your lips with the use of a very fine needle.
Your results should begin becoming noticeable immediately following your treatment and continue to become more apparent over time. The increased hydration that Restylane® Silk promotes will help smooth out fine lines and wrinkles around your lips. Most treatment sessions take about 30 minutes. Benefits should last up to one year.
How Much Does Restylane® Silk Cost in Washington, DC?
Younger Image Plastic Surgery Center currently works with CareCredit® to provide our patients with convenient financing options. Within a few hours of applying, you can be pre-approved for your Restylane® Silk treatment.
Younger Image Plastic Surgery Center serves clients in and around Washington, DC, Vienna, Arlington, and surrounding areas of Virginia. If you’d like to find out more about what Restylane® Silk can do for you, do not hesitate to contact us. Our friendly and professional staff will be happy to schedule an appointment with you to determine whether the benefits of Restylane® Silk are right for you.