We all want to maintain a youthful and toned appearance. However, aging, genetics, and lifestyle can all play a part in having negative effects on your arrival and aesthetics. Some of these causes are from aging itself. As you age, your body produces less and less collagen and other molecules that help give your skin […]
Aging can affect nearly every part of our bodies. In most areas, these effects can be covered or hidden with clothing. When aging affects our faces, however, there can be a negative impact on our confidence and self-image. Thankfully, many treatment options, both at home and in an office setting, can help slow and sometimes […]
Dermal fillers are great treatment options to help smooth fine lines and wrinkles and can also add volume to flattened lips or sunken areas on the face. Depending on your skin condition and aesthetic goals, the doctors and aestheticians at UMass Memorial Cosmetic Surgery Center will work with you and choose one of the three […]
A non-surgical procedure that can give you the fuller and more voluptuous lips you want, with almost no recovery needed lip fillers are a great solution. Using state-of-the-art injectable hyaluronic acids (HAs), Juvederm, and Restylane, the team of doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Group in Worcester, MA, can smooth wrinkles around your mouth and, increase […]
Facial fillers are the cosmetic answer to reducing the early signs of aging. Injectable facial fillers restore facial fulness, refine natural contours of the face, and smooth out creases and fine lines. The Cosmetic Surgery Center at UMass Memorial Health recommends FDA-approved Radiesse or Restylane injectable facial fillers. UMass Preferred Facial Fillers Restoring a more […]
Now that the end of a long Northeast winter is in sight, it’s time to think about showing some skin once again. At UMass Memorial Cosmetic Surgery Center, we can help with treatments such as chemical peels and Restylane filler injections. Beyond that, we also like to use our blog to help our patients with […]
Over the holidays, things can be too full. Take your stomach after Thanksgiving dinner. Or your house with the assortment of guests. And your to-do list at this time of year can seem to be overflowing. One area that you could wish was a little more full, however, is your lower face. This is especially […]
Not everyone can have lips like Angelina Jolie. But something in the middle would be nice. Whether due to the volume loss that comes with aging, or because of simple genetics, many of us have thin, shapeless lips. Or, if we do have round lips, they may lack symmetry from side to side. Lip augmentation […]
Some people are confused by the various options available for addressing facial wrinkles and volume loss. They hear the term dermal filler and assume that also includes Botox. But while all of these options are injectables, there’s a world of difference between fillers and neuromodulators. Since we offer both neuromodulators and dermal fillers for our […]
Often when looking at an older person, it appears almost as if their skin is a size too big. The problem is volume loss along with skin that has lost much of its elasticity as time has passed. Volume loss is mainly a factor of decreasing collagen. Collagen is a protein that is responsible for […]
