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While we may live in the desert, winter weather can bring a new type of dry climate to Palm Springs. With that often comes unpleasant and sometimes painful dry lips. Rather than reaching for another tub of lip balm, hyaluronic fillers may be a better long-term solution to finally putting chapped lips to rest.

Why Winter Weather is Damaging Your Skin

During the rest of the year, humidity helps to add extra moisture to the skin. During the winter, dry cold air has a drying effect on skin cells. While one would think that staying inside could help mitigate some of the damaging effects of winter weather, blasting the heater to stay warm as well as taking hotter than usual showers can have the opposite effect. As a result, skin becomes dried out and requires additional moisturization.

Lips are particularly vulnerable to damage caused by changes in the weather. While other skin cells can counteract dry air quality by increasing oil production, the lips don’t have oil glands. As a result, the tissue dries out faster than other parts of the body.

In addition to changes in the weather, behavioral changes can also increase the risk of lips becoming dry or chapped. While rich comfort foods may be a go-to for cold winter nights, these meals are often salt-heavy, drying out skin further. Not drinking enough water can also increase the likelihood of lips becoming chapped.

What is Hyaluronic Acid?

While most people know of hyaluronic fillers as an anti-aging solution, few are aware that the product has also been successfully used in the treatment of chapped lips for the same reason.

Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found throughout skin cells across the body. The substance plays an important role in keeping skin looking ageless by helping the cells retain moisture. While hyaluronic acid production doesn’t slow like collagen and elastin, environmental factors and the natural aging process can certainly outpace production. This causes the skin to lose its ability to hold onto much-needed volume and accelerates the appearance of aging.

Unlike other dermal fillers, hyaluronic-based injectables rely on the naturally-produced substance to add volume to the target area. When applied to fine lines and wrinkles throughout the face, this type of filler helps rejuvenate skin cells, giving them the ability to retain moisture as well as stimulating collagen production.

Repairing Your Smile with Hyaluronic Dermal Fillers

The same concept comes into play when HA fillers are used to repair dry winter lips. By strategically applying fillers to the mouth, patients can rejuvenate lip skin cells, helping them retain much-needed moisture during the driest months of the year.

There are several advantages that come with the use of hyaluronic dermal filers. For starters, the ease of treatment and longevity makes the option highly attractive to patients looking for a no-fuss, effective answer to chapped lips. Dermal fillers can usually be applied in just one visit to our Palm Springs office, making it easy to schedule an appointment during an extended lunch break. As most HA fillers last up to six months, most patients are able to come in at the start of the cold season and can enjoy their results without needing touch-ups during the busy holiday season.

Longevity and consistent results present another reason why many patients are choosing to use hyaluronic dermal fillers as their lip repair treatment. As the filler material is applied discreetly, the results look very natural, alleviating fears for many patients concerned about having too large lips. Best of all, the material gradually and safely dissolves into the skin, meaning that if patients choose to not go through with touch-ups after winter, they can easily slide back into their former appearance.

Repair Your Smile with Dr. Kato

At our Palm Springs cosmetic practice, our team is committed to providing patients with the highest quality care in a state-of-the-art practice. When helping our patients overcome their struggles with dry chapped lips, our in-depth consultation and personalized approach to care ensure that all individuals receive the long-term results they’re looking for. Call 760-610-5558 today to learn more and schedule your visit today!

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“You look tired.”

We’ve all undoubtedly heard this phrase at one point or another when we have bags under our eyes. In some cases, it can be the result of a miserable night’s sleep.

In other instances, particularly as we move past our mid-thirties, bags, and dark circles under our eyes can become more of a permanent look. For many patients treated by Dr. Maya Kato, bags under the eyes are a source of self-consciousness and mental discomfort.

Here, Dr. Kato offers her expert insight into what causes under-eye bags, and offers tips on reducing their appearance naturally and also suggests a highly effective, minimally invasive cosmetic solution to the problem.

What Causes Under-Eye Bags?

In our youth, our skin is given its smooth texture and tight complexion largely by a compound called collagen.

Over time, due to the aging process and exposure to the sun, collagen production in our skin naturally begins to reduce. This reduction in collagen, combined with years of the effects of gravity, is what gradually leads to our skin loosening and losing its structural integrity.

When the skin underneath our eyes relaxes and loosens like this, it forms a pouch under the eyes. This pouch can collect excess fluid, and fatty pads just under the eyelids slip into the pouch, causing a permanently swollen, puffy appearance – or under-eye bags.

Natural Remedies for Under-Eye Bags

Most noticeable in the mornings because fluid has had all night to drain into the pouches, under-eye bags are largely a purely cosmetic issue.

Elevation

One way to reduce their appearance naturally is to sleep with the head elevated, which reduces fluid pooling in the pouches.

Avoid Fluids Before Bed

By keeping properly hydrated throughout the day, you won’t need a glass of water before you go to bed. This reduces the amount of excess fluid in your system overnight, meaning there is less fluid to pool in the pouches under your eyes.

A Minimum of Eight Hours Sleep

Getting enough sleep is also a highly effective way of reducing swelling, redness, and puffiness around the eyes.

If these natural remedies prove ineffective in reducing your under-eye bags, Dr. Maya Kato highly recommends the use of cosmetic fillers.

Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Intervention 

As under-eye bags are caused by a loss in volume and skin laxity, one way to solve the issue is to administer dermal fillers, such as Juvederm or Voluma.

These products consist of compounds that replenish skin volume and tighten the skin over a certain area. As such, they reduce the loose appearance of the skin under the eyes and removes any space available for excess fluid to pool.

A fast and cost-effective procedure, dermal fillers can help you look your best all day long. To have any questions about the procedure answered, or to book your consultation in Palm Springs, CA, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Maya Kato on (760)-610-5558 or fill out her online form.

For many, Valentine’s day is the first important festivity of the new year. A celebration of love and friendship, Valentine’s day gives us a chance to express our full beauty and gratitude towards those we love in our lives. 

To ensure you look in top form this Valentine’s day, Dr. Maya Kato in Palm Springs offers this advice on lip and facial care. 

For everyone, the lips have the potential to be the most appealing aspect of their face. Full, sensual lips are the embodiment of youth, health, and beauty. Today, lips such as these are known as ‘trout-pout’ or ‘keyhole pout’ lips, and they don’t have to be reserved for the rich and famous.

What’s more, a life full of emotion means the skin around our mouths is constantly being moved and flexed as we laugh, smile, frown, and cry. This results in the gradual appearance of rhytides, or small skin creases and facial lines. An essential aspect of a perfect Valentine’s day face is smooth skin surrounding your full lips, giving you a healthy, vibrant appearance.  

With the following advice, you, too, can achieve a set of full luscious lips and smooth skin this coming Valentine’s day. First, let’s take a look at why people are attracted to the trout-pout.

Why Full Lips?

Full lips in adults are what scientists refer to as “neotenous features” – juvenile physical traits possessed by an adult. Other neotenous characteristics, such as large eyes and protruding cheekbones, are also considered physically attractive features. 

People find these traits attractive because of their expression in juveniles. It stems from an inherent biological urge to care for and protect our young. Large eyes, full lips, and high cheekbones signify youth and as such vulnerability, which provokes care-giving emotions in adults. 

This is why many plastic surgeons are asked to enhance the fullness of people’s lips, along with making the cheeks fuller and the eyes larger through dermal fillers and eyelid surgery. Adults desire these youthful features because it makes others warm to them.

Lip Injections for Youthful Lips

For a long time, full lips, or the ‘trout-pout,’ were reserved for those with incredibly lucky genes or those who had access to pricy celebrity plastic surgeons. This is no longer the case. 

A relatively straight forward cosmetic procedure, lip injections, give anyone who desires it the opportunity to have full, youthful lips.  

Obtaining the ‘trout-pout,’ a la Kylie Jenner, is done by injecting dermal filler compounds into the upper and lower lips. Skilled cosmetic surgeons are able to provide patients with an array of lip aesthetics, including heavy upper lips, heavy lower lips, wide lips, heart-shaped lips, or downturned lips. The choice is up to the patient in how they wish their mouths to look – by choosing a trained, certified and experienced cosmetic doctor, patients will obtain the results they desire. 

The procedure may appear simple, but to inject the correct quantity of filler into the precise area of the lips to provide the desired aesthetic is no easy feat. Many patients learn the hard way and choose inexperienced people to do their lip fillers, they end up looking overdone and unnatural. 

When considering who will do your lip fillers, you should always ask about certification and training, and ask to see the doctors’ gallery of before and after photos on other patients.

To complement their now full, youthful lips, many patients complete their Valentine’s day facial rejuvenation by smoothing out the skin surrounding their mouths. This is done using other dermal fillers.

Dermal Fillers for Smooth Skin

Small facial lines inevitably appear on everyone’s face. Fortunately, cosmetic doctors have refined their techniques and now have a solution for any degree of facial creasing and wrinkling. 

For creases beginning to form in the soft sensitive skin that surrounds the mouth, aestheticians administer exact quantities of small-compound dermal fillers. These allow precise smoothing of the skin by restoring lost volume and gently plumping the skin in areas of fine lines and wrinkles. 

Like lip fillers, dermal fillers for the skin are not permanent solutions. But, quick treatments a few times per year can maintain your results and keep you looking youthful. 

In preparation for Valentine’s day, the combination of these two procedures is just what the doctor ordered. Please call Dr. Kato 760 610 558 or fill in her online form to get expert advice from the Palm Springs top doctor to help you look your best.

No facial feature is immune to the changes of getting older. While most men and women are familiar with the deepening wrinkles and sagging skin, an area where aging frequently comes as a surprise is the jawline. Over time, decreasing collagen and elastin production and the pull of gravity cause skin around the jawline to sink, creating the appearance of sagging jowls seemingly overnight.

While patients who were tired of having jowls previously only had the option of a facelift, new innovations have led to the development of revolutionary, non-surgical treatments that provide similarly transformative results. In recent years, procedures like thread lift and dermal fillers have become popular standalone options among patients looking for a non-invasive answer to aging skin. Although both are highly effective on their own, the results of combining these treatments produce the optimal outcome without surgery.

The Culprit Behind Sagging Skin

To understand how thread lifts and dermal fillers work together to create a rejuvenated appearance, it’s important to know what causes the skin to sag. While much of the blame lies on external factors like sun damage, inconsistent skincare regimen, or smoking, the biggest culprits are below the surface of the skin. 

Our skin naturally and regularly produces collagen and elastin proteins, which add volume to the skin and keep it looking firm and healthy. The older we get, however, the less of these critical proteins our bodies are able to produce. This allows external factors to damage skin faster than it can heal, ultimately creating the fine lines and sagging skin that characterizes aging. 

Along the neckline, diminished collagen production is compounded by the effects of gravity. As facial features lose important volume and skin loses its internal structure, gravity essentially pulls the thinning skin farther down on the face. This creates unflattering jowls, erasing facial definition and causing a certain degree of self-consciousness among patients. Luckily, non-surgical dual combo treatments have made correcting jowls possible.

How it Works

Like any other combination treatment, thread lift and dermal filler treatments are strategically used to complement each other and give you stunning results. When applied as a solution to jowls, patients can take better control over how they age without looking as if they’ve had work done.

Thread Lifts

During combination treatment, the thread lift is usually completed in order to enhance the structure below the skin’s surface. As the name suggests, thread lifts use surgical-grade absorbable threads to physically lift and reposition sagging facial skin. The threads have tiny barbs that pull back any sagging tissue and ensure a taut, natural look. The thread lift is an excellent alternative to extensive facelift surgery.

Dermal Fillers

One of the advantages of thread lift treatment is that as the tissue begins to heal around the threads, collagen production is stimulated.  This new volume can further be enhanced with strategic dermal fillers. When placed along the cheeks, below the eyes and within the nasolabial folders, these injectables add the volume that restores a youthful look to aging facial features.

Get Started at Aesthetic Art

Why settle for a life with jowls? If sagging skin around your jaw and neckline is leaving you feeling self-conscious about your appearance, it’s time to schedule a visit to Aesthetic Art. During your consultation, our Palm Desert cosmetic specialist will guide you through your available anti-aging options, including dual rejuvenation with a thread lift and fillers. Together, you’ll build a treatment strategy that refreshes your overall appearance while keeping things looking natural. Call (760) 610-5558 or schedule your consultation online to get started!

For many patients, two procedures are better than one. 

When it comes to reversing the signs of aging, most consider it necessary to combine non-surgical and surgical procedures in order to get rid of sagging skin, wrinkles and shave off more than five years from their appearance. The facelift has proven to erase 10 to 15 years from your face, but it involves surgery, anesthesia and two weeks off from work. 

New technology in the form of thread lift combined with dermal fillers have made it easier than ever for patients to erase five or more years from their face. Keep reading about how these synergistic, non-surgical procedures can be combined to create the ultimate age-reversal procedure. Call Palm Springs cosmetic specialist Dr. Maya Kato at 760-610-5558 to learn more!

What is a Thread Lift?

With a thread lift, the doctor inserts surgical threads just below the skin’s surface to pull back and reposition loose or sagging skin. The threads are made from polydioxanone, also called PDO and have small barbs, which grab and pull the targeted skin into a more natural, youthful look. 

Thread lifts don’t simply improve appearances. The strategic placement of threads below the skin’s surface acts like a scaffold for new collagen to develop around. Over time, newly developed collagen helps transform skin’s texture and tackles other unwanted signs of aging such as wrinkles and creases. Best of all, thread lifts are completely non-surgical and minimally invasive. Unlike surgical facelifts, thread lifts can be performed in just one treatment session with an experienced specialist. Once complete, most patients are able to return to work without issue.

Thread Lift in Addition to Dermal Fillers

Far more people know about and use dermal fillers than thread lifts. Still, as a patient ages, dermal filler effectiveness diminishes. Filling cheekbones with a dermal filler like Voluma lifts the cheek, helping to tighten jowls. Still, overuse of filler to the cheek just puffs up the cheek without having much effect on the sagging skin below it. The thread lift physically lifts the skin, providing upward and backward traction. 

The effects of the thread lift can be enhanced with dermal fillers, however. For example, a patient with deep nasolabial folds and sagging jowls gets the best results when combining both therapies. Dr. Kato inserts threads in the upper face with the thread angling toward the mouth and jowl. Pulling the skin back and up with barbed threads not only smooths wrinkles and tightens skin, it provides a scaffold for collagen-building which firms the skin as well. If this subtle procedure doesn’t completely relax the deep grooves by the nose and mouth, a little dermal filler will.

Together, Unstoppable

When combined, dermal fillers and thread lifts can offer patients a facelift comparable to surgical treatment or liquid facelift. Once skin has been lifted into a more youthful position with thread lift therapy, a new subcutaneous structure is created for collagen to develop around. As the threads begin to be absorbed by a patient’s body, dermal fillers can be added to help boost collagen production, reinforcing the foundation created by thread lifts. New collagen development further helps improve skin texture, tightening loose skin while helping rejuvenate a person’s overall appearance.

Combining these non-surgical procedures isn’t just good for a person’s skin health – it can also have a life-changing effect on their appearance. While traditional facelifts may effectively reverse signs of aging, these invasive procedures fail to stimulate long-term, wide-spread collagen production. Inevitable, facelift patients will have to undergo some form of touch-up in order to preserve their looks. By combining thread lift and dermal fillers into one long-term procedure and maintenance strategy, patients can look as if they’ve just undergone lengthy surgery without having to endure lengthy recovery. This degree of control over the aging process as well as long-term results is just one of the many benefits created by combining thread lift and dermal fillers.

Achieve Your Goals at Aesthetic Art

Wherever you are in your journey, our team of experienced cosmetic specialists is here to help. Dr. Kato specializes in providing non-surgical solutions to help individuals enhance their natural beauty while aging. Call 760-610-5558 today to schedule your thread lift and dermal filler consultation with Dr. Maya Kato today!

In the years since dermal fillers first entered the cosmetic industry, the non-invasive procedure has become synonymous with facial rejuvenation. While these and other types of anti-aging procedures have traditionally been more popular among women, these once traditional trends are changing. Innovations in plastic surgery and non-invasive cosmetic treatments have made it easier for patients to discreetly erase the telltale signs of aging from their appearance. As a result, recent years have seen more men visiting cosmetic specialists like Dr. Kato to explore their options for discreet treatments that make them look younger. One of the solutions our Palm Springs doctor has found most successful is dermal fillers.

Where Men Show Aging

The symptoms of aging are indiscriminate, eventually affecting every person’s appearance. However, the way in which men and women display signs such as wrinkles and sagging skin differs tremendously. According to a study from the International Dermal Institute, testosterone levels help thicken men’s skin. Furthermore, while men also experience collagen loss, they have greater collagen density.

While these bonuses may help men put off wrinkles longer than women, men are also less likely to take preventive care of their skin. Years of sun exposure, habits like smoking and drinking, and other factors can all age skin and cause men to develop deep wrinkles across their forehead. Decreasing collagen production can also cause hollows to develop around the eyes, leading to unwanted sagging skin or dark circles below the eyes. While men may generally miss out on getting wrinkles around the mouth, an unhealthy diet, poor sleep schedule, and missing skincare routine can exacerbate new lines and cause men to look as though they’ve aged overnight.

Why Men are Choosing Dermal Fillers

It’s hard to put the breaks on aging once it starts. While previous generations of men may have simply toughed out the aging process, more men are coming to realize that cosmetic treatments like dermal fillers are an excellent solution to controlling the aging process.

Unlike other facial rejuvenation treatments, dermal fillers are highly targeted and very discreet. Treatment time is usually less than 20 minutes and there is no downtime associated with dermal fillers, making it simple for patients to schedule an appointment during lunch or on their way home. Many of today’s leading dermal filler brands also use naturally occurring hyaluronic acid to improve volume in areas with diminished collagen density. This unique compound helps skin cells attract and retain moisture in the weeks after the filler has been injected, allowing patients to enjoy results that continue to improve. Finally, injectable fillers are highly personalized to address wrinkles that develop in specific areas across the face while still maintaining a natural look.

Get in on the Action at Aesthetic Art

For countless men, dermal fillers have become an indispensable tool in regaining self-confidence while slowing down the aging process. To learn more about the different ways dermal fillers can enhance your appearance, call 760-610-5558 today to schedule a consultation with our Palm Springs specialist. Dr. Kato performs all procedures personally and can help you find the perfect cosmetic solution that preserves your youthful features and give you control over how you age.

Getting older doesn’t mean we have to look it. With so many innovations in cosmetic treatments like Botox and dermal fillers, today’s modern patient has plenty of options when it comes to choosing non-invasive treatments. So much choice between such similar treatments however can seem overwhelming to patients when searching for the right treatment option.

At Aesthetic Art, our Palm Springs doctor believes that patients should know what their options are when it comes to cosmetic care. If you’re weighing your options between these popular non-surgical cosmetic treatments, here’s what you need to know about Botox and fillers.

Breaking down Botox

Since it’s introduction to the medical world, Botox has become something of a wunderkind regarding its many applications. From helping patients with hyperhidrosis stay dry to alleviating painful migraines, the injectable is more than an anti-aging treatment.

The Botox injectable used in today’s medicine is derived from the botulinum toxin, a byproduct of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. A type of neurotoxin, botulinum specifically targets the nervous system by disrupting neural signals between the brain and muscles. In concentrated doses, this disruption can be deadly. When highly refined and diluted into medical grade Botox, the toxin becomes a powerful tool in treating a range of medical and cosmetic conditions.

Why we love Botox

In the cosmetic treatment industry, Botox has gained a reputation for stopping the aging process in its tracks. Much of this success can be attributed to the treatment’s paralytic capabilities.

While some wrinkles are caused by environmental factors gradually damaging skin cells, others occur are a result of frequent muscle contraction. Over time, smiling, crinkling your eyes, crying, and other facial expressions can lead to microscopic fine lines around patients’ eyes, mouths and foreheads. These muscle-created wrinkles can quickly deepen into deep wrinkles and cause patients to look older than they truly are. In these scenarios, Botox can be used to temporarily block receptors and prevent the muscles from contracting excessively. This helps keep skin looking younger, longer.

Who is a candidate for Botox?

Another important benefit of Botox is how the treatment can be used both proactively and throughout the aging process to help patients age gracefully. Most healthy adults in their late 20s to early 30s have found proactive Botox treatments to be an excellent preventive measurement against aging.

Dermal Fillers – Another option for younger looks

Not all wrinkles are successfully treated with Botox. Environmental factors like sun damage, smoking and pollution can take their toll on skin cells. At the same time, collagen production slows as we age. This combination can lead to skin losing important volume and the appearance of sharper, more hollowed facial features. In these instances, dermal fillers are the best approach to enhancing your appearance.

What are Dermal Fillers?

Sometimes referred to as injectables, dermal fillers are gel-like formulas injected just below the skin to create volume in specific areas across the face. Across the realm of dermal fillers, there are countless formulas for patients to choose from, categorized by what they’re made from:

• Hyaluronic Acid: A naturally-occurring substance found in skin that helps retain skin moisture and creates results that last between 6 to 12 months
• Calcium Hydroxylapatite: A naturally-occurring substance found in bones that helps stimulate collagen production, leading to results of up to 12 months
• Poly-L-Lactic Acid: A synthetic dermal filler used to trigger the body’s natural collagen production. Ideal for deep facial wrinkles, the results of this treatment have been shown to last up to two years.

Depending on the specific area, different filler options exist to specifically treatment the type of volume lost. Choosing the best dermal filler for each area and patient is an important conversation between patients and their plastic surgeon.

Who is a candidate for dermal fillers?

Like Botox, dermal fillers can be used to treat a range of cosmetic conditions, making the treatment type highly versatile for many patients. While dermal filler treatment is best for patients already showing signs of creasing, some thinner fillers types have been successfully used to help younger patients enhance their lip volume.

Interested? Meet with the Experts

Choosing the right cosmetic treatment doesn’t have to be an overwhelming affair. At Dr. Kato’s Palm Springs office, our specialist is your guide to great looking, refreshed skin. To learn more about your available treatment options, call our doctor today and schedule your consultation.

 

A perpetually tired expression doesn’t always mean a run of sleepless nights. Puffy bags under your eyes or dark circles can occur as part of the aging process. Rather than settling for life with a worn-out look, consider brightening your appearance by investing in dermal fillers.

The Culprit Behind Tired Eyes: Aging Skin

Looking older doesn’t happen overnight. Environmental stressors like pollution and sun damage, as well as gravity, can take all take a toll on your skin’s health and appearance. Combined with the slowing collagen production that comes with getting older, it’s no wonder why we seem to lose our youthful skin texture with each passing birthday.

The development of fine lines and wrinkles can not only make patients look older – but they can also cause us to look like we’ve missed out on a week’s worth of sleep. This is especially noticeable around the eyes. Your eyes are surrounded by a muscle, the orbicularis oculi, which controls your ability to open and shut your eyes. As we get older, however, the muscle weakens, and fat fills in the extra space. This creates the appearance of under-eye bags and accentuates the groove below the lower eyelid, making patients look like they have puffy under eyes.

Why Dermal Fillers?

Recent years have seen countless dermal filler options hit the market. While many have traditionally been used to add volume to deepening wrinkles and sagging cheeks, more physicians and patients are applying fillers to correct tired eyes.

Dermal fillers are a uniquely appropriate solution for awakening and rejuvenating the eyes. Whereas cosmetic surgery can be too invasive for minor concerns, dermal fillers are administered in a highly targeted and non-surgical manner, ensuring precise care with every application.

The formula used in dermal fillers also makes this option well suited for the delicate task. Some of the most well-known dermal fillers like Juvéderm and Restylane are made from hyaluronic acid. This naturally-occurring substance helps skin cells retain moisture and volume, restoring overall skin quality to a firmer, smoother texture. In the case of filling hollowing yet puffy under eyes, dermal fillers help gently add volume without overfilling the area. The injectable can also be administered below the weakening muscle, treating the cause of tired eyes right at the source.

What’s more, the non-invasive nature of dermal fillers and skilled application makes this the perfect solution for subtly lifting an individual’s appearance without making it look as if the individual has had extensive work done. For many men and women, the instant recovery and longevity of dermal fillers make it the perfect option for looking younger and more alert, more quickly.

Ready? Schedule Your Consultation with our Palm Springs Specialist

Even if you’re starting to explore your treatment options, bring your concerns and goals to an experienced specialist. At Aesthetic Art of Palm Springs, Dr. Kato offers an aesthetically-driven, personalized approach to each client consultation, recommending only treatments we believe will improve your quality of life and appearance. Learn more about the advantages of using Botox and schedule a consultation with our specialist today!

 

Acne scars and ongoing adult acne outbreaks can have a demoralizing effect on any individual, man or woman. Luckily, innovations in cosmetic dermatology technology and non-surgical solutions have seen traditional anti-aging procedures repurposed to help smooth skin damaged by remnant acne scars.

Why Acne Leaves Scars

Thought days of unwanted outbreaks were left behind in high school? Think again. While most individuals associate pimples and breakouts with the awkward teenage phase of their life, adult acne remains a common condition for many men and women. Hormonal acne, in particular, can be especially frustrating to deal with, as it comes and goes depending on fluctuations in your hormone levels. As a result, even if you’ve established the perfect skin care routine, stress at work or an upcoming period can mean breakouts of painful pimples.

Acne scarring can also occur to any patient, at any stage in life. Often blamed on picking pimples or scratching them off, acne scars arise as the body tries to repair ruptured pimples with new skin cells. If the skin over or under-produces collagen to help heal these traumas, patients can end up with the characteristic acne scarring.

The type of scarring that you can end up with depends on the kind of pimple that your body is trying to heal from. Most acne scars can be attributed to hormonal acne or cysts as these forms of pimples reach far deeper below the skin’s surface than other kinds.

Treating Acne Scarring with Dermal Fillers

In recent years, countless treatments have been developed to address scarring from acne and help prevent future damage to the skin’s appearance. While options can range from chemical peels to ablative laser treatment, one solution offers patients a new, less invasive solution: dermal fillers.

Also known as injectables, dermal fillers have become the first step in slowing the effects of aging on appearance. Dermal fillers can be made from many solutions, the most popular of which is hyaluronic acid. This unique formula leverages naturally occurring hyaluronic acid to help skin cells in the targeted areas retain moisture more efficiently. This ultimately adds volume to areas that have lost their natural fullness due to the aging process.

While injectables may be closely linked to anti-aging and facial rejuvenation, the concept for applying dermal fillers to acne scars is incredibly similar. Like the aging process, acne scars can be the result of diminished collagen production, which keeps the skin looking smooth and full. By filling in sunken areas of skin and smoothing skin around raised areas, patients who’ve dealt with deep scarring are able to achieve a more youthful, smoother appearance without the pitting associated with acne.

Using dermal fillers as a treatment for acne scarring also comes with its own benefits. For starters, the non-invasive nature of treatment means that patients can schedule treatments at their leisure and on their schedule. As there is no extensive recovery necessary with dermal fillers, most patients can get right back to their routine after they’ve undergone treatment. Best of all, the application of the dermal fillers looks natural. At Dr. Kato’s Palm Springs practice, injectables are strategically administered so that patients don’t look as if they’ve had work done. When used as combination acne and anti-aging solution, many patients are pleasantly surprised to find that their dermal filler treatment enhances their natural beauty.

Say Goodbye to Acne Scars – Schedule Your Consultation Today!

At Aesthetic Art of Palm Springs, our goal is to provide all patients with comprehensive solutions that help them feel confident in their skin at all times. In addition to non-surgical dermal fillers, our cosmetic specialist offers many facial rejuvenation options, each of which are tailored to fit your goals through our personalized approach to care. To learn more about your treatment options, call our office at (760) 610-5558 and make your appointment.

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