Noninvasive procedure
A non-surgical eye lift, as opposed to a traditional eye lift (blepharoplasty), does not involve invasive surgical techniques, incisions, or sutures. The main concerns an eye lift can correct are bags around the eyes, wrinkles, hollowness, and drooping skin. With the help of hyaluronic acid volumizer, areas of contour deficiency can be filled in, corrected, and plumped. Hyaluronic acid, despite its menacing name, is a substance that naturally occurs in the skin which retains water and makes the skin appear full. With time, the amount of hyaluronic acid in the skin decreases, but injections of specially cross-linked (connected) hyaluronic acid molecules behave exactly like the native substance would inside the skin. This eliminates the possibility of a negative reaction while giving the patient a desired outcome.
Super trio
The non-surgical eye lift has three components: volumizers, muscle relaxers, and laser treatments. As mentioned before, the volumizers add substance to contour deficient areas to lift, firm, and provide moisture to the skin. Muscle relaxers such as Botox or Dysport, on the other hand, paralyze the muscles that run perpendicular to the wrinkles. When injected, nerve endings on the motor nerves cease to produce neurotransmitters to communicate with other neurons, thereby paralyzing the overlying muscle. These products are most commonly used in the “crow’s feet” region around the eyes, above and around the eyebrows, and between the eyes to address the “eleven’s”. The effect of muscle relaxers is a smooth and lifted appearance of the upper face that proportionally complements the volumizer injections below the eyes. Finally, the injectables are coupled with an erbium laser to rejuvenate and resurface the skin around the eyes to complete the treatment.
The power of Microneedling
There are many ways at Advanced Plastic Surgery to amplify your liquid eye lift procedure results even before the treatment itself. The laser, muscle relaxers, and volumizers will tighten the existing skin, but they may not improve the appearance of the skin itself unless special measures are taken before the liquid eye lift. One such treatment is Microneedling Radiofrequency (RF). This treatment combines heat energy with microneedling technology to create microchannels into the skin and naturally stimulate collagen and elastin production in the lower skin layers. Microneedling is effective in correcting acne scarring, dark spots, stretch marks, and can even minimize the appearance of wrinkles on the face. Microdermabrasion is another option when it comes to preparing the skin for bigger services like a liquid eye lift. This machine heavily exfoliates the skin and removes and dead cell layers to allow the skin to more readily accept and absorb any laser energy or injectables afterward. Finally, chemical peels are another option to prepare, exfoliate, and deeply cleanse the skin of any impurities with controlled amounts of acid.
Safe and temporary solution
The decision to undergo surgical intervention to correct drooping eyelids is a profound one. One must factor bruising, scarring, and downtime when considering this option. Fortunately, the combination of injectable and laser treatments at Advanced Plastic Surgery will give you incredibly similar results without the risk of maintaining permanent augmentations that you may not like. Adjustable, safe, and temporary, the liquid non-surgical eye lift is a fantastic alternative for quick and instantaneously visible results.