Category Archives: collagen
Is your phone having trouble recognizing your face?
Published on January 18, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.An innocent affair Your love affair with fillers might have started innocently enough. A little Voluma here, a squirt of Juvederm there…year after year. Hyaluronic acid fillers are naturally occurring sugar gels that are cross-linked to provide long-term facial volume. Read More…
Is your doctor using a safe skin cleaner on your face?
Published on December 1, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Ever wonder what your doctor/nurse/whomever is using on your skin to clean it before a cosmetic service like Botox or fillers? If you answered no, you would be in the same boat as most everyone else. However, you should make Read More…
Derma-roller: It is worth it or just worthless?
Published on February 24, 2015 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.I received in the mail, the following anonymous letter today: “Dr Steinsapir: “I must say that I was quite surprised at your comments on the website Realself re: dermaroller treatments. The public has the Internet and are much more Read More…
Monocheek syndrome: What to do if you have been overfilled with fillers.
Published on December 12, 2012 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Advantages of Fillers One major appeal of hyaluronic fillers like Restylane Lyft®, Restylane, and Juvederm–arguably some of today’s best facial fillers for many individuals–is the relative ease with which treatment can be given, modified, and even reversed. Opting to have Read More…
Will fotofacial treatments affect my Restylane service?
Published on August 4, 2012 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Minimally invasive procedures have become a very popular way of improving one’s appearance. Several different treatments can be performed at one time minimizing downtime. Photo facial and facial filling with Restylane and Restylane Lyft® is a very common combination of Read More…