The Lunch Hour Facelift: Nonsurgical Facelift Options

The Lunch Hour Facelift: Nonsurgical Facelift Options

Today, there are several ways both women and men can freshen their appearance without undergoing an invasive facelift. Dermal fillers, BOTOX®, and other skin rejuvenation options are a popular trend that offers a safe and convenient way to smooth out wrinkles and look years younger. The aging process stops for no one, but today's nonsurgical facelift options can give you a "liquid facelift" for fresher, younger-looking skin, and it can be done over your lunch hour.

The board-certified plastic surgeons at The Peer Group in Florham Park, NJ, offer the latest non-surgical facelift options to tackle signs of aging. You can smooth out wrinkles, restore volume, and improve your overall complexion. A liquid facelift is a common treatment for many women, and now more men are getting on board. It has never been safer and easier to regain that youthful glow, and with the significant advantage of no downtime required. Here is a look at why the trend of injectables isn't going away, and how the experts at The Peer Group can give you the liquid facelift results you want.

Liquid lift benefits

Whether you have fine lines, wrinkles, or sagging skin, they can be difficult to ignore when you look in the mirror. The signs of getting older creep up on everyone, especially after 40. With today's nonsurgical options, it has never been easier to eliminate those issues and revive your appearance. Some of the benefits of a nonsurgical facelift versus a traditional facelift:

  • Less costly

  • Fewer risks or concerns about complications

  • Minimal discomfort

  • Minimal downtime

  • It can be done over your lunch hour!

The power of facial injectables

When New Jersey women and men get a liquid facelift, it is hard to deny the fantastic results of cosmetic injectables. BOTOX can smooth out and soften the appearance of static lines around the eyes, on the forehead, or in the brow area. Dermal fillers are another powerful tool used in a liquid facelift. As we age, our skin experiences a loss of volume, causing it to sag. By injecting dermal fillers into certain target areas, the volume can be restored while wrinkles are smoothed out for a more youthful look. Some dermal fillers even promote the body to produce more collagen, the protein that gives skin a plump, youthful glow. The Peer Group offers the latest varieties of dermal fillers, including Juvéderm®, Sculptra®, and Restylane®, to meet each patient's aesthetic needs.

BOTOX + filler = anti-aging solution

A powerful duo goes to work when the experts at The Peer Group combine facial injectables as a noninvasive alternative to a traditional facelift. These non-surgical injectables work together to give both women and men an amazing weapon to fight the signs of aging without surgery. Dermal fillers work to contour areas that have lost volume due to age or smooth out deep creases like laugh lines around the mouth. Fillers can even plump up your lips and give the skin around your eyes a new life. BOTOX works wonders to eliminate the appearance of static wrinkles that plague everyone as they age around the eyes, brow area, or forehead. The anti-aging solution of these facial injectables working together can take years off your appearance and have you feeling young again.

Liquid facelift help

Finding the right injector for your liquid facelift is key. An experienced, trained individual should perform your procedure involving dermal fillers, BOTOX, or any cosmetic treatment. The Peer Group experts have the experience to recommend the correct dosage for each target area, which will provide excellent results. Facial injectables are a safe and effective way to take years off your appearance by restoring fullness and volume while reducing the appearance of facial wrinkles, and a qualified injector can help you attain beautiful results.

Men and women today are living longer, so staying competitive in your work environment and with your appearance go hand in hand. You can eliminate those static wrinkles and restore volume in your face to look more vibrant without a lengthy recovery period. BOTOX and dermal fillers work well as stand-alone options, or as a complementary duo that can transform the way you look.

A liquid facelift is a popular topic today because the results speak for themselves. If you’d like to reverse the signs of looking older, your next lunch hour should include taking back a more youthful appearance. Nonsurgical facelift options are helping New Jersey patients look and feel younger and delaying the need for surgical intervention. Not quite ready for a facelift procedure? Let the board-certified plastic surgeons at The Peer Group show you the options for a liquid facelift and get you the results you deserve. Schedule a consultation with one of our qualified experts in the Greater New Jersey area today.


How Juvéderm Can Give You a Mid-Face Lift...Without Surgery!

The natural signs of aging are inevitable and our skin is usually the hardest hit. Our faces are no exception to the rule. As we age, wrinkles and lines begin to find their roots around the eyes and on the forehead, as well as around our nose and mouth. Skin begins to get thinner causing it to sag in certain areas due to loss of collagen. But the most frequent concern for older patients is the loss of volume in the upper cheek or cheekbone area. A common concern called mid-face volume loss is a condition that leaves patients with the appearance of hollow, sunken in cheekbones and “droopy” skin around the mouth area. New Jersey area patients feel they look tired even if they are not!

The Peer Group in Florham Park, NJ offers several nonsurgical options such as dermal fillers like Juvéderm to fill in those gaps caused by the aging process. Let’s take a look at how the professional staff and board-certified plastic surgeons at The Peer Group can give you a fuller, more youthful look to your mid-face area without the need for surgery.

Juvéderm and what it can do…

Dermal fillers can instantly fix and add volume to aging skin. Juvéderm is an injectable filler that delivers a hyaluronic acid-based gel just below the skin’s surface. Hyaluronic acid is a component the body naturally produces, which gives our skin plumpness and volume. As we age, this valuable substance decreases in production which is why our skin loses that youthful look, especially in the cheek and lip areas. Juvéderm can be the non-invasive solution to tackle this mid-face issue as we age.

Where is the mid-face area?

The mid-face area is essentially the central portion of the face. You can draw a line from the outside cheekbone area inward to the nose and mouth area including under the eyes. It can be described as an inverted triangle. Individuals, as they age, notice a loss of volume in their cheek area causing the skin in this area to sag and for the cheeks to look hollow or ‘flat’. Patients also notice the lines around their mouth or nasolabial folds, also known as “laugh lines”, becoming more pronounced or deeper. When we are younger, this is the part of the face that has the most volume or plumpness which is why when it starts to change, it is the most noticeable during the aging process.

Who is affected?

After we head into our late 30’s or early 40’s, especially for New Jersey area women, the signs of aging begin to creep in with wrinkles and small lines. The loss of mid-face volume begins to really target women and some men once entering into their 50’s especially their 60’s and up. As always, factors such as heredity, sun exposure, smoking, and stress all play a role in how a person’s skin ages. Even individuals, who have lost a significant amount of weight, deal with the loss of volume in their cheeks or mid-face area leaving them finding a solution to eliminate that hollow, tired look that makes them look older than they may feel.

How does a mid-face lift with Juvéderm work?

The Peer Group in Florham Park, NJ offers all the variations of Juvéderm fillers developed to target specific areas of the face to give patients a customized approach to their needs. Juvéderm Voluma was designed to add volume specifically to the central part of the face. The results leave patients with fuller cheeks that can appear softer and more lifted and laugh lines around the mouth to look smooth. Even adding volume to the mid-face region can decrease the appearance of puffiness underneath the eyes. Juvéderm Voluma can instantly restore the volume and plumpness to the central part of the face leaving patients looking 5 to 10 years younger. Because the different variations of Juvéderm are used for different people for different reasons, it is important to get a skin assessment with an experienced plastic surgeon so that the right formula can be used to address your unique concerns.

The Juvéderm results…

The results are instant. The results will last and in some cases up to 2 years! Juvéderm Voluma addresses one of the most frequently common problems with the aging process. It can restore volume in the cheeks and completely lift the central part of the face eliminating tired, deflated cheeks and giving a patient a more youthful appearance. Combining Juvéderm Voluma with other non-invasive solutions like BOTOX to target wrinkles on the forehead or around the eyes can give patients an all-around full, age-defying face lift without surgery!

Juvéderm is an effective and safe way to create a gorgeous, new look for your face without surgery. New Jersey area women, as well as men, can rejuvenate their appearance and specifically target the central portion of the face by smoothing out wrinkles and adding volume to the cheekbones specifically with Juvéderm Voluma. Juvéderm Voluma “fills” in the areas of the cheekbones and increases the overall volume of your midface region giving you a fresher, more youthful look. A ‘liquid’ midface lift with Juvéderm can be the right answer and leave you looking years younger! Call or schedule your consultation with The Peer Group Plastic Surgery in New Jersey today.


The top 5 cosmetic treatments for women over 40

While you may feel a bit wiser and more established in your forties, many women also begin to notice changes in their bodies and how they feel about themselves. Even though aging is a natural part of life, it doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to do anything about it. The plastic surgeons at The Peer Group located in Florham Park, NJ offer many treatments and procedures that can help reverse some of the signs of aging and leave you looking and feeling like a whole new woman. Here, we share the top five procedures that women over 40 are getting to help turn back the hands of time.

Breast augmentation

While breast augmentation is a popular procedure in general, many New Jersey area women in their forties request this treatment when they begin to notice changes with their breasts. Oftentimes, as we age the breasts begin to deflate and can lose their fullness and shape. A breast augmentation procedure can give you the fuller, rounder breasts you long for and provide an instant confidence boost. Deflated breasts can be revitalized and look fuller with the help of breast implants. Most women take this opportunity to increase their cup size and get the larger breasts they’ve always wanted. Since pregnancy, nursing, age and gravity can affect a woman's breasts; it’s important to note that some women may also benefit from a breast lift. Implants will correct the size and shape of your breasts, but if they’re sagging and droopy you may need the breast lift procedure in order for the breasts to appear perky and more youthful. Women close to their forties are usually past their pregnancies and determine that it’s time to finally get the breasts they’ve always wanted.

Tummy tuck

It is common for women to hold off on a tummy tuck procedure until they’re finished having children. A tummy tuck is a great option for women who not only struggle with stubborn excess skin and fat that’s been a nuisance since pregnancy, but also for women who would like to have a trimmer waistline. Even women who have lost a good amount of weight look into a tummy tuck so they can attain a flatter, more toned abdomen and have the loose skin removed that may be the result of such weight loss. A tummy tuck will flatten and shape the abdomen by removing excess skin and fat and tightening the abdominal muscles leaving your tummy looking smooth and toned. You may have entered your forties with a tummy bulge, but that doesn’t mean it has to hang around forever.

Liposuction

Liposuction is a great way to get that hourglass body you’ve always dreamt of but didn’t think was possible. Liposuction is used to shape and contour the body and remove pockets of fat from various areas of the body. This procedure works well on patients who can’t get rid of the fat through diet and exercise alone. Many women in their forties also consider this procedure as their metabolism has started to slow down and they’re finding it more and more difficult to shed the excess weight. Some of the most common areas include the hips, abdomen, thighs, and love handles. The traditional method of liposuction provides great results and involves a small incision in the skin and then a small surgical tool called a cannula is used to suction out the fat leaving your body looking sculpted and more defined. Another popular option is CoolSculpting which also provides similar results to traditional liposuction but without surgery. The New Jersey area plastic surgeons at the Peer Group offer CoolSculpting as an alternative to traditional liposuction and it continues to grow in popularity. CoolSculpting is a non-invasive, no-downtime procedure that uses cold energy to freeze the fat away without damaging the surrounding skin or tissue.

BOTOX

While BOTOX has always been a popular choice for women of various ages, it’s probably the most common anti-aging treatment for women in their forties, and one they use on a regular basis. BOTOX works wonders on many areas of the upper face including reducing the appearance of the horizontal lines that appear on the forehead, along with the vertical lines that appear between the eyes. Another common problem area that is treated with BOTOX includes the lines that appear on the outer corners of the eyes known as the Crow’s feet. New Jersey area patients who use BOTOX on a regular basis report seeing fewer lines and wrinkles on their face and are incredibly pleased with their smoother youthful appearance.

Injectable fillers

Lines and wrinkles begin to increase in our forties as hormone levels start to dip which then affects collagen production causing the skin to lose elasticity and appear dull. Injectable fillers are good for improving the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin by filling in creases or lines and adding volume to specific areas to enhance shallow contours. Fillers are highly effective at reducing the side effects of aging and work by filling in the soft tissue that’s located underneath the skin.

One of the leading fillers that the plastic surgeons at The Peer Group use to treat New Jersey patients is Juvederm. Juvederm can be used to target specific problem areas to help create an overall smooth, even appearance. Some of its top uses include reducing the horizontal lines on the forehead, lines around the nose and mouth and it can even be used to enhance the size and fullness of the lips. Some patients use variations of Juvederm for their mid-face area too, which can give a non-surgical mini “facelift” in some patients. Patients are very pleased with the results from Juvederm and enjoy seeing their wrinkles disappear right before their eyes.

Contact us to learn more

If you’re interested in learning more about any of these procedures then please give our Florham Park, NJ plastic surgery office a call to setup an initial consultation. You’ll meet with one of our board-certified plastic surgeons who will address your concerns, conduct a physical examination, and create a customized treatment plan based on your needs.

Your age doesn’t have to define you. Give us a call today to take the first step to a new and improved you. We look forward to joining you on your journey to looking and feeling fabulous in your forties.


Everything You Need To Know About Juvéderm: A Beginners Guide To Fillers

Let’s fill you in on what Juvéderm can do for you….

There are a lot of options in the cosmetic world to combat the signs of aging. A simple, instant fix with no surgery required is always popular but it can be overwhelming when looking at the scope of helpful procedures out there. Dermal fillers, BOTOX, and other med spa facial treatments are all aimed at making you look younger and refreshed. Let’s face it, as we age, so does our skin. When patients come to our Florham Park, NJ plastic surgery center seeking non-surgical alternatives, dermal fillers are a great place to start. Fillers can add volume to areas of the face where it has been lost, it can help fill deeper lines and wrinkles, enhance the lips, and much more.

There are a number of filler products to choose from, but we make it easy by staying with a few that produce radiant results each and every time. At the Peer Group for Plastic Surgery, we put Juvéderm at the top of the list.

Juvéderm … what it can do for you!

Juvéderm has two important tasks when injected just beneath the skin. One is to fill in static wrinkles to remove them. You might be asking, what are static wrinkles? They are those pesky wrinkles you see all the time! Even when your face is “at rest” these wrinkles or creases are visibly noticeable. The other important task, for Juvéderm, is to increase fullness in areas where skin has lost volume. As we age, our bodies decrease in the amount of hyaluronic acid it produces, which is a natural substance in the body, that aids in our skin having volume or plumpness. Juvéderm is a combination of hyaluronic acids injected back into the skin to “plump” it up and fill in those gaps where the skin has lost elasticity. Essentially, Juvéderm can help your skin bounce back and give you a more youthful glow.

Juvéderm can fill in what time has taken away...

Juvéderm “fills in” the areas that need help when the natural process of aging takes its toll. As we age, skin loses elasticity, and our facial expressions like laughing or smiling become more permanent reminders leaving wrinkles or lines that “stick around”. Juvéderm can fill in the gaps and smooth out the appearance of fine lines or wrinkles giving patients instant results. Some of the most common reasons men and women throughout New Jersey get a Juvéderm injection:

  • To eliminate or reduce the appearance of wrinkles around the mouth or nasolabial folds, which are the lines that extend from the nose to the corners of the mouth; Also called “marionette lines” or laugh lines.

  • To eliminate or reduce the appearance of deeper “Crow’s Feet” around the eyes.

  • To smooth and soften deeper lines on the forehead area and the “11” lines which appear in between the eyebrows. Fillers are used here when BOTOX alone cannot produce improved results.

  • To smooth the appearance of minor scars or blemishes (pitting) from acne.

  • To plump up or add volume to the lips making them more voluptuous instantly! Injections here help reduce fine lines around the lip area or get rid of “lipstick bleed lines”.

  • To add volume to the cheeks in order to lift or contour the cheek area.

  • To help reduce minor nasal bumps or simply straighten out a bent nasal tip. Also known as a non-surgical rhinoplasty, Juvéderm can be used as a non-invasive solution for minor nose irregularities as a temporary adjustment to avoid surgical intervention.

Juvéderm and instant results!

The best benefit of Juvéderm is the results are instant. Those instant results can also last up to 9 months and in some cases even a year! Adding a regular dose of Juvéderm into your skincare routine can ward off cosmetic surgery or other invasive treatments to fight the signs of aging for decades. The procedure is also quick and easy. It can even be done on your lunch hour! Wrinkles and lines will appear smooth and softer before you even leave our New Jersey office.

Juvéderm or BOTOX or both!

Juvéderm and BOTOX are two popular, heavy hitters in the game of fighting the aging process without surgery. At the Peer Group, we often combine these injectables for New Jersey area men and women seeking facial rejuvenation.

BOTOX combats dynamic wrinkles and “relaxes” the muscles that cause lines or wrinkles to form when doing natural, facial expressions like laughing or frowning. BOTOX is most commonly used in the forehead and around the eyes and can last for about 3-4 months. Juvéderm can be a treatment that compliments your BOTOX results serving to fill in deeper lines that exist on the lower face or even in the upper face where BOTOX can’t do the trick (the number “11’s” is the most popular area for filler in the forehead). While these two injectable treatments are different and used for different reasons, they work great together to create a softer, smoother, younger appearance significantly reducing the look of lines and wrinkles.

We know that the filler market can seem overwhelming. Our goal during your consultation is to explain the difference between the most commonly used ones and specifically, how Juvéderm can be the solution to help you fight the signs of aging and get you looking younger again. Juvéderm has different variations or types that contain different strengths depending on your skin needs. To learn more, we invite you to call the Peer Group in Florham Park, NJ. We will get you set up with the right combination so you can “fill in” those pesky wrinkles so that your outside looks as young as you feel on the inside!