Dermal & Lip Enhancements
Dermal enhancements are products or treatments that are designed to help increase the volume of the lips, smooth wrinkles and plump up folds in the skin. Dermal enhancements are used to treat, facial volume loss, facial folds, lines & wrinkles, depressed scars, lip volume and shape as well as tear trough hollows.
How Do Dermal Enhancements Work?
The process involves a consult with a Nurses or Doctor to assess the areas of concern and develop a personalised plan just for you. It may or may not involve a script for a controlled product to add volume and hydration to the desired area. Should the consult involve a controlled product, after the procedure, the product binds with the water in your skin and provides natural volume to smooth wrinkles. The product also blends with adjoining tissues and allows other nutritive elements, like oxygen, glucose and hormones, to pass between fragments of the product. The result is instantly fuller, revitalised and plumper skin. The process is performed by one if our a registered nurse or a doctors and takes about 30 minutes after an initial consult and all treatment options are provided, with your skin concern and goals paramount to the consult. Maintenance treatments are required every 6-12 months.
Benefits of Dermal Enhancements
Dermal enhancements can help revitalise your appearance, smoothing out wrinkles and giving your face a fresh and energetic look. For wrinkle or facial contouring treatments, such as cheek enhancement, most patients choose to have a follow-up treatment 6-12 months after the initial treatment. After a lip enhancement procedure, a follow-up appointment is usually required about 6 months later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Are Dermal Enhancements Best for?
Dermal enhancements are best for men and women experiencing facial volume loss or deep creases due to ageing. It is also commonly used to refine or enhance certain facial features and improve facial symmetry, giving you a refreshed and natural appearance. We recommend coming in for a Free Consultation with one of our Nurses or Doctors to customize a treatment to help you achieve your desired results. We do not recommend this treatment while you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
What can dermal enhancement correct?
Most commonly, Dermal enhancements are used to help increase the volume and size of the lips and surrounding contours. However, there are other parts of the face and body which can benefit from the use of Dermal enhancements for both men and women, including: sunken cheek bones (dermal cheek enhancements can plump up and increase cheek firmness), tear troughs (if you’ve been searching for how to reduce under eye bags, under eye enhancements can reduce the appearance of lines and shadows), deep nasolabial folds (smile lines from the nose to the mouth), marionette lines (from the mouth to the chin), facial lines (are able to effectively be treated at depths that other methods cannot), deep scars, loss of skin and facial volume and sagging contours.
How long do dermal enhancement last?
The duration will depend on several factors such as; skin type, skin condition, lifestyle and age; depending on the individual, the area and the type of product or treatment being used. Follow-up treatments are normally recommended around every 6-24 months, making this a highly cost-effective treatment. Generally it can last around 6-18 months.
Does this treatment hurt?
Some clients may experience mild discomfort however; a local anaesthetic is used to provide a more comfortable treatment, especially for sensitive areas such as the lips. Australian Laser Clinics ensures the most pleasant treatment possible.
What are dermal enhancements made from?
The dermal enhancement product we use is made from hyaluronic acid which is a sugar chain found naturally in the connective tissue of all mammals.
Are they safe?
The dermal enhancement we use is made from Hyaluronic acid which is naturally occurring in the body it is TGA approved and has had no reported long term side effects and is broken down in the body over time.