VolumaLift™
VolumaLift™ is a procedure that is designed to bring back youthful beauty, vitality and attractiveness through the volumetric replacement of soft tissue that has been lost with age. This volumetric facelift restores the fullness of youth safely, effectively and non-surgically. As the name itself implies, the VolumaLift™ results in a rested and lifted look. Your VolumaLift™ physician or health care professional will take an injectable gel product (Restylane®, Juvederm® or Hylaform) and inject specific amounts of the product into the specific fat buttress regions, restoring the 3-dimensional structure to the soft tissue envelope, plumping out, filling and lifting the overlying facial skin. VolumaLift™ goes well with FotoFacial® or photorejuvenation, Botox®, intradermal line fillers, Thermage® and ThreadLift™. Physicians may elect to combine several of the minimally invasive procedures together for best results.
Volumalift™ Q & A
What is VolumaLift?
The VolumaLift™ is a procedure that is designed to bring back youthful beauty, vitality and attractiveness through the volumetric replacement of soft tissue that has been lost with age. The VolumaLift™ is a volumetric facelift, restoring "the fullness of youth" safely, effectively and non-surgically. As the name itself implies, the VolumaLift™ produces a "rested" and "lifted" look.
What are the benefits of VolumaLift?
VolumaLift™ is a procedure that is designed to bring back youthful beauty, vitality and attractiveness through the volumetric replacement of soft tissue that has been lost with age. This volumetric facelift restores the fullness of youth safely, effectively and non-surgically. As the name itself implies, the VolumaLift™ results in a rested and lifted look.
Are you a good candidate for the VolumaLift candidate?
If you appear more "tired," sunken, deflated or hollowed then you'd like, you are likely a VolumaLift™ candidate.
If the tail of your brow is drooping, you have bags and/or hollows under your eyes, have lost your strong or full cheekbones, have deep smile and marionette lines, developed an early jowl, and have lost lip volume or have a droopy nasal tip, then you are likely a VolumaLift™ candidate.
How does VolumaLift work?
The skin is frozen with local anesthesia prior to the procedure and the needles are passed through only the frozen skin. The injectable gel used during a VolumaLift™ is deposited very deeply along the facial bones, where there are very few pain fibers. The injectable fillers are much more painful when injected into lines than when they are used deeply to contour and shape the face. There is virtually no pain after the VolumaLift™ is completed.
This non-surgical procedure provides instant facial rejuvenation and uses 3 to 10 syringes of Restylane and/or Perlane to achieve the desired look.
What does VolumaLift treatment involve?
Your VolumaLift™ physician or health care professional will take an injectable gel product (Restylane®, Juvederm® or Hylaform) and inject specific amounts of the product into the specific fat buttress regions, restoring the 3-dimensional structure to the soft tissue envelope, plumping out, filling and lifting the overlying facial skin.
How long does the VolumaLift take to perform?
Once you’ve finished your consultation and you and your physician or health care professional felt that you are a VolumaLift™ candidate, the actual injectable facelift and volumization takes less than one hour to perform.
How much does a VolumaLift treatment cost?
For a VolumaLift treatment, different fillers can cost between $600-$800 per syringe and multiple syringes are needed. Although it depends on the type and quality of the filler, the minimum cost will be based on the number of syringes used.
How long does VolumaLift treatment effect last?
The duration of your injectable lift effect will vary depending upon the product used, between 7 - 8 months to years. The off-the-shelf gel fillers, such as Restylane®, Juvederm®, and ELEVA™ may only last several months when injected into the dermis and skin, but will last much longer when injected deeply along the bone.
Does VolumaLift treatment hurt?
The VolumaLift™ is not very painful. The skin is frozen with local anesthesia prior to the procedure and the needles are passed through only the frozen skin. The injectable gel used during a VolumaLift™ is deposited very deeply along the facial bones, where there are very few pain fibers. The injectable fillers are much more painful when injected into lines than when they are used deeply to contour and shape the face. There is virtually no pain after the VolumaLift™ is completed.
Is there any downtime with VolumaLift?
Yes, there is an unpredictable degree of bruising (everyone is different). One should plan on between 1 - 3 days before you can use camouflage makeup effectively. One should also discontinue any medically unnecessary aspirin, NSAIDS and blood thinners.
Are there any risks with VolumaLift?
The most common potential side effect is bruising. There are rare cases of allergic reaction at the injection sites manifested by itching and redness which resolves after a few months.
Can I combine my VolumaLift with other procedures?
Yes, the VolumaLift™ goes well with FotoFacial® or photorejuvenation, Botox®, intradermal line fillers, Thermage® and ThreadLift™. Physicians may elect to combine several of the minimally invasive procedures together for best results.