Your skin stretches as you age, and the face is no exception to this rule. As you develop excess skin, this can cause an imbalance between the volume of your skin and the surface area, leading to wrinkles, folds, and other issues. Among the most popular ways to combat this imbalance is through the use of the popular dermal filler known as Restylane. Hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler Restylane is commonly used to address laugh lines, increase the size of lips, or mitigate sagging around the corners of the lips. Restylane is an incredibly versatile facial rejuvenation tool, and Dr. Rokhsar’s New York Restylane patients are thrilled to see their results. Restylane and its variants can be used safely and effectively in marionette lines, laugh lines, cheeks, jawline, upper lip lines and under the eye hollows.
As with many dermal filler injections, the ideal candidates for Restylane injections are looking for a rejuvenated look but aren’t a good fit for or aren’t interested in surgical procedures, and have lines, wrinkles or hollowness in various parts of the face or under your eyes.. You might be a good candidate for Restylane if you meet some of the following criteria:
During your consultation with Dr. Rokhsar, you will discuss your desired final results as well as how Restylane can work for you.
Most Restylane injections can be completed in as little as five to fifteen minutes and depending on the extent of the filler work and the number of syringes used. Most patients do not describe the injection as “painful” but rather as more like a barely noticeable pinch. Patients can be given topical numbing agents when necessary. Restylane products now all have numbing agents suspended within the filler so the procedure is very comfortable. Dr. Rokhsar does most of his injections without the need for numbing cream only using ice. Because Restylane is incredibly smooth as a dermal filler, it is often used to treat those wrinkles that are closest to the top of the skin and to make other cosmetic alterations such as enhancing the shape of the lips, filling in laugh lines, hollow cheeks marionette lines or under eye hollowness and dark circles. It can also be used to smoothen the shape of the nose or lift the tip, a procedure Dr. Rokhsar invented, commonly referred to as the non surgical nose job. Once the procedure is complete, you may be advised to avoid strenuous activity for a day or two to give the filler time to “set.”
Restylane is a temporary filler, but results should last anywhere between six to eighteen months. The most common side effects are bruising and redness, which generally subside within a couple of days. If you are interested in joining the New York Restylane patients that love their results, contact Dr. Rokhsar’s office in Manhattan or Long Island to schedule an appointment today!
Aging is a natural and inevitable process that can leave the skin with wrinkles, deep-set lines along the face, and sagging. Fortunately, a new FDA-approved filler with flexibility and structure called Defyne has just been released onto the market. This scientifically-advanced filler, made of hyaluronic acid, has been specially designed for moderate-to-severe deep facial wrinkles and folds and hard-to-treat laugh lines.
Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the body, in high concentrations in places such as connective tissues and the fluid surrounding your eyes. Because Defyne is made out of a naturally-occurring substance, it’s less likely to be rejected by the body. Hyaluronic acid fillers also bring water to the surface of the skin to give a fresh and youthful appearance, while supporting facial structures and skin that may have lost volume due to aging.
Defyne’s results can last up to one-year thanks to the new type of hyaluronic acid technology called XpresHAn. This newly developed approach to creating a long-lasting filler leaves behind a smooth and even surface whether you’re smiling, frowning, or wrinkling your face provides a natural-looking appearance.
This cosmetic injection can help reverse the notorious signs of aging with long-lasting and natural-looking results by keeping the surface supple and flexible to allow it to move with the face. In a clinical trial, those who were treated with Refyne reported experiencing natural facial expressions after one month.
Dr. Rokhsar is a fellowship-trained cosmetic surgeon and an expert injector and has received extensive training and expertise in the field of skin tightening and wrinkle reduction. With offices located in both New York City and Garden City, Long Island, patients can visit Dr. Rokhsar for a consultation to discuss their cosmetic goals.
During the natural aging process, the skin develops fine lines and wrinkles and loses its elasticity and volume. The face also experiences a loss of fat in certain areas, which creates a hollow look in the cheeks, around the mouth, and eyes. The skin may begin to thin out and sag, giving the face a sunken appearance. The hollowness in the cheeks is a natural sign of aging, however, it can be worsened by environmental factors like over-exposure to the sun and smoking.
Aging is a natural and inevitable process that can leave the skin with wrinkles, deep-set lines along the face, and sagging. Fortunately, a new FDA-approved filler with flexibility and structure called Defyne has just been released onto the market. This scientifically-advanced filler, made of hyaluronic acid, has been specially designed for moderate-to-severe deep facial wrinkles and folds and hard-to-treat laugh lines.
Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance.
In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved global healthcare company Galderma to market Restylane Lyft, an injectable gel designed to address cheek hollowness. The filler works to achieve midface rejuvenation to create noticeable and natural, long-lasting results. Dr. Rokhsar is a board-certified dermatologist and laser surgeon with years of experience in Restylane Lyft injections in NYC. Dr. Rokhsar is an expert in creating natural-looking results with Restylane Lyft injections.
Restylane Lyft is a type of dermal filler made of hyaluronic acid, which provides promising results because it’s highly compatible with the body. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in your body. High concentrations of the hyaluronic acid act as a network to transfer essential nutrients from the bloodstream to skin cells. When the gel is injected, it acts like an inflated cushion to target and support the facial structures and tissues that may have lost volume or elasticity.
Ideal area for Restylane lyft injections are the mid cheeks, outer cheeks, laugh lines and marionette lines.
Many patients often wonder what they can do about lines and wrinkles that develop with aging. For some, these lines and wrinkles are simply an artifact of normal aging.
But for others, those lines and wrinkles age the face prematurely. You might not feel as old as the wrinkles on your face make you look. For those patients, we offer a dermal filler known as Restylane Lyft, a particularly flexible dermal filler with a wide array of applications for patients.
Restylane Lyft is a versatile and safe injectable cosmetic filler used in a variety of applications, including but not limited to:
During the non-invasive procedure, the filler is injected directly into the skin through fine needles. The entire treatment may take less than 15 minutes, depending on how many lines or areas of hollowness are being treated. The actual injection time only takes a few minutes per site, and results are seen instantaneously, providing a more youthful and natural-looking appearance.
Restylane Lyft can also be used off label along the jawline to tighten up the jaw and rejuvenate the sagging neck. It can also be used in the lip lines, an area where fine wrinkles and thinning may occur. In addition, it can be used to fill in hollow cheeks or create a more refined triangular outer cheek bone resulting in a vector face lift. Other areas that can be corrected are drooping corners of the mouth as well as hollow laugh lines. Repeat injections provide cumulative results. Average patient results last between ten to eighteen months. To schedule a consultation, call Dr. Rokhsar’s Manhattan or Long Island office to receive one-on-one care.
* Results May Vary
Similar to other injectable procedures, patients can expect to sit with numbing cream on the treatment area for about 20-40 minutes, after which time the injection process takes around 10-20 minutes. Results are instantaneous, and there is absolutely no downtime involved. Since all fillers nowadays have numbing suspended in the gel filler, Dr. Rokhsar uses mainly ice without the need for sitting with numbing injections. The injections are very comfortable.
The substance in Restylane Lyft is a non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid gel, a natural substance found in the body’s skin and tissues that diminishes with age. Therefore, Restylane Lyft is very safe to use, and adverse reactions are extremely rare. Temporary side effects may include redness, swelling, or tenderness, all of which should subside soon after treatment.
While treatments such as collagen injections typically last three to six months, Restylane Lyft naturally supplements the body’s normal supply of hyaluronic acid, generally lasting six months to one year. Because the substance is biodegradable, effects are not permanent and maintenance sessions are recommended.
Whether you’re looking to enhance the volume in your lips, smooth out the appearance of your chin, or get rid of a couple of lines and wrinkles, or enhance the appearance of your face, Restylane is a great option. The injections themselves are usually performed within minutes, and most patients can be in and out within the span of thirty minutes. That’s why procedures such as these are sometimes referred to as lunch time cosmetic procedures.
Dr Cameron Rokhsar is one of New York’s leading cosmetic dermatologists who is also fellowship trained in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Rokhsar is considered one of the foremost expert filler injectors in the country. Dr. Rokhsar is honored to call many dermatologists and plastic surgeons as his patients. A double board certified dermatologist and micrographic surgeon, and a Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai hospital, Dr. Rokhsar teaches the cosmetic dermatology resident clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he supervises the residents in doing botox and filler injections. Dr. Rokhsar is an expert in injecting anatomically difficult areas such as the nose, the under eyes, the cheeks and well as the jawline. His results are transformative and yet New York Natural.
As we age, our skin loses elasticity, making us more prone to wrinkles and sagging. The lines along the corners of your mouth that move down towards your chin, also known as marionette lines, begin to appear more noticeable. This natural aging process is inevitable and takes place over the course of years regardless of environmental factors, such as smoking or sun damage as well as natural fat loss and collagen loss in the skin .
To combat wrinkles and sagging, the newest member of Restylane’s dermal filler family Refyne was designed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds. This gel is the first FDA-approved filler that’s specially designed to treat laugh lines that form along the folds of the nose and mouth. After injecting with a fine needle, Dr. Rokhsar will fill in the deep-set lines with this flexible and supportive filler, leaving behind soft and natural-looking results.
A common concern for patients is improving the appearance of their deep-set wrinkles and fine lines with subtle and natural results. This hyaluronic acid filler acts as a cushion to support facial structures and tissues that lose volume or elasticity over time. It also brings water to the surface of the skin, which leaves the face looking fresh and youthful. Because hyaluronic acid is a naturally-occurring substance in the human body, with high concentrations found in the soft connective tissues, it is compatible with the body.
The reason why Restylane’s Refyne has become a reliable long-lasting filler that keeps the skin looking smooth is because of its hyaluronic technology called XpresHAn. This gel formula stays flexible within the skin, so whether you’re smiling, frowning, or wrinkling your face, the results will maintain a soft and natural appearance.
Results can last up to one year after injection, making it one of the longest lasting hyaluronic acid filler injectables on the market today.
Dr. Rokhsar is a fellowship-trained cosmetic surgeon and expert injector and has received extensive training and expertise in the field of skin tightening and wrinkle reduction. With offices located in both New York City and Garden City, Long Island, patients can visit for a consultation to discuss their cosmetic goals.
Lips are constantly in motion. They pout to tighten around a straw, hold a cigarette in place, eat off of utensils, laugh, and whistle. The aging process naturally forms fine lines along the outline of lips, making noticeable dips and unevenness in smiles or during a conversation. Restylane Silk is an FDA-approved product designed specifically to fill in and smooth out wrinkles around the month and enhance their appearance. It is an ideal filler for upper lips lines because of its soft nature and ability to integrate well into the lip lines and wrinkles.
Because lips are always moving, the longevity of treatment has always been a concern. Approved in 2015, Restylane Silk’s defining feature is that it’s a softer version of the widely used filler Restylane. It’s made out of smaller and smoother particles to fill in the lines that become integrated into the lips. Previous filler products may only last three to four months in the lips, while Restylane Silk is able to provide six months to a year worth of results.
Restylane Silk is made of hyaluronic acid that helps provide precise lip shaping and line control, resulting in smoother lips that create aesthetically pleasing balance in the center of the face. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in the human body, which is why the body is less likely to reject the filler. Babies are born with a high level of hyaluronic acid – it’s the reason why their skin is so perfectly soft and supple. The body replaces less and less hyaluronic acid over time. Although it diminishes in the body with age, it can be replaced and continue to deliver moisture, plumpness, and firmness back to the skin. Restylane silk due to its soft nature is the best filler to smoothen upper lip lines.
Dr. Rokhsar uses an ultra-fine needle to inject Restylane Silk into the delicate lines around the lips, which are one of the most sensitive areas of the body. The combination of the tiny needle and lidocaine – a medication used to alleviate pain – that’s included in the formula, patients experience a more comfortable injection session. Book a consultation with Dr. Rokhsar to see if Restylane Silk is right for you.
Restylane is best used to restore facial contours, smooth wrinkles and soften facial lines. Restylane is also highly effective when enhancing features such as your lips, cheeks, and eyes by adding fullness and definition for a more youthful appearance.
Immediate results are achieved after injection with restored volume. Patients treated with Restylane have experienced results lasting 9 to 18 months when they underwent two follow-up treatments. Those who treated their lines from the nose to the corner of the mouth, also known as nasolabial lines, maintained results for up one to two years.
It can take up to two weeks for Restylane to settle into natural results. During this time, the surrounding swelling and bruising if any should also subside. Patients can expect to see the final results of their treatment about 2-3 weeks after the procedure, which is approximately the time it takes for the body to fully get rid of swelling.
The longevity of Restylane results can vary depending on the individual’s metabolism and lifestyle. On average, Restylane can last between six and 12 months for lip augmentation and perioral rhytids, and up to 12 months for facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds and marionette lines. However, maintaining an excellent skincare routine and following the aftercare instructions can extend the longevity of the results.
Restylane is a popular dermal filler used to enhance the appearance of the lips. The duration of the filler depends on various factors, such as the type of Restylane product used, the treatment area, and the individual’s metabolism. The duration of Restylane in the lips can vary from 3 to 12 months. In some cases, the filler may last up to 15 months. Restylane Silk, on the other hand, usually lasts up to six months in the lips, while Refyne and Defyne can last up to 12 months. The longevity of the filler also depends on the individual’s lifestyle, such as exercise routine and exposure to sunlight.
Restylane typically lasts between 12-24 months when used under the eyes. The duration of Restylane’s effects can also vary depending on the exact product used, the treatment area, and how your body responds to the treatment.
The skin around the eyes is exceptionally thin and prone to various premature aging signs such as fine lines, puffiness, and darkness. Therefore, it’s recommended to have Restylane injections done by an experienced board-certified dermatologist, or plastic surgeon, to achieve safe and optimal results.
The cost may vary depending on the location and expertise of the injector, the amount of Restylane used, and the number of treatments required to achieve the desired results. In general, the cost of Restylane treatments is not covered by health insurance since it is considered an elective cosmetic procedure. While cost is certainly a factor to consider when choosing a provider for Restylane injections, it’s also crucial to prioritize safety, experience, and expertise.
The main difference between the two is their texture, which affects their spread and longevity. Juvederm has a smoother consistency, making it ideal for addressing finer lines and wrinkles in tighter areas of the face such as the smile lines. Restylane, on the other hand, has a granular texture and tends to be more cohesive, making it better for use in larger areas like the cheeks or to add volume to the lips.
Another difference is in their longevity. Juvederm typically lasts longer than Restylane, with effects lasting up to a year, while Restylane wears off around 10-12 months. However, both fillers generally last between 6 to 12 months, depending on the individual and area of treatment.
Restylane Defyne is a hyaluronic acid-based facial filler used to correct moderate to severe wrinkles and folds in the mid-to-deep dermis, such as nasolabial folds. It is specifically indicated for injection into the chin region to improve the chin profile appearance in patients over the age of 21 with mild to moderate chin retrusion. Restylane Defyne is also used to fill severe, deep wrinkles and folds, such as laugh lines and marionette lines. This filler is designed to provide a natural-looking result while maintaining facial movement and flexibility. It is not recommended for use in pregnant or breastfeeding women, and its safety has not been studied in this population.
The duration of Restylane Defyne typically lasts around 9-12 months in the cheeks, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines, and may require a touch-up session after this period. The longevity of the filler’s effect depends on several factors, such as the exact product used, the treatment area, and the individual’s response to the treatment. Some individuals may experience the effects of Restylane Defyne for up to a year, while others may require additional treatment after six months. Excessive exercise can also affect the longevity of the filler’s effects.
Restylane Lyft is a type of dermal filler that is primarily used to add volume and lift to the cheeks, midface area, and the backs of the hands. It is also used to smooth out smile lines and other wrinkles caused by volume loss. Restylane Lyft is made of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, and it is injected directly into the treatment area to restore volume and provide a more youthful appearance. The results typically last between six to twelve months, depending on the individual’s metabolism and the area of injection.
The cost of Restylane Lyft treatment varies depending on the treatment area and the amount of filler used. Providers usually charge for Restylane Lyft treatments by area or by syringe, and the actual cost of the injection will vary by procedure. It is important to keep in mind that the cost of Restylane Lyft treatment is not covered by health insurance since it is considered an elective cosmetic procedure.
Restylane Refyne is a type of facial filler designed with XpresHAn Technology that is used to soften laugh lines (nasolabial folds and marionette lines) while maintaining natural facial expressions. It is a flexible filler that can be used in areas with movement, such as under-eye hollows, and other wrinkles around the nose and mouth. Restylane Refyne can help restore a more natural look to your face while maintaining your facial expressions, ensuring you always look like yourself.
Restylane Refyne is a popular dermal filler used for lip augmentation. The effects of Restylane Refyne in the lips can last up to 12 months. However, this may vary depending on individual factors such as metabolism, injection technique, and the amount of filler used. The results of any dermal filler are not permanent, and maintenance injections are typically required to maintain the desired effect.
Restylane Silk is an FDA-approved hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler that is specifically designed for lip augmentation and the smoothing of wrinkles around the mouth in patients 21 years of age and older. When injected into the lips, Restylane Silk helps to increase fullness and volume while also smoothing out the fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth, including lipstick lines or smoker lines. It is formulated as a clear gel and uses a dual mechanism of action to correct moderate to severe wrinkles and folds. Restylane Silk integrates into dermal tissue and attracts and binds to water molecules to help maintain volume. Restylane Silk promises natural-looking results, but individual results may vary. Restylane Silk is one of Dr. Rokhsar’s favorite fillers for upper lip vertical lines. Dr. Rokhsar also uses it for glabella lines refractory to Botox injections.
Restylane Silk can last between six to twelve months in the lips and perioral rhytids. However, individual results may vary, depending on the patient’s metabolism and the amount of product used. Restylane Silk can provide immediate results, and patients can return to their normal activities shortly after the procedure.
The cost of Restylane Silk can vary depending on the number of areas treated and the amount used. It is important to consult a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon who is experienced in performing Restylane Silk injections to ensure the safest and most effective treatment.
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Dr. Cameron Rokhsar, MD, FAAD, FAACS, is the founder and medical director of the New York Cosmetic, Skin, & Laser Surgery Center. Dr. Rokhsar is a graduate of Harvard College and NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Rokhsar is double board certified in dermatology and micrographic dermatologic surgery, being one of the few select dermatologists in the country who is also fellowship trained in laser surgery. A researcher and innovator, Dr. Rokhsar is the creator of the non-surgical nose job and has been instrumental in the research and development of laser systems such as the Fraxel, CO2, Mirady, Vbeam, Themitight, and Ulthera devices. An Associate Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, Dr. Rokhsar actively teaches the cosmetic dermatology clinic to the resident at Mount Sinai. An expert injector of fillers, and a trainer for many companies, patients fly in from around the world to see Dr. Rokhsar in his Garden City and Manhattan offices in New York.
Dr. Rokhsar was chosen by
magazine as a top dermatologist in its Best Doctors 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 issues.
