Many people consider BOTOX Cosmetic® and fillers when they begin to see signs of aging. While both BOTOX and fillers are injectables that rejuvenate your face, they each have a different purpose.
Dermal Fillers vs. BOTOX
BOTOX and fillers are excellent options for addressing mild to moderate wrinkles. Here’s a quick comparison:
BOTOX
BOTOX is a specific brand name neuromodulator. Its purpose is to weaken the facial muscles you use to make certain facial expressions, like squinting, frowning, and smiling. BOTOX helps to reduce expression lines and the development of crow’s feet, soften the chin pad, help turn up the lips, and elevate the eyebrows.
Dermal Fillers
Dermal filler, on the other hand, is an entire category of brand-name products used primarily to fill or plump areas of the face that have lost volume over time, such as the cheeks or lips. It’s ideal for smoothing out static wrinkles (wrinkles that remain even when your face is at rest).
Many people have both BOTOX and filler treatments for full-face rejuvenation. This combination treatment is often so effective that it’s called a “liquid facelift.”
Facial Aging in Your 20s
In years past, many people considered BOTOX and fillers only when they began to see significant signs of aging in their 30s and 40s. Today, many people in their 20s use these treatments for “pre-juvenation” to prevent wrinkles from developing.
While BOTOX can help slow signs of aging by relaxing the muscles that eventually create expression lines, it is also a procedure that has to be maintained. That means BOTOX treatments need to be regularly scheduled to keep the muscles relaxed and the skin smoothed.
Fillers can also keep the lips and cheeks youthful-looking by delaying or minimizing the first signs of aging temporarily—although fillers usually last a bit longer than BOTOX. While you are young, you can slow the aging process by keeping your skin as healthy as possible. Get the right skincare products and stick to a good, consistent skincare routine.
Facial Aging in Your 30s
As the skin ages, its elasticity begins to fade – this is what ultimately causes wrinkles to form. BOTOX is a great way to help prevent the signs of aging, but another option to consider in your 30s is fillers to help fill the face back out. This will reduce and prevent wrinkles and keep the skin feeling tight and young. So, before the true signs of aging appear, consider getting fillers occasionally while still managing a healthy skincare routine.
Also, consider using BOTOX in your 30s to prevent or relax and smooth crow’s feet, forehead lines, and frown lines. Fillers can also be used to enhance lips and cheeks and reduce the appearance of tear troughs and smile lines.
Facial Aging in Your 40s
Once you reach your 40s, showing some signs of aging is inevitable, so managing those concerns becomes the goal. The use of both BOTOX and fillers can be an option. While BOTOX does have to be maintained, meaning it will need to be treated about twice a year, it is likely the most effective option. BOTOX and fillers are a safe, simple, and minimally invasive way to improve confidence by helping to ease some signs of aging and managing others.
BOTOX should be considered to relax and smooth crow’s feet, chin dimpling, frown lines on the forehead, etc. Fillers help restore lost fullness, smooth out lines, and subtly enhance the lips and cheeks to help patients look as young as they feel. Fillers can also be used to revive a contoured chin and jawline.
Facial Aging in Your 50s, 60s, 70s & Beyond
As your skin continues to lose elasticity and volume in your 50s, 60s, and 70s, aging becomes more pronounced. While BOTOX and dermal fillers may remain good options for some, others may choose to seek surgical rejuvenation. At this age, many people enjoy more dramatic, long-lasting results with facelift surgery, eyelid surgery, neck lifts, and other facial plastic surgeries.
How To Get BOTOX & Fillers
Two of the most important aspects of any cosmetic procedure, including nonsurgical treatments, are:
- Who is performing the procedure?
- Where is it performed?
At Surgical Solutions Network, you can rest assured in the safety and ease of the process, knowing that it will be supervised by a plastic surgeon and administered by a registered nurse with a special focus on facial anatomy.
Discover if Now Is the Right Time To Start Treatment
If you have been considering BOTOX or fillers, request a consultation to discuss your options and next steps. Our specialists can help you decide which option best fits your lifestyle and will work to achieve your vision.