Liquid Facelift Q&A

What is a liquid facelift?

A liquid facelift is a nonsurgical procedure that restores facial fullness and revitalizes your appearance. Your provider performs this procedure in one session with a combination of dermal fillers and wrinkle-reducing injectables like Botox® or Dysport®.

What does a liquid facelift treat?

Liquid facelifts can provide benefits including:

• Slimming your face
• Reducing lines around your eyes, nose, mouth, and forehead
• Enhancing facial features
• Contouring your face, chin, and jawline
• Lifting brow lines
• Restoring volume to your temples, eyes, cheeks, lips, and under your eyes
• Improving drooping jowls

You can expect to see results immediately, and the effects can last a year or longer depending on your fillers.

Because liquid facelifts require consistent maintenance, your provider works with you to develop a treatment plan to keep your appearance refreshed.

What are the types of liquid facelifts?

Popular fillers your provider may use in a liquid facelift include: Hyaluronic acid

These common dermal fillers consist of hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring substance in your body. Popular fillers include Juvederm®, Restylane®, and Perlane®.

• Poly-L-lactic acid

This type of filler, like Sculptra®, triggers your body’s natural collagen production and lasts up to two years. This injectable requires three to four sessions and results can last up to three years.

• Hydroxyapatite filler

Radiesse® is a hydroxyapatite filler your provider may recommend for the lines from the corners of your nose to the edges of your mouth. It can also restore volume to your cheeks and temples.

• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

Your provider draws your blood and spins it down in a lab to separate your plasma and blood cells. Your provider then injects the PRP, which contains growth stimulants, back into your face.

What happens during a liquid facelift procedure?

Your provider begins your liquid facelift at the MediFreda office by first making you comfortable with a numbing agent.

They follow an individualized facial map to inject fillers or injectables into targeted sites. The procedure can take 15-60 minutes depending on your injections.

There is minimal downtime afterward, and you may experience temporary side effects like swelling, inflammation, bruising, or hardness at the injection site. Your provider may encourage using an ice pack to ease discomfort, avoiding makeup or creams for a few days, and refraining from rigorous exercise for 24 hours.

To learn more about innovative liquid facelifts, call MediFreda today or use the convenient online booking tool.