Juvederm is able to help patients look more youthful and rejuvenated because of the way that the human face manifests aging. In many cases, wrinkles and lines develop because the skin loses elasticity—meaning that your skin no longer bounces back. That can leave you with ever increasing skin and not enough volume to fill it.

When this volume to skin ratio gets out of alignment, your skin can begin to form lines and wrinkles in earnest. Dermal fillers, such as Juvederm, are designed to restore volume; when that volume is restored, the lines and wrinkles in your skin begin to fade. The effects of a Juvederm injection are temporary, lasting anywhere between six to twelve months (depending on the type of Juvederm and the location of the injection). But if you like the way you look after your Juvederm injection at Minneapolis Anti Aging and Skin Clinic, you can get regular maintenance injections to maintain your youthful appearance.

To learn more about how Juvederm can help eliminate your wrinkles and make you look more youthful, contact the Minneapolis Skin Clinic today to schedule a confidential consultation. We perform among the best Juvederm Minneapolis has to offer! (If you’re looking for Botox in Minneapolis, you can check out our page for that procedure as well.)

For patients of Minneapolis Skin Clinic, Juvederm is a great way to get rid of lines and wrinkles. But how, exactly, does Juvederm work? As with most dermal filler injections, Juvederm operates on the fact that adding volume back into your face will make you appear more youthful. Juvederm is a hyaluronic acid-based filler; hyaluronic acid is a substance found naturally within the human body that promotes skin rejuvenation. This means that Juvederm is generally not going to produce an allergic reaction of any kind.

Because Juvederm is a hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler, two things occur when Juvederm is injected. First and foremost, volume is filled. Juvederm is formulated to look natural and radiant beneath the skin. After all, your skin has a very unique texture and luminescence to it; light penetrates the skin and is reflected back. Juvederm is specially formulated not to interfere with that process (in other words, it doesn’t look like there is anything beneath your skin). Second, Juvederm encourages the production of collagen and other rejuvenating elements. These elements work together to help make the skin look more youthful.

There are many variations of Juvederm, each formulated for a different area of the face. The Juvederm designed for lip augmentation, for example, is composed of much smaller molecules than the Juvederm that is designed to mitigate wrinkles and lines.

Juvederm is a remarkably versatile injectable filler. That’s why many patients come to us with questions about where, exactly, in the face Juvederm can be injected. Patients understandably want to know which wrinkles can be adequately addressed using Juvederm and which wrinkles or lines might require other fillers (such as Voluma).

Juvederm is FDA approved to treat what are known as nasolabial folds. These are the lines that develop around the mouth (they kind of look like parentheses). Sometimes they’re known as “smile lines,” and they can be both deep and significant. These smile lines develop, in large part, due to a loss of volume in the face, making Juvederm an exceptional way to minimize the appearance of these particular wrinkles.

But Juvederm can also be applied to other areas of the face, including the following:

• Marionette lines (the lines that develop under the corners of the mouth)
• Around the jawline
• The lips (sometimes this is used for aesthetic or augmentation reasons)
• The nose, where loss of volume has become an issue leading to wrinkles and lines
• Other volume-loss wrinkles that develop around the face

Juvederm’s manufacturer, Allergan, makes this injectable available in two basic variation: Ultra and Ultra Plus. Juvederm Volbella is generally used for wrinkles and lines that are closer to the surface of the skin, while Ultra Plus is formulated to treat wrinkles that originate more deeply.

Juvederm, much like other fillers, is a hyaluronic-acid based filler. That sounds, perhaps, a little intimidating. So it might be worth making note of what hyaluronic acid actually is and how Juvederm makes use of it.

Hyaluronic acid is actually a substance that is naturally found in the human body. In its natural state and occurrence, it tends to be found most often in fluids that are present in the joints and around the eyes. Hyaluronic acid, broadly defined, has a wide array of uses—including as a way of promoting healing after eye surgery and in order to improve joint health.

In the contexts of cosmetic surgery and medical spas, hyaluronic acid-based fillers are somewhat different. The molecules of fillers such as Juvederm as specially formulated to do two things:

• Take Up Space: Any dermal filler is designed first and foremost to fill volume. The hyaluronic-acid based molecules in Juvederm are specially formulated to fill volume in a way that looks natural and that allows for your skin’s own radiance to show through. In other words, it has to be at once opaque and transparent—just like your skin!
• Break Down Over Time: There are some patients who are interested in so-called “permanent” fillers, but most patients are content with temporary results. Juvederm is designed to do just that, breaking down in the body over time and being absorbed. Because hyaluronic acid is already naturally found in your body, this happens in a safe and slow way.

Juvederm is not the only hyaluronic acid-based filler on the market today. That’s because hyaluronic acid is a versatile base—and the many variations of these fillers on the market allow surgeons to treat a wide variety of issues and symptoms.

Because Juvederm injections can make your face appear more youthful and more radiant, and because they require a relatively small commitment of time, they are an incredibly popular option for patients that are looking to look a contour and eliminate wrinkles in a hurry. The expertise and experience of the team at Minneapolis Anti Aging and Skin Clinic will help ensure you get the look you want. If you want to know more about what Juvederm can do for you and how it can help you look more youthful and radiant, contact us to schedule a no-pressure consultation. Your transformation is just around the corner!

In many ways, it’s easy to see how Juvederm Vollure is closely related to the Juvederm products that have come before it. It’s a hyaluronic acid-based injectable and it erases lines in the target area. Juvederm Vollure uses some of the same technologies that are incorporated into Voluma and Volbella (two other highly successful Juvederm products).

This technology is known as Vycross and it’s now available for use in treating nasolabial folds, for example. Vycross is important because it improves the performance of the hyaluronic acid by changing the way the molecules link with each other (called crosslinking). Combined with variation in the length of the hyaluronic acid molecules, this leads to an improvement in both lift and longevity of Juvederm treatments.

In ideal cases, Juvederm Vollure results have been shown to last up to 18 months. In many cases, that means results lasts six months longer than previous Juvederm formulations.

Patients who have undergone Juvederm Vollure treatments will often comment later that they feel much more youthful and confident when looking in the mirror. The skin typically looks smoother and renewed. Wrinkles and lines—especially those deep ones—will fade and ease. The end result is a face that looks more youthful and energized.

What if I Want to Keep My Results?

Under ideal conditions, Juvederm Vollure will typically last around 18 months. After a year and a half, your results might start to fade. Many patients want to keep their results for a longer period of time. Those patients are encouraged to schedule regular maintenance injections well before that 18 month mark. Maintenance injections are always more efficient when performed before results begin to fade (though they can always be made later as well).

Patients that love their results can come in regularly to keep them.

Juvederm Vollure XC was only recently approved by the FDA, but the benefits of this injectable are already quite clear. Even when compared to other injectables in the Juvederm line, Vollure is often the ideal choice. The benefits of this particular injectable include:

• Vollure is longer lasting than many other dermal fillers, including Juvederm branded fillers
• Vollure can effectively treat moderate to severe lines and wrinkles
• Juvederm Vollure treatments can be completed in as little as thirty minutes
• There is no downtime or recovery associated with Juvederm Vollure
• Juvederm Vollure results can be maintained with regular appointments

The primary benefits of Juvederm Vollure injections are aesthetic: you look and feel more youthful. That these results can be obtained via such a simple procedure explains the popularity of dermal fillers broadly and Juvederm specifically.

If you want to know more about what Juvederm Vollure can accomplish when treating your lines and wrinkles, contact our staff and schedule a consultation. Most treatments are provided the same day, so if you want to help diminish your lines and wrinkles, contact us today.

Individual results may vary.