Fox Valley Facial Esthetics

Had a great time last Friday in San Francisco as an instructor with AAFE! #tbt #drzorro

Dermal fillers can be used for high lip line cases, asymmetrical lips around the mouth, lip augmentation, and completing cosmetic dentistry cases by creating a beautiful, young-looking frame around the teeth. The effect of dermal fillers typically last anywhere from 6 to 12 months at which point the procedure needs to be repeated. Both Botox and dermal fillers are procedures that take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes with no downtime.

Another successful teaching opportunity for @facialesthetics. Had a great time with the the crew in the beautiful city of Chicago. #drzorro

Dermal fillers will volumize creases and folds in the face in areas that have lost fat and collagen as we age. After age 30, we all lose approximately 1% of hyaluronic acid from our bodies. Hyaluronic acid is the natural filler substance in your body. The face starts to lack volume and appears aged with deeper nasolabial folds, unaesthetic marionette lines, a deeper mentalis fold, the lips start to thin, and turning down the corners of the lips.

The areas that botulinum toxin is commonly used for smoothing of facial wrinkles are the forehead, between the eyes (glabellar region), and around the corners of the eyes (crow’s feet) (Figures 1&2) and around the lips. Botulinum toxin has important clinical uses as an adjunct in TMJ and bruxism cases, and for patients with chronic TMJ and facial pain. Botulinum toxin is also used to complement esthetic dentistry cases, as a minimally invasive alternative to surgically treating high lip line cases, gummy smiles, treating necklines, lip augmentation, and has uses in orthodontic cases where retraining of the facial muscles is necessary. No other healthcare provider has the capability to help patients in so many areas as do dentists.

I completely understand that the thought of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers is foreign when thinking about the dentist, however you may also remember there was a time when implants were foreign to dentistry. It is time to really start learning about how Botox and dermal fillers can help us in dentistry.

Xeomin, is a trade name for botulinum toxin, which comes in the form of a purified protein. The mechanism of action for Botox is really quite simple. Botox is injected into the facial muscles but really doesn’t affect the muscle at all. Botulinum toxin affects and blocks the transmitters between the motor nerves that innervate the muscle. There is no loss of sensory feeling in the muscles. Once the motor nerve endings are interrupted, the muscle cannot contract. When that muscle does not contract, the dynamic motion that causes wrinkles in the skin will stop. The skin then starts to smooth out, and in approximately three to ten days after treatment, the skin above those muscles becomes nice and smooth. The effects of Botox last for approximately three to four months, at which time the patient needs retreatment.

Dentists are much more familiar with how to take care of complications in these facial areas than most healthcare providers.

Don't botulinum toxin (Botox/Xeomin) and dermal fillers procedures belong in a specialist office, like a plastic surgeon or dermatologists office? Dermatologists and plastic surgeons were the first healthcare providers to train and integrate these therapies into their offices but that does not make these "specialty" procedures by any means. #dentist #dentistry #smile

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