What is Belotero?

Belotero is an injectable dermal filler that restores facial volume and helps rejuvenate the skin. Around the age of 40 (and sometimes sooner), our faces lose volume, and the skin begins to sag downward. This repositioning of the soft tissue can cause lines, wrinkles and even embarrassing creases to develop around the mouth and nose. These are some of the most noticeable signs of aging, and before the advent of Belotero, patients may have considered surgery to look younger.

Benefits of Belotero

Medical professionals often select Belotero for patients because Belotero treatments are known to:

• Provide immediate results with continued improvements in the weeks after the injections
• Maintain a natural appearance while helping patients look refreshed and younger
• Offer little-to-no unwanted side effects
• Take less than one hour
• Require no incisions, downtime or recovery

What Can Patients Expect from Belotero?

Belotero injections contain hyaluronic acid (HA), a substance that naturally occurs in your skin. HA is responsible for attracting and binding with water that your skin requires, for staying hydrated, smooth and free of lines and wrinkles. By increasing the amount of HA in older skin, Belotero helps maintain the hydration that helps your skin fight the signs of aging naturally.

How Does Belotero Differ from Other Injectable Fillers?

While many injectable fillers can treat superficial lines and wrinkles, Belotero is one of the few products that can effectively soften severe wrinkles and creases around the mouth and nose area. The product is also preferred by patients who want their anti-aging treatments to produce subtle, gradual improvements.

Treatment and Recovery

In order to produce a natural-looking improvement, your doctor will make multiple injections along the lines and creases you are looking to resolve. The needle that is used for the procedure is smaller than what is used for most other ‘shots’, so you should be comfortable during the injections. Your doctor may also use a topical numbing cream if you experience discomfort during the procedure. Immediately after treatment, you will see a noticeable improvement. Even better, the HA in Belotero will continue to attract water and improve skin texture for up to six months.

Where Can Belotero Be Applied?

In addition to treating lines and creases around the mouth and nose, Belotero is also suitable for:

• Lip enhancement without implants
• Softening the appearance of scars
• Reducing under-eye circles
• Adding volume and shape to facial contours

Will Everyone Benefit from Belotero?

Patients should be in good health before having Belotero treatments, as with other injectable fillers. You should also have no history of allergic reactions to the active ingredients in the product.