Dermal fillers are one of the most popular and effective ways to refresh and enhance your appearance without surgery. These versatile injectables—often made with hyaluronic acid—help restore lost volume, smooth lines, and define features for a youthful, natural-looking result. With so many options available, it’s important to choose a trusted provider who can help you achieve your aesthetic goals safely and beautifully. At Parkins Plastic Surgery, serving the Madison and Milwaukee areas, we believe that an informed approach leads to the best results. Here are three key things to keep in mind before getting dermal fillers.
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Our social calendars begin to get full again during the summer, since it’s a popular time of year for weddings, weekend BBQs, and other social engagements. Should you change your skincare routine for summer? Our Milwaukee-area Parkins Plastic Surgery team believes it’s important to make necessary tweaks to your skin regimen to counteract the adverse seasonal effects that hot, humid weather can have on your complexion.
A good, consistent skincare routine can keep your skin in top shape throughout the year, but there are some steps you should prioritize when the weather heats up if you want to maintain healthy-looking skin all year […]
Our skin needs certain proteins to maintain a youthful, healthy appearance. For instance, when the body produces less of a protein called collagen, some signs of aging—such as sagging and wrinkles—start to form. Collagen has many benefits for the skin, including supporting the renewal and regeneration of skin cells and maintaining skin moisture. However, natural aging causes the production of this protein to decline. Sun exposure and smoking cigarettes also degrade collagen. Patients who want to regain this lost volume will be happy to know that there are steps that can be taken to replenish collagen. Stimulating the growth of […]
While looks aren’t everything, our external appearance is undoubtably important to our self-esteem. As a result, skin care tends to become more of a priority for many of us as we age. Patients often try cosmetic treatments if they are unsatisfied with the ways their appearance has changed over time. Ever since injectable skin treatments started gaining FDA approvals in the early to mid 2000s, their popularity has been increasing every year—and it’s not hard to see why. Dermal fillers are minimally invasive treatments designed to address several signs of aging. They can enhance the appearance of the skin and […]
After spending plenty of time in the outdoors, your skin may be weathered—and you’re likely looking for ways to give it a smoother and more refreshed appearance. Over-the-counter products can help, but at-home care can only do so much for skin that is uneven and lined. Patients often find facial fillers from our Milwaukee-area practice to be one of the best methods for addressing etched-in wrinkles develop after too much sun exposure damages collagen and elastin fibers in the skin. There are also resurfacing options that can reduce fine lines, as well as uneven texture, spots, and more problems associated with UV […]
If you’re having facial fillers from our Milwaukee-area injectors, remember that the results will be long-lasting, but temporary. All facial fillers are eventually metabolized by the body, with the added volume gradually receding over time. Regardless of what type of filler they’ve had—whether Juvéderm®, Restylane®, RHA®, or something else—patients will eventually have to have additional injections to maintain the skin-smoothing and facial-contouring effects they enjoy.
The duration of results varies depending on the filler used, the injection site, the severity of the condition being treated, and the individual person, since everyone metabolizes fillers at different rates. As the filler is broken down, the […]
Whether you’re self-conscious about laugh lines around the mouth or wish your lips were slightly poutier or your cheeks a little more sculpted, fillers can restore your confidence by adding volume and lift to the skin. Before you have dermal fillers in the Milwaukee area (or anywhere), chances are good that you’ve done your research online to get to know more about them—and have seen plenty of rumors about what to expect from the injections. With all of the different opinions out there, it can be difficult to know what’s true and what’s false. We’re setting the record straight on […]
