The saying goes that “you are only as old as you feel.” While that might be true on the inside, your face could be telling a different story. As you age, your skin becomes drier and thinner, and your collagen production decreases. These conditions cause your skin to lose volume and elasticity, leading to wrinkles and sagging. Fortunately, cosmetic injectables and dermal fillers provide a nonsurgical, minimally invasive treatment option for smoothing out wrinkles, restoring volume, and retaining your youthful radiance — especially in the face and hands. This is why our seasoned cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Robert A. Shumway, uses Radiesse for his patients requesting rejuvenation and fullness for their delicate facial skin and on the tops of their hands. With microspheres of calcium hydroxyapatite in a flexible gel, Radiesse fills the appearance of your skin, as approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), to effectively and safely add volume. It may be used with other injectable treatments (wrinkle fillers and relaxers) for a personalized procedure to rejuvenate your appearance. Look younger and improve your self-image with Radiesse dermal fillers at Shumway Cosmetic Surgery in San Diego, CA.

Adults who are in good overall health and concerned about mild to moderate lines and wrinkles are the best patients for Radiesse treatments. It can address marionette lines, smile lines, chin wrinkles, pre-jowl folds, and fine lines that form in the sides of the lips. Radiesse is also approved to correct volume that is often lost with age in the hands to help them look smoother and more youthful. You shouldn’t receive this treatment if you have an allergy to lidocaine or other ingredients in Radiesse. Be sure to talk to Dr. Shumway if you have any allergies (whether mild or severe) and if you have a history of any bleeding disorders. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, might be pregnant, or are trying to conceive in the next several years, you shouldn’t get Radiesse injections.

Radiesse dermal injections are performed in a treatment room at Shumway Cosmetic Surgery in around 30 – 60 minutes once you have completed your consultation. To begin the treatment, you will sit in a relaxed position as the injection sites are cleaned and marked. Many patients feel mild discomfort throughout the procedure at the first stick, but if requested, a numbing cream can be applied. Dr. Shumway will carefully administer Radiesse into your injection sites with a syringe.