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We are very excited to have the newest hyaluronic acid (HA) filler, Juvéderm Vollure® XC, in our office! This new product is made by Allergan, the same company that brought you Botox® Cosmetic, Juvéderm®, Voluma®, Volbella® and Kybella®. Vollure is the first HA filler to be FDA approved that last up to 18 months! Next to Voluma, which lasts up to 2 years, Sculptra® and Bellafill®, Vollure is one of the longest lasting fillers on the market! It uses advanced Vycross™ technology, (similar to Voluma) which helps with gel duration and adds extremely natural looking volume to moderate skin folds like the nasolabial folds, otherwise known as the parenthesis around our mouth.
I personally am thrilled with Vollure because it goes in very smoothly and with gentle massage it is easily moldable to get the results my patients are looking for. A couple of weeks ago, I treated my mom with just one syringe and before and after photos look amazing! She experienced minimum to no discomfort and she reported no bruising after the treatment. Just a small amount took years off her face. Now, she has a natural fresh look to her that will last over a year and half! Check out her before and afters:
I have already consulted patients on using this as their filler of choice or combining it with Voluma and or Volbella to help achieve a more dramatic, yet still very natural, result. By customizing a plan for each individual patient, depending on their loss of volume, I am confident we can give our patients a beautiful natural look that they will love for over a year! If you would like to learn more, please call the office and schedule a consult with me or one of my fantastic colleagues.
Marcela obtained her nurse practitioner degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston in March of 2015, where she also received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing with high honors in May 2003. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Health in 1999. Marcela is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Dermatology Nurses Association.