Uncover Your Skin’s Hidden Capacity for Luminosity
Aging: it inevitably leaves its mark on our skin. Yet still we yearn for the supple radiance of youth. What if we could nourish our skin, awakening its natural ability to replenish collagen and recapture its lively, luminous glow?
Biostimulatory treatments offer just that possibility. By precisely stimulating collagen regeneration and skin renewal deep within the dermis, these innovative techniques promote gradual, lasting rejuvenation that looks and feels beautifully natural.
Join us as we explore how treatments like Sculptra, Radiesse, PRP, and EZ Gel can exquisitely unlock your skin’s innate capacity for youthfulness. Discover options tailored to your unique needs and goals. See your most vibrant, confident self reflected once more.
What are Biostimulatory Treatments?
Biostimulatory treatments utilize injectable substances that work deep within the skin to stimulate collagen production over time. This leads to improvement in skin quality, tone, and texture for natural-looking, long-lasting rejuvenation.
At Belle Marin Aesthetic Medicine, we offer a range of biostimulatory treatments, each treatment works via a unique mechanism to not only replace lost volume, but also improve the structure and youthfulness of the skin itself.
How Do Biostimulatory Treatments Work?
Biostimulatory injections contain ingredients like poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA), or growth factors derived from your own platelets. When injected into the deep dermis, these substances kickstart the skin’s natural regenerative processes.
Collagen and elastin fibers are stimulated to grow over the course of several weeks to months. These proteins provide the support structure for smooth, firm, youthful looking skin. As new collagen develops, skin becomes fuller and plumper. Improvements also occur in skin tone, texture, fine lines and wrinkles.
Results emerge gradually and subtly, providing natural-looking, long-lasting rejuvenation that compliments your individual features. While dermal fillers offer immediate correction, biostimulatory treatments promote your skin’s own collagen regeneration for youthful quality from within.
Key Benefits of Biostimulatory Treatments
- Gradual volume restoration
- Improvement in skin texture and firmness
- Natural-looking, long-lasting results
- Minimally invasive, office-based procedures
- Encourages the body’s own collagen regeneration
- Avoidance of frozen or artificial appearance
- Treats signs of aging on both face and body
- Little to no downtime required
Exploring Your Biostimulatory Treatment Options
Sculptra: Poly-L-Lactic Acid Collagen Stimulator
Sculptra is an injectable biostimulatory treatment composed of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) microparticles. It works to gradually replace lost collagen and stimulate new collagen growth. As a poly-L-lactic acid, Sculptra is eventually absorbed by the body without any permanent foreign material.
Sculptra is injected in a series of sessions over a few months. The PLLA microparticles prompt a gradual inflammatory response that stimulates collagen production. Results emerge subtly over 6-12 weeks after each session. After a complete treatment regimen, effects can last up to 2 years.
Sculptra is ideal for replacing lost facial volume, contouring shallow areas, smoothing wrinkles and folds, and improving texture. It can treat the face, neck, chest, and other areas of the body. Sculptra provides a very natural-looking correction.
Radiesse: Calcium Hydroxylapatite Collagen Stimulator
Radiesse injections utilize tiny calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres suspended in a gel carrier. The CaHA provides immediate structural support to lift and contour the skin. The gel carrier also gradually dissipates, stimulating your own natural collagen.
Radiesse offers both instant volume restoration and improvement in skin structure over time. Areas with moderate to deep wrinkles, folds, or volume loss benefit from Radiesse’s dual action. Results can last from 1-2 years.
Radiesse is FDA-approved for correcting facial wrinkles, folds, and volume loss. It can add lift to the cheeks, structure to the jawline, and fullness to hollow under-eye circles or temples. Radiesse provides a nice definition when injected into the backs of the hands too.
PRP/PRF: Your Body’s Own Natural Growth Factors
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) utilize healing and regenerative growth factors derived from your own blood. A small blood sample is obtained and processed to isolate plasma or fibrin rich in platelets and their growth factors.
When injected into the skin, these platelet concentrates release growth factors that signal the body’s stem cells. This stimulates new collagen as well as fresh, younger tissue. PRP and PRF can improve skin texture, elasticity, firmness and brightness.
As treatments produced from your own body, PRP and PRF are extremely well-tolerated. They represent a natural approach to rejuvenation using your own resources. PRP/PRF can be used to treat the face, neck, scalp, and other areas of the body.
EZ Gel: A Natural Combination Filler and Biostimulator
EZ Gel represents an advanced type of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) concentrate. The growth factors are concentrated in a matrix that allows it to function as both a filler and biostimulator. EZ Gel has diverse capabilities for volume enhancement and rejuvenation.
The PRF matrix delivers immediate, subtle volume for a smoothing, lifting effect. Meanwhile, the high concentration of platelets promotes collagen stimulation and cell renewal. This dual action provides EZ Gel the potential for longer-lasting results than standard PRP treatments.
EZ Gel is prepared freshly using your own platelets and can be injected in areas that would benefit from smoothing and renewed volume like the face, neck, décolletage, and hands. EZ Gel represents an innovative, natural rejuvenation option.
Are Biostimulatory Treatments Right for You?
Good candidates for biostimulatory treatments include individuals looking to:
- Replace moderate lost facial or body volume
- Improve mild to moderate wrinkles and skin texture
- Restore a natural, youthful contour
- Enhance skin tone/radiance
- Delay or avoid more invasive procedures
- Proactively treat early visible aging signs
The optimal time to consider biostimulatory treatments is when you start to notice early skin changes like loss of firmness or development of fine lines. Addressing the signs subtly at this stage allows you to restore a youthful quality gradually and naturally.
What to Expect: the Biostimulatory Treatment Process
Consultation
Our provider conducts an in-depth consultation to determine your goals and develop a personalized treatment plan. We assess your skin, review your medical history, and explain the options to help you choose the ideal treatment.
Treatment
Most biostimulatory treatments involve a series of injection sessions spaced over weeks or months. Topical numbing cream is often applied for comfort. Using a fine needle, we inject small amounts of the biostimulator in targeted facial or body areas. Treatment sessions typically take less than an hour.
Recovery
There is minimal to no downtime following most biostimulatory treatments. Some temporary swelling, redness or tenderness may occur but usually resolves in a day or two. You can resume normal activities immediately.
Results
Gradual improvements in skin quality, wrinkles, volume, and contour will emerge over the next several weeks as your natural collagen regenerates. Rejuvenating effects are further enhanced with each session in your customized treatment series.
Duration of Results
Depending on the treatment, results can last from 1-2 years. Maintenance sessions are recommended to sustain your youthful, radiant results over time. We advise on maintenance schedules specific to your needs and chosen biostimulator.
Potential Side Effects and Risks
As minimally invasive procedures with natural substances, biostimulatory treatments have a very high safety profile. Side effects like swelling, bruising, or tenderness following injections are temporary. More serious complications like infection are extremely rare when procedures are performed by a qualified, licensed provider.
A misconception about biostimulatory treatments is the risk of allergic reaction since your own tissues are utilized. However, biostimulators like PRP and PRF carry virtually no risk of allergic response and are exceptionally well-tolerated.
Embrace Your Skin’s Natural Rejuvenation Potential
Biostimulatory treatments represent an innovative approach to achieving refreshed, youthful skin by harnessing your body’s own regenerative powers. With options like Sculptra, Radiesse, PRP/PRF, and EZ Gel, Belle Marin Aesthetic Medicine can develop a customized treatment regimen to suit your individual needs and goals for visible, lasting rejuvenation.
Don’t let concerns about injections or downtime deter you from exploring these highly effective, natural treatments.
Schedule a consultation today to learn more about how biostimulatory treatments can help you gracefully embrace your skin’s youthful glow!
