Injectable Fillers

Your Filler Options

Today’s dermal fillers safely restore volume, soften lines, and enhance facial contours. The most commonly used options are hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers such as Teosyal, Restylane, Perlane, and JUVÉDERM. These products attract moisture, integrate smoothly with the skin, and come in a range of formulations to address fine lines, deeper folds, volume loss, and other concerns.

For those who prefer a natural alternative, fat grafting can also provide long-lasting volume using your own fat cells, harvested with gentle liposuction and reinjected where fullness is needed.

Because each filler behaves differently, an assessment with experienced medical professionals is the best way to ensure safe treatment and results tailored to your goals.

Facial Rejuvenation With Injectable Fillers

The hallmark features of aging are loss of tissue in the face and the descent of subcutaneous tissue caused by gravity. This results in hollows in the cheeks and under the eyes, deepening of folds around the mouth, and the formation of jowls. These facial changes, which can sometimes contribute to a tired, worn-out look, can be corrected with injectable fillers. Commonly treated concerns include:

• Nasolabial folds
• Puppet lines
• Tear troughs
• Nasojugal folds
• Pre-jowl sulcus
• Thin, flat, or uneven lips
• Lines around the lips

Injectable Filler Treatments

Our injectable filler treatments usually take about 20 minutes to complete; the results are immediate. When treating particularly sensitive areas, such as during lip enhancement (augmentation), our Toronto area patients may choose to have freezing; but, in most other areas discomfort is manageable with a topical numbing agent and simple ice. The comfort of filler injections has been enhanced in recent years, since many of the products are now manufactured with a local anesthetic agent, lidocaine, incorporated into the products themselves.

As with prescription wrinkle injections, there is always some risk of bruising or swelling, which is usually easily concealed with makeup. You can return to your usual activities, including work, immediately afterward. In very rare instances, more serious skin reactions have occurred, including infections or lumps and bumps. There are mercifully very rare case reports of complications involving occlusion of blood vessels, which could lead to skin breakdown.

One of the advantages of hyaluronic acid fillers is that they can be broken down and reversed by an enzyme, hyaluronidase. Thus, there is an effective therapy available to help deal with lumps, bumps, or other undesirable side effects. All potential side effects of these agents should be discussed in detail with you at your appointment before treatment begins.

Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

Mature patients who have developed hollows under the eyes or in the cheekbones with age, or folds and lines from mouth to nose (“nasolabial” lines) or from mouth to jawline (“marionette” lines) or jowls caused by gravity may be excellent candidates for any of the hyaluronic acid fillers, including those already mentioned (Teosyal, Restylane, Perlane and JUVÉDERM). See our section on eye and eyelash extensions for more information on rejuvenation of the eye area in particular.

Younger patients can also benefit from filler treatments. We use injectable fillers, for plumper, more defined, sensuous lips and to prevent lipstick from bleeding into small lines that sometimes develop around the mouth.

Sculptra®

Another novel temporary injectable filler is Sculptra®, or poly-L-lactic acid. This is a synthetic material derived from fruit acids (which have been used in suture material for many years). It is biocompatible and biodegradable, meaning it is harmless to the body and is naturally broken down and eliminated.

Sculptra works by stimulating the body to produce its own collagen, and therefore results are not immediate and typically require 2 or 3 series of injections over a few months. Results, however, are long-lasting, often continuing for over 2 years.¹

Mature patients with multiple or large areas of marked volume loss in the face, particularly those with thin and loose skin, are often ideal candidates for Sculptra. It is also worth considering if you want a very long-lasting result or if you have been found that you get shorter-than-usual results with other fillers. Sculptra cannot be injected into the forehead, lips or neck.

Poly-L-lactic acid has been used for more than 30 years in dissolvable sutures and various types of surgical implants. It has been used for cosmetic injection since 1999 in 30 countries. After treatment, patients are instructed to massage the treated area fully and frequently for 5 days to reduce the risk of small palpable bumps. Side effects of Sculptra are otherwise similar to those already mentioned for hyaluronic acid.

RADIESSE®

Yet another temporary dermal filler receiving some attention in the press is RADIESSE®. RADIESSE is an artificial compound containing calcium hydroxyl apatite microspheres that are suspended in a carboxymethyl cellulose gel. The body’s own connective tissue grows in and around the microspheres. RADIESSE may have an advantage of being longer-lasting in some cases than hyaluronic acid fillers. However, like Sculptra, nodules or lumps and bumps are an issue. These may respond to treatment with steroid injection. RADIESSE is frequently used for improving the appearance of age-related changes in the hands.

Lip Fillers

Lip augmentation is increasingly popular in Toronto as patients seek natural-looking definition and subtle fullness. Modern hyaluronic acid fillers such as JUVÉDERM, Restylane, and Teosyal offer smooth, flexible results and allow injectors to refine lip shape, soften lines, or restore volume with precision.

At our Mississauga and Toronto locations, treatments are performed by experienced medical injectors who understand facial balance and tailor each plan to your features. Their expertise helps create enhancements that look harmonious and refreshed, while avoiding an overdone appearance.

How Much Does a Filler Cost in Toronto?

Since hyaluronic acid fillers are typically priced per syringe, your total cost depends on the amount of product needed to achieve your goals. This varies by treatment area, your facial anatomy, and the level of correction you want.

Related Procedures

Soft Lift™ is a nonsurgical facelift offering full-face rejuvenation. It uses a customized combination of JUVÉDERM fillers paired with a wrinkle-relaxing neuromodulator. Other in-clinic treatments that work synergistically with dermal fillers include chemical peels and IPL to improve texture, tone, and clarity.

For patients bothered by a double chin, we offer BELKYRA™, an injectable treatment that targets unwanted submental fat. The treatment uses deoxycholic acid, a naturally occurring substance that helps break down dietary fat, to dissolve fat cells under the chin and refine the jawline.

What To Expect After Your Filler Treatment

Experiences after filler injections vary with the filler used, location treated, and individual factors. In general, patients may experience some redness or swelling immediately following the procedure, which will usually subside shortly. Results with injectable fillers can be seen immediately, and patients can return to normal everyday activities after treatment

Request Your Consultation

Learn more about the options you have when it comes to injectable fillers by scheduling an appointment at one of our 2 locations. Call our office at  (905) 273-3045 (Mississauga) or  (416) 207-9090 (Toronto), or request an appointment online. Dr. Weinberg and our team of nurse injectors look forward to meeting with you and helping you achieve your aesthetic goals.