Iftikhar Ahmed, Ashar Fawwad, Faisal Ahmed.
Creases/lines on skin: dilemma and counter.
Baqai J Health Sci Jan ;19(1):45-9.

n youthful skin, the collagen support is intact and the skin remains moisturized and stretchy. It is flexible to numerous facial expressions that have been espoused, as well as on a daily basis atmospheric/environmental exposure. However, as the time passes the support and organization declines and the skin becomes unable to restore its elasticity. The skin commences to lose its attitude as the collagen support deteriorates. Whenever someone grin, frowns, or squint, it put strain on the collagen in the skin. The consequence of these facial expressions is collective and facial lines initiate to become visible. This review covers the advancements of injectable fillers for filling in wrinkles or creases in the face. To achieve the finest results in treating facial wrinkles or depressions, the suitable filler must be injected with a skill that suits best the individual indication. Fillers are classified as resorbable and non-resorbable stable fillers. With resorbable fillers only a provisional result can be obtained, that means the patient has to experience cyclical management. Whereas with non-resorbable fillers long-term fall out can be attained that may last for years and even decades. All fillers may have side effects like swelling, erythema, nodules subsequent to treatment and in very rare cases years after the injection odd body granulomas may produce that may be defiant to treat.

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