Dr. Kest has extensive experience in the use of Collagen for lip enhancement, subtly shaping the contours and filling them to the natural proportions of the face. Collagen also provides temporary correction of wrinkles and acne scars with visible results in minutes. Dr. Kest also uses Non-Collagen Fillers such as Restylane and Cosmoplast, that are now available for those allergic to Collagen to enhance your lips, fill in fine lines or to shape facial contours, such as cheeks and chin. This non-animal product gel generally gives you a positive result that lasts for months. Non-Collagen Fillers do not require skin testing for sensitivity and may last longer than collagen.

Natural aging in the form of facial wrinkles begins to appear as the collagen and elastin fibers just beneath the skin begin to break down––often promulgated by excessive frowning and smiling. In 1981, the United States approved the use of Collagen injections and since that time it has become one of the top ten cosmetic procedures. Injectable collagen is a natural substance derived from purified bovine (cow) collagen and is used to replace the collagen your skin loses over time. Injectable collagen is placed just beneath your skin where your body accepts it as its own. injectable collagen supplements your skin's own collagen to smooth out wrinkles and most scars. Dr. Kest can also improve the appearance of deeper frown lines and nasal labial furrows. Collagen injections are a time-tested, safe, and effective non-surgical wrinkle treatment that provides immediate results. For those who may suffer from allergies to Collagen, we offer non-Collagen filler alternatives.

Following your collagen treatments, normal activities can usually be resumed immediately because the discomfort level is minimal. You may have a little swelling which may only last a few hours. In addition some slight bruising may occur which can be covered with make-up. Collagen treatments usually last from three to six months. Allergic reactions are rare.

Sometimes, no matter how youthful you feel, your face tells a different story. Sunlight, natural aging and lifestyle factors can diminish the collagen layer that supports the skin. And where collagen diminishes, unwelcome lines and wrinkles may appear.

Now, for the first time ever, you can replace collagen through innovative new treatments made from human collagen. They're called CosmoDerm™ and CosmoPlast™, and they're changing the face of beauty.

Drawing upon the latest breakthroughs in skin science, CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast contain human collagen grown under controlled laboratory conditions. This human collagen is similar to the collagen normally found in the skin. So there's no need for a pre-treatment skin test.

CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast are injected just below the surface of the skin, filling in unwanted lines and wrinkles and adding definition to the lip border. Treatment results are immediate and typically last three to six months, depending on the area being treated. Without ongoing treatments, the collagen is gradually absorbed by the body and your face returns to its original contours.

As the only commercially available dermal fillers in the world made from human collagen, CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast offer important advantages.

Dr. Kest will work with you to develop a treatment program to meet your individual needs. With CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast, you can get started today! CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast are from Inamed Aesthetics, the only company in the world with more than 20 years of providing safe and effective collagen treatments.

the resilience and youthful contours of your skin - its ability to counter the effects of time, wind and weather - owes much to hyaluronic acid. It exists in all life and its most important function is to bear and bind water.

In Restylane products, stabilized, hyaluronic acid, in the form of a crystal-clear gel, smoothes wrinkles and folds or gives contour. A natural beauty lift.

Impressions of beauty change over time, as do our faces as we age. Yet each of us has good natural lines that can be emphasized and improved.

Restylane has a long record of success with many satisfied users. More than 300,000 people have been successfully treated in more than 40 countries around the world.

NASHA is the first stable, bio-degradable, non-animal hyaluronic acid available and is produced under carefully controlled conditions in our patented process. The result is three choices of gels, which can be used individually or in combination.

As a totally non-animal product, there is no risk of transmitting disease or eliciting allergic reaction in patients who are sensitive to common foods, such as beef, chicken and eggs.

Each of the Restalyne products are specially designed for different purposes and effects, from eliminating tiny lines to enhancing facial contours and sculpting lips to perfection. Restylane for wrinkle correction and lip-enhancements.

Restylane Fine Lines for correcting thin, superficial lines, for example around the eyes and mouth, forehead lines and smile lines.

Perlane for shaping facial contours, such as cheeks and chin, correcting deep folds, and for volume augmentation of the lips.

It's our "Tissue Tailored Concept" - all based on NASHA-products and their unique benefits. The difference is the gel particle size. For optimal results, combinations of our products are often used. Dr. Kest chooses the product that matches the tissue structure at various levels of skin depth.

Many people are looking for that slightly fuller shape for their chin. Just a touch of additional volume can make an enormous difference in your appearance. Or perhaps you want a rounder, more sensuous line along your cheeks? And lip fashions are always changing with the times.

With the Restylane product range the choice is yours.

One of the great advantages of the Restylanes product range is that it is long-lasting but not permanent.

How long a treatment holds its effect is very individual. This depends on many factors, such as your age, skin type, life style and muscle activity, as well as on the injection technique.

Restylane gel particles are absorbed so slowly that you have ample time for maintenance treaments. As the gel breaks down, water takes its place. The less concentrated the gel becomes, the more water it is able to bind. These facts are the main reasons Restylane treatments last so long. When totally absorbed the gel disappears unnoticed from the body.

Most patients choose to have a follow-up treatment six to twelve months after an initial treatment of wrinkles or facial contouring. After lip treatments, a follow-up is normally needed after about six months.

You always have the choice to continue or change the combination of treatments, and the procedure can be repeated as often as you like. You are always in charge of your looks.

Restylane is an effective and long-lasting alternative to collagen. Gaining the look you desire is as easy as it is quick. And the results are instantaneous. No pre-testing is needed and a session often takes less than 30 minutes.

Depending on the effects desired, an initial treatment is usually maintained with occasional follow-up treatments. For wrinkle treatments no pain relief is generally necessary, however it can be easily arranged at your request. When enhancing the lips, pain relief in the form of a local anaesthetic is often used.

During treatment the crystal-clear gel is injected into the skin in tiny amounts with a very thin needle. The gel then gives natural volume and smoothes the wrinkles. The ability of Restylane Esthetics products to integrate with adjacent tissues allows the free passage of vital nutritive elements like oxygen and hormones to pass between fragments of the gel. The result is healthy, natural looking skin.

After the treatment some common injection-related reactions may occur, such as swelling, redness, pain, itching, discoloration and tenderness at the implant site. These typically resolve spontaneously within one to two days after injection into the skin and within a week after injection into the lips.