Botox & Fillers

Botox® and fillers can freshen up your appearance when administered by a trained medical professional. In Hamden, Connecticut, Sara Turk, APRN, FNP‑C, PMHNP‑BC, uses her expert training to subtly enhance your appearance. She ensures your face never looks frozen or overdone. Instead, Sara specifically targets your fine lines and wrinkles while improving your natural beauty. To learn more, call the office to schedule an appointment or book online. 

What are Botox and fillers?

Botox and fillers are skin care treatments that can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Each treatment has its own advantages and disadvantages for different types of skin. After a comprehensive facial evaluation, Sara can recommend the right treatment to help you look and feel your best.

What is the difference between Botox and fillers?

While Botox and fillers have the same purpose, they each target different types of wrinkles:

Botox

Botox is a neuromodulator that smoothes wrinkles by temporarily relaxing the muscles underneath your skin. The treatment primarily addresses dynamic wrinkles, which form from repeated muscle movement. By relaxing the muscle, your skin can’t wrinkle or crease. That’s why Botox is ideal for treating existing wrinkles and preventing new ones.

Fillers

Fillers inject gel-like substances into your skin to target volume loss, which causes static wrinkles. As you age, your body produces less of the collagen and elastin that once made it tight and firm. If your skin looks saggy, loose, or deeply creased, long-term volume loss may be the culprit.

What can Botox and fillers treat?

Botox treats dynamic wrinkles, such as:

• Frown lines
• Crow’s feet
• Low eyebrows 
• Forehead lines

In addition, Botox can help treat excessive sweating, chronic migraines, and headaches.

Meanwhile, fillers treat deep, static wrinkles, including:

• Marionette lines
• Dark circles
• Saggy jowls
• Nasolabial folds
• Sunken cheeks
• Smile lines
• Vertical lip lines

Fillers can also rejuvenate the hands, reshape the nose, fill in chin dimples, plump thin lips, and provide a nonsurgical facelift.

How long does it take to see results from Botox and fillers?

Botox relaxes the skin on top of the treated muscle, so it takes time to see its full effects. Most clients notice visible results within 10-14 days of their first injection. Results typically begin to fade after about 3-6 months. To maintain your results, return to Sara for maintenance treatments.

Fillers provide instant results that can last for 6-18 months in most cases. Like Botox, you can return to Sara's office for maintenance treatments.

To learn more about the benefits of Botox and fillers, call the office or request an appointment online today.