A non-surgical facelift that lifts areas like the neck, jowls, and mid-face using temporary sutures, encouraging new collagen production with results lasting up to 2 years.
Volume Loss
Facial volume naturally declines with age, weight change, sun exposure, smoking, and other factors, and as a full, round face loses that volume, it can start to look older and thinner than you feel. Skin begins to sag and lose laxity, wrinkles form more readily, and the area beneath the eyes can start to look hollow. Our team offers a range of treatments that address the underlying causes directly, helping patients maintain a more youthful, natural look.
How It Happens
Understanding
Volume Loss
Collagen production naturally declines over time, and since collagen supports the skin’s plump, firm appearance, its reduction directly decreases skin elasticity and leads to sagging. Facial fat itself also shifts as we age. Fat around the eyes, cheeks, forehead, temples, and mouth can move or diminish, causing “apple” cheeks to fall and creating a hollow look beneath the eyes, while fat that gathers in the lower face can contribute to a double chin and sagging neck. Weight loss affects naturally thin faces more noticeably, and rapid or extreme weight loss can be especially challenging for skin to adapt to, sometimes leaving looser skin on the cheeks and neck behind. Frequent, prolonged cardiovascular exercise can also contribute to facial volume loss as the body burns fat throughout the body, including the face. Sun exposure accelerates the breakdown of collagen and elastin as UV rays penetrate into the deeper layers of skin, and frequent tanning compounds the same damage. On average, people lose 20 to 50% of their facial fat simply through the natural aging process, with volume loss typically most noticeable around the eyebrows, lips, and cheeks.
The effects show up differently depending on where volume is lost. In the cheeks, volume loss causes sagging and a flatter appearance with looser skin near the jawline. Under the eyes, lost volume creates a hollow look, often making dark circles more pronounced. In the lips, volume loss causes full lips to appear thinner and smaller, with fine lines developing around the mouth as support diminishes.
Volume Loss Prevention
Daily sun protection slows the collagen and elastin breakdown that speeds up volume loss. Avoid smoking, as smoking also accelerates the process of collagen and elastin loss. Keeping your weight stable, rather than losing and regaining it, protects the volume you currently have, since repeated weight swings are hard on your skin’s ability to bounce back.
How We Treat Volume Loss
Microneedling with RF
Encourages new collagen production with very little downtime, with visible results typically appearing 3 to 6 months after treatment.
Juvéderm Fillers
A full range of hyaluronic acid filler options, each customized to a specific facial area and volume goal.
Restylane Filler
Volume replacement designed to maintain natural expression and movement.
Sculptra
Rather than filling space directly, Sculptra stimulates your own collagen production gradually, offering a more natural and longer-lasting result.
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