MD Codes™ Face Volume Strategy
See also - Face Aging - Fat Transfers
An MD Codes™ Strategy Provides 360 Degree Improvements in Aging Faces
The sagging and wrinkles that develop with aging are due to the loss of facial volume in multiple areas of the face. That’s why using filler only for surface wrinkles or only in the cheeks doesn’t restore a youthful appearance as much as replacing volume in multiple areas. Previously, we referred to a global filler approach as a “liquid facelift” but there’s now a systematic, reproducible protocol named MD Codes™ that can be customized to produce three-dimensional facial shape improvement.
MD Codes™ is one of the most innovative filler strategies utilizing dermal fillers that we use at Skinspirations. It was recently developed by Brazilian plastic surgeon, Mauricio De Maio after more than twenty years of experience, and it provides a holistic approach to optimizing facial shape and contours. The final results can often look more natural and softer than a facelift.
“An attractive young person is an accident of nature, an attractive older person is a work of art.”
–Dr. Mauricio De Maio, Plastic Surgeon
Rather than filling lines and folds with injectable fillers, the MD Codes™ Strategy addresses the underlying frame of the face as well as the muscles to produce 360-degree improvement. Facial volume can be deficient in different areas due to facial aging or genetic development. The 75 MD Codes™ signify 75 potential facial injection points where fat or bone may be deficient.
Facial myomodulation is an advanced aesthetic technique that is a component of the MD Codes™. Myomodulation is the term for adjusting specific muscle contraction by placing filler at a depth where it will either enhance (gives the muscle better leverage and support) or dampen (by resisting movement) individual muscle effects.
Myomodulation
Most dermal filler products are supplied in 1 ml syringes, which is 1/5th of one teaspoon. When you consider that we lose about 1 teaspoon of facial fat and bone each year starting around the age of 25, by 50 we’ve lost about 1/2 cup or 24 teaspoons of volume. To obtain the volume required to get results that are often more attractive and natural-appearing than a facelift, it’s not unusual to need fifteen to twenty syringes of filler, done over several sessions. Fat transfers may be a more cost-effective although less predictable treatment to get the same dramatic results.
An MD Codes™ Consultation
At Skinspirations, an MD Codes™ consultation focuses on how best to meet your goals with a 360 degree approach. We start by reviewing photos of your face from the front and the side. Most people see their faces almost exclusively from the front and are often surprised by changes they hadn’t noticed developing in the outer parts of their faces.
People often notice that their expression looks sad, tired, or angry, but they’re unable to put their finger on the cause.
We explain why adding a filler in specific areas will produce the most improvement and provide you with a comprehensive treatment plan to reach your desired results.
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