| While gravity might be only a theory, what it does to | | | | internet. Here, you can Google their names and see |
| our bodies shows its reality. Sagging cheeks and | | | | that they generate literally millions of hits – as |
| eyelids are just part of what is on display for the | | | | well as see thousands of pictures. And it’s here |
| whole world to see. And there are more and more | | | | that the public can judge (subjectively) how these |
| people who are putting this theory to the test and | | | | stars appear. People wonder if they’ve had |
| finding ways to show, on their faces at least, that | | | | Botox, breast augmentation, or other procedures |
| they will not age quietly. | | | | done. |
| Radiesse, a popular injectable filler, primarily used for | | | | These actresses have the type of cheekbones that |
| wrinkles and lines now has a further use. As the | | | | many people want to emulate. As a result, it |
| popularity of people seeking to reverse the effects | | | | isn’t just older people looking for a younger face |
| of sagging faces increases, so does the popularity of | | | | but a younger crowd lining up to get Hollywood |
| using Radiesse to augment their cheeks. | | | | cheekbones. However, Radiesse is not used only by |
| What is Radiesse? | | | | female customers, but by men as well. Actors like |
| Radiesse, an FDA-approved injectable filler, uses | | | | Johnny Depp might be seen as the male equivalent |
| calcium hydroxylapatite, a calcium-based microsphere, | | | | of cheekbone envy. |
| in a water-based gel. As the gel and the | | | | Whoever the movie star or rock star might be, |
| microspheres are naturally absorbed into your body, a | | | | people are curious about how they look so good for |
| matrix is created in the dermis in which new collagen | | | | so long and want the same thing. Radiesse is just |
| grows giving a more youthful appearance. While past | | | | one of the answers to the question of how to avoid |
| procedures included painful implants and extensive | | | | sagging cheeks. |
| surgery, Radiesse is injected in layers into the area of | | | | Benefits of Radiesse |
| the cheek and below the eye. Results are immediate | | | | Again, using Radiesse avoids the pain and long |
| and last one to two years. | | | | recovery of implants. In an outpatient setting, a small |
| Some of the reasons Radiesse is gaining in popularity | | | | amount of Radiesse is injected into the cheeks in as |
| as an injectable to increase volume in the cheeks can | | | | little as fifteen minutes. You will have a minimum of |
| certainly be tied to the fact that people want to look | | | | discomfort. While side effects might include swelling |
| younger. As we age, we tend to lose volume in our | | | | or redness, these pass quickly. There is also the |
| faces, and our cheeks sag. However, a more recent | | | | attraction of the low cost of Radiesse. You can |
| phenomenon has to do with how celebrities are | | | | discuss this with your cosmetic surgeon. |
| viewed by the general public. Due to the 24/7 media | | | | It is for these reasons that many cosmetic surgeons |
| cycle and the ubiquitous paparazzi, actresses like | | | | have used Radiesse for more than just wrinkles or |
| Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Keira Knightley, are seen | | | | laugh lines. |
| not only in movies, magazines, television, but the | | | | |