• We offer free consultations to help you make the best decision base on your individual needs, your goals, and your tolerance for downtime. Correction of fine lines with dermal filler will have the inevitable effect of adding “some volume”. If we feel that this will look unnatural for you (i.e. ‘overfilled’) we will suggest you consider something like an energy-based procedure such as Sofwave or Morpheus8. If PRP is done, it is usually in combination with another procedure such as PDO smoothing threads, to further enhance the collagen response. It is not necessary to add PRP to energy-based procedures as they are already quite potent in their collagen and elastin producing effects. 

Morpheus8 stimulates new collagen and elastin through two mechanisms- the microneedling itself and the heat delivered at the tips of the microneedles. This procedure will have some downtime- mainly redness and puffiness which can last for up to a handful of days.

Sofwave does not involve any needling or breaks in the skin surface, and thus has no downtime which certainly appeals to many clients.

Because Morpheus8 has dual mechanisms and because it also gives us the opportunity to add on the resurfacing tip, the effect/results from one Morpheus8 session can be more noticeable compared to one Sofwave session. If your fine lines/wrinkles are more deeply etched, it may make more sense to go with Morpheus8 as long as you are accepting of the additional healing time required.

These are BOTH award winning procedures and for good reason! You will see in the example before and after images that they are both be quite effective.

Both treatments usually require more than one session to achieve the desired result. Thereafter, a yearly maintenance session is suggested. 

• Some people feel that pre-medicating with arnica tablets and/or bromelain tablets, beginning 1 day before or the morning of your injection and continuing for 2 days afterward, reduces the amount of swelling. These supplements are available OTC. We also have arnica available for purchase at Renew. 
• You can also use topical arnica preparations during the healing process.  
• Immediately post procedure you can apply an ice pack which we can provide. 

• You may wish to avoid extremes of heat or vigorous exercise- they will not affect the dermal filler but might temporarily increase your swelling response. 

• Again, premedicating with arnica and/or bromelain tablets can be helpful. Consider a product such as “BruiseMD” available for purchase on Amazon.com.
• Avoid aspiring containing products (even baby aspirin) for 3 to 4 weeks, and anti-inflammatory medications for 2 weeks pre-procedure (ex:ibuprofen/Motrin, Naprosyn/Aleve, naproxen/Anaprox).  
• You can still have these procedures if you are on blood thinners, but your likelihood of bruising will be increased.  
• Avoid nutritional supplements which increase bruising for at least 1 week (ex: fish oil, vitamin E, garlic, ginger, gingko, ginseng and turmeric) 

There is no “best” dermal filler per se.

For fine line work around the mouth we highly recommend RHA Redensity! No other HA filler on the market performs as well in reducing the appearance of etched peri-oral lines.

For lip volume primarily we utilize Revanesse Versa Lips (a slightly larger 1.2 ml syringe compared to competitors). We will guide you based on your specific needs.

It depends. Makeup can be worn after dermal filler or a procedure such as Sofwave which does not disrupt the skin barrier.

After Morpheus8 we recommend waiting 24 hours, at which time you can use a post-treatment approved product such as Oxygenetix, available at Renew, for an additional few days. Once redness has resolved you can return to other makeup products.

Laser Skin Resurfacing will require a longer makeup-free period, likely 5 to 7 days and again beginning with Oxygenetix first until redness has resolved. 

All of the listed procedures can be done even if the client has a tan. If you use self tanner it is recommended that this be allowed o fade away before doing a microneedling procedure such as Morpheus8. 

We cannot treat through any area that has a sunburn.

For those with a history of cold sores we recommend and can prescribe for you a prophylactic anti0viral medication in order to prevent an outbreak that could otherwise be triggered by procedures performed in this area. The anti-viral can be taken “day of procedure”.