What are the differences between injectables?
There are two main types of shots: wrinkle reducers and dermal fillers.
“Wrinkle reducers, also known as neuromodulators and neurotoxins, relax the muscles and prevent folding of the skin,” says Joshua Zeichner, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, and Jeuveau are all FDA-approved brands, and they’re most often used around the eyes, on the forehead and jawline, and between the eyebrows.
Fillers—Restylane, Juvéderm, Belotero, Radiesse, and Sculptra—“volumize and plump the skin, similar to how air inflates a flat tire,” Zeichner says. They’re commonly used on lips, cheeks, undereye troughs, temples, and hands. Unlike wrinkle reducers, which have to wear off, certain fillers are reversible—an enzyme can be injected to…
