Q/A: Will I have more wrinkles when fillers like Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse dissolve?

Long Island Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Marotta's response: This is a common question that patients have following filler treatments. The general feeling by most physician's is that fillers don't make the skin or wrinkles worse after they've dissolved. In fact there is some scientific evidence that suggests that the slight skin stretch with fillers may cause collagen production by fibroblasts (collagen producing cells) and make skin/wrinkles better long term. This has yet to be proven. But even barring this effect the skin has a tremendous capacity to expand and contract and any permanent irreversible stretching from fillers is highly unlikely. In my own practice, I think patients are the same if not better after the filler dissolves.