Oftentimes, looking at the backs of a person’s hands can be a sure-fire way to tell their age. Until recently, there has not been a good way to “rejuvenate” the hands. Women especially complain of the appearance of the backs of their hands. This can often start as early as a person’s mid-40s, especially if they have increased sun exposure.
The skin becomes thinner and “crepe-like”, while the veins, tendons, and joints show more prominently through the thinner skin. The plumpness and smoothness of the backs of the hands goes away as the skin thins and the soft tissues under the skin atrophy. Many hand creams make claims of restoring the much sought after youthful appearance but none have been successful at restoring volume to the hand.
Dr. James Boynton has experience in hand rejuvenation utilizing fat injections and Radiesse®. Radiesse® injections to the hand are a state-of-the-art and exciting new technique for hand rejuvenation. Fat injections can also show improvement in hand vitality, but in many cases it may take several treatments to achieve the final result. Radiesse® is able to effectively deliver immediate results that re-plump and replenish the volume to the backs of the hands, thereby “hiding” the tendons, veins, and joints that were so visible before. It also keeps the skin feeling soft and smooth and you cannot even tell anything was injected. Radiesse® provides a scaffolding for cells to lay down new collagen and “grow” thicker. In addition, Radiesse® is a volumizing filler that is long-lasting, and typically lasts at least a year.
Please contact us to find out more about hand rejuvenation and to schedule a consult with Dr. Boynton.
