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Injectables in Newport Beach at Injection Artistry fall into three families: wrinkle relaxers, which soften the lines that expression makes; dermal fillers, which restore volume and smooth folds; and biostimulators, placed for change that arrives gradually. Naomi Barrett, NP-C plans and places them at our clinic on Birch Street; the menu also carries hair restoration and peptide therapy. Each family is explained below, with a link to every treatment page.

Injectables at a glance

Wrinkle relaxers: Botox, Dysport and Daxxify

Wrinkle relaxers are prescription medicines made from botulinum toxin type A. Placed in small amounts into a specific muscle, they relax the movement that folds the skin into frown lines, forehead lines and crow’s feet. The effect builds over days and wears off over months, so treatment is repeated.

Our wrinkle relaxers page compares Botox, Dysport and Daxxify, and each has its own page.

Dermal fillers: Restylane Refyne, Restylane Lyft and RHA Redensity

Dermal fillers are soft gels placed under the skin to restore volume that has thinned with age, smooth the folds from the nose to the mouth, and shape the lips, chin, jawline and nose. Before a non surgical nose job she maps the blood vessels of the nose with ultrasound, and the same imaging finds filler before she dissolves it.

The dermal fillers page covers the products, the areas and the risks; see also Restylane Refyne and Restylane Lyft, RHA Redensity, lip filler, the non surgical nose job and ultrasound guided filler dissolving.

Biostimulators: Sculptra, Radiesse and PRF EZ Gel

Biostimulators is our name for treatments that work gradually rather than filling a line on the day. Sculptra is made of poly-L-lactic acid; its patient guide explains that as the beads break down the body may produce new collagen where it was placed. Radiesse is a gel used for facial folds and along the jawline. PRF EZ Gel is prepared from a small sample of your own blood.

The biostimulators page explains how we use each; see also Sculptra, Radiesse and PRF EZ Gel.

What the approvals cover

Botox is FDA approved to improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows, forehead lines, crow’s feet and the vertical bands of the neck; Dysport and Daxxify for those same frown lines (Dysport in adults under 65); Restylane Refyne (22 and older), Restylane Lyft and Radiesse for moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds such as the lines from the nose to the mouth; Sculptra for those folds, other facial wrinkles and fine lines in the cheeks; and RHA Redensity for moderate to severe lines around the mouth (22 and older).

Naomi also uses some of these products in areas beyond those, which each treatment page describes; at your consultation she will tell you which product fits the area you have in mind.

Who treats you here

Naomi Barrett, NP-C is a certified nurse practitioner and the founder and lead injector at Injection Artistry. Steve Yoelin, MD, an ophthalmologist with more than 22 years in minimally invasive medical aesthetics, is our medical director. Read about both on our about page.

Questions patients ask about injectables

What counts as an injectable?

An injectable is a treatment placed with a needle or a cannula, a thin blunt tube, rather than applied to the skin. Here that means wrinkle relaxers, dermal fillers and biostimulators. A facial, a peel or a skincare product is not an injectable; those are on our skin treatments page.

What is the difference between a filler, a wrinkle relaxer and a biostimulator?

A wrinkle relaxer works on a muscle, a filler adds volume where it is placed, and a biostimulator is placed for change that arrives over months. Lines that show only when you move your face usually call for a wrinkle relaxer; a fold or hollow that is there at rest usually calls for a filler; a slow change across a wider area points to a biostimulator.

Who performs injectables at Injection Artistry?

Naomi Barrett, NP-C, a certified nurse practitioner, is the founder and lead injector; Steve Yoelin, MD, an ophthalmologist, is the medical director. Every injectable carries risks, which Naomi goes through with you before treatment; the dermal fillers page sets out the filler risks in full.

How do I start?

Book a consultation. You and Naomi talk through what you want to change, she examines your face and takes your medical history, and she recommends a product and the areas, or tells you when an injectable is not the answer.

Book a consultation in Newport Beach

Book a consultation at Injection Artistry, 20301 SW Birch St, Suite 203, Newport Beach, CA 92660, or call (949) 531-1939. We see patients from across Orange County.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prescribing Information, Botox Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA), BLA 103000. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/103000s5316s5319s5323s5326s5331lbl.pdf. Revised 10/2024.
  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prescribing Information, Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA), BLA 125274. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/125274s125lbl.pdf. Revised 09/2023.
  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prescribing Information, Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm), BLA 761127. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/761127s002lbl.pdf. Revised 08/2023.
  4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers). https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/aesthetic-cosmetic-devices/dermal-fillers-soft-tissue-fillers. Content current as of 07/06/2023.
  5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A Patient’s Guide to Treatment with Sculptra (P030050/S039). https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf3/P030050S039D.pdf. Approved 04/25/2023.