GAP Australasian-Dentist-Mar Apr 2019

Category AustrAlAsiAn Dentist 85 thread lifting has enabled practitioners to address deeper structural issues and concerns over skin laxity, effectively performing early intervention, non-surgical face-lifting to re-drape and re-position the facial tissues, making other therapies more effective. none of this would have been possible without the Australasian Academy of Dento-Facial Aesthetics (AADFA), who registered the first ever Polydioxanone (PDO) Facial threads in Australia and new Zealand. However, none of these approaches has ever really been able to provide a simple, effective and low cost approach to the issue of excessive facial fat layers. Chewing the Fat Deterioration and changes in subcutaneous fat compartments and excessive localised facial fat deposits, commonly present as unsightly and disproportionate facial contours/bulges in the under-eye region, cheeks, naso-labial region, jowls and the dreaded “double-chin” sub-mental region – significantly detracting from achieving optimal dento-facial health and aesthetics. With more than 2/3 of people surveyed identifying a double chin, jowls and under- eye bags as being their three major facial concerns, it’s time for dental practitioners to include treatment options for these areas in their armamentarium. While the best approach and core principle of any fat reduction and general weight loss strategy remains improved lifestyle choices, there are generally three problems that limit the effectiveness and predictability of a simple diet and exercise plan. Firstly, as you would expect, patient compliance is problematic and possibly the biggest limiting factor, but beyond this, there are two physiological reasons why diet and exercise alone simply can’t achieve the results we desire. improved lifestyle choices result in a general, non- specific fat reduction and do not allow us to “spot” target individual areas., like double-chins or jowls. Furthermore, fat cells in adults are not made or destroyed with diet and exercise, they are simply inflated or deflated like a balloon as fat is gained or lost – that is, the number of actual fat cells an adult has remains constant throughout life and is unaffected by periods of fat/weight gain or loss. Whatwerequireiseffectivetechniques, to add to our overall dento-facial tool- kit, which allow us to specifically target individual facial fat compartments and to eliminate fat deposits on a permanent basis. For decades, the only option was to wait until the issue was severe enough to warrant undergoing surgical procedures, like liposuction (physical removal of fat cells). in response to a growing demand for targeted, simple, non-invasive, cost effective solutions for permanent facial fat reduction, several procedures have now been developed, each using different methods to achieve permanent lipolysis (fat cell destruction). Australian and new Zealand Dental Practitioners will be among the first in the world to be able to utilise these services after participating in a new program, from AADFA, which introduces practitioners to: Cryolipolysis – fat cell freezing, utilising extreme cold thermal lipolysis – fat cell melting, with technologies such as rF and HiFu Injection lipolysis – fat cell dissolving, Only a multi-pronged treatment plan, targeting intra- and extra-oral structures, can achieve spectacular, harmonious results. This case benefitted from a combination of Botox, Dermal Filler, Thread Lifts and micro-needling, alongside teeth whitening and invisalign. Patient being injected with fat dissolving drug, Belkyra, in the dental chair Before & After targeted injection lipolysis for double chin correction AADFA’s “FAT” training program runs in Sydney in 2019. Register online at www.AADFA.net or call: (03) 8692 0009 using injectable drugs, such as Belkyra from the manufacturers of Botox Carboxy therapy – fat cell exploding, using injectable, medical grade, Carbon Dioxide gas. these procedures experience minimal side effects/complications and achieve incredible results to define jawlines, balance facial proportions, stimulate new collagen, elastin and blood flow and refine the cervico-mental angle. CONCLUSION Dental Practitioners are really the only practitioners who can seamlessly manage holistic treatment plans involving a combination of intra- and extra-oral therapies. in line with this concept, of treatment planning Full dento-facial health and aesthetics, the last decade has seen Dentists moving beyond just providing Botox and Dermal Filler injections, to entire dental teams, Hygienists and OHts, now offering an extended array of services, alongside traditional dentistry, to achieve the best results. this truly is the practice of Dentistry reaching its full potential. u lInICal