When you undergo a face lift, your face will look different, and not always in a good way. Take for example actress Jessica Lange. The photo on the left is from 1980, and the photo on the right is from 2005. You can tell in the photo on the right that she has a very surprised look. This is a considered a classic sign of a traditional face lift.

The reason for this is when you get a face lift, your skin is stretched to the top of your face. There are many cases where getting a face lift does not give the surprised look. In fact, many plastic surgeons can give you a face lift without making you look surprised all the time.

A wonderful alternative to face lifts is facial fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse, Pearlane and Sculptra. Each of these fillers are slightly different, and vary in what they are made from, how much they cost, where they are used on the face, and how long they last.

However, all of them are not cheap. They are cheaper than a face lift though. How much is your face worth to you? To many people it is worth the expense. Usually these injections will cost $500-$1000 and have to be performed 2 – 3 times a year. While a face lift can cost around $4000, and easily cost more with added procedures commonly being done at the same time as a face lift.

The best thing about facial fillers is that they build upon the natural beauty that people have. They fill in the gaps that age brings upon us. Some facial fillers, such as Juvederm, have been known to actually stimulate collagen growth.

A perfect example of facial fillers working great is Demi Moore. You can see how facial fillers have given her a natural look. She still looks just as young as she did years ago. That is what is so great about facial fillers. Perhaps face lifts will slowly fade out as more facial fillers come on market.

Johnson and Johnson is even releasing their own wrinkle fighting filler. It was approved by the FDA and has been in use by other countries since 2004. It’s called Evolence and is made from tendons harvested from pigs. It’s unlikey it will make a huge dent against Juvederm and Restylane which are produced in a lab.