Volume Loss Treatment

Volume Loss Treatment

 

Dr  Wod Cosmetic Clinic indeed provides a variety of treatments designed to address the root causes of aging—including collagen decline, skin laxity, volume loss, and more—highlighting a holistic, science-backed approach:

Why Facial Volume Loss Happens with Aging

1. Bone Resorption

As we age, facial bones—including the cheekbones, jawline, and orbital rim—gradually resorb and recede. This diminishes the foundational structure, causing the overlying soft tissues to lose support and fall, leading to flattening of the face. 

2. Fat Pad Shrinkage & Shifting

Facial fat is organized into distinct pads. With aging, these pads—notably in the cheeks, temples, and under-eyes—diminish in volume and descend due to gravity and weakening connective tissue. This results in hollowed areas, more pronounced folds (like nasolabial folds), and a heavier lower face.

3. Loss of Skin Elasticity & Collagen

Collagen and elastin—the proteins that keep skin firm and elastic—decline with age, leading to thinner, less resilient skin that is more prone to volume loss.

4. Hormonal & Lifestyle Influences

Hormones like estrogen and testosterone play key roles in maintaining bone density and skin quality. Their decline (particularly post-menopause) can accelerate bone and soft-tissue volume loss, especially in the midface.

Environmental factors—such as UV exposure, smoking, poor diet, high stress, and rapid weight changes—further degrade collagen and elastin, contributing to premature and accelerated volume loss.

 

 

What You Can Do About It

Skin Health

Use daily sunscreen, retinoids, and antioxidants to support collagen health and maintain skin integrity.

Healthy Habits

Fuel your body with a balanced diet, avoid smoking, manage stress, and maintain a stable healthy weight.

Non-Surgical Treatment Options (Available After an In-Person Consultation)

Treatments involving prescription-only medications – Carefully administered by qualified practitioners, these may provide temporary structural support in targeted facial areas.

Fat transfer procedures – Using your own fat for structural support; note that this service is not offered at this clinic.

Collagen-stimulating treatments – Methods that stimulate collagen production gradually for long-term skin rejuvenation.

Skin-support treatments – Such as thread-based methods or energy-based devices, designed to enhance skin support in select areas.

All options are evaluated for individual suitability, potential risks, and expected outcomes during a face-to-face consultation with a registered healthcare professional.

 

Is treatment expensive?

Depending on the patient needs.

Back to Services

Want to discuss further?

Book your consultation now!

Book Now
Buy a Gift Voucher

FAQ

How does muscle relaxing toxin injection work?

It works by relaxing facial muscles, thereby temporarily reducing and smoothing dynamic frown lines and wrinkles, i.e. those lines caused by movement of the muscles.

Who should not take botulinum toxin?

  • Had an allergic reaction to any of the botulinum toxin products or their ingredients.
  • Have a skin infection at the planned injection site.
  • A disease that affects your muscles and nerves (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease], myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome).
  • Had any side effect from the product product in the past.
  • A breathing problem, such as asthma or emphysema.
  • Swallowing problems.
  • Bleeding problems.
  • Plans to have surgery.
  • Had surgery on your face.
  • Weakness of your forehead muscles, such as trouble raising your eyebrows.
  • Drooping eyelids.
  • Any other change in the way your face normally looks.
  • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
  • Are breast-feeding or plan to breastfeed.

Do treatment results differ?

Yes, individual results may vary. To get the best results, it's important to go to a doctor who is experienced in administering these injections.

What conditions can be treated effectively with laser therapy?

  • Vascular lesions

Well-defined lesions (abnormalities of the tissue, in this case the skin) that contain blood are usually amenable to laser therapy. These include unwanted blood vessels (‘broken capillaries’) on the face, and birth marks such as port wine stains. Depending on the size of the lesion, the number of laser treatments that are needed can range from 2 to 10 or more.

Laser therapy is also sometimes used for small varicose veins and spider veins.

  • Pigmented lesions

Pigmented lesions that can be treated include: freckles; solar lentigos (liver, or age, spots); flat, pigmented seborrhoeic keratoses (age warts); and café au lait spots (light-tan spots). Laser treatments for pigmented lesions are generally spaced 6 or more weeks apart, to allow your body to get rid of the dispersed pigment.

  • Tattoos/Not currently available

The principle of laser tattoo removal is basically the same as that of the removal of pigmented lesions, but the wavelength of the light beam needs to vary depending on the different ink pigments used in the tattoo. In general, homemade Indian ink tattoos and black tattoos respond most readily to laser removal. White tattoos do not usually respond to treatment. Red is relatively easy to remove, while yellow, orange and green are more difficult.

Skin that has been stained from nasal piercing or from iron injections also usually responds well to laser treatment.

  • Hair removal

Laser-assisted hair removal is both efficient and long term. It works best on thicker, darker hairs, as these hair follicles absorb more light than do smaller, paler hair follicles. Most people find that the amount of hair is reduced by 70 per cent or more after the course of treatment. Laser hair removal also avoids the possibility of ingrown hairs. Sweating changes are sometimes noticed in the treated area.

  • Signs of ageing

Laser resurfacing is used to help reverse the signs of ageing caused by sun damage. Signs of ageing include fine wrinkles and crinkly skin. Resurfacing is also useful in reducing the appearance of acne scars. Following treatment, your skin often takes several weeks to recover.

Laser resurfacing is a safer and more refined procedure than it used to be, but it is still not recommended for people with olive or pigmented skin because of the possibility of uneven skin tone or loss of colour from the skin after treatment.

  • Scars

Whether scars of previous surgery, acne or post burn scar, can all be minimised by laser resurfacing, CO2 fractionated laser is in particular useful for these conditions.

Who can be a good candidate for PDO Lift?

PDO procedures are safe for adults with mild to moderate skin laxity, who keep up with healthy lifestyles and have maintained their weight for at least three months.

Who can be a good candidate for Double chin Treatment ?

The best candidate is an adult 18 years or older with moderate to severe fat beneath the chin. You might not be a good candidate if you have had or are planning to have facial surgery, if you have trouble swallowing, are pregnant or nursing, or have an infection or medical condition in or near the planned injection site.