In March, Dianne Stasi, a 67-year-old art director who lives in Nolita, opted for a product called Renuva as a substitute of her usual injectables on the Park Avenue office of dermatologist Howard Sobel.
“My regular filler only lasted 4 to 6 months, but they are saying this might last years,’’ she said of the procedure, which cost $3,000. “He did the upper cheeks and it wound up lifting the nasal labial folds and smoothing the world. The amazing part is that it keeps recuperating.’’
Individuals are turning to Renuva, a comparatively latest, uniquely formatted product, as a substitute of injecting synthetic fillers or their very own fat after they need volume of their face or to fill in dimples or unevenness on the body.
It supposedly lasts longer, but there’s an interesting catch: It’s created from cadaver tissue.
Those using it don’t appear to mind.
“I see it as equivalent to a medical transplant,” said Stasi.
Last summer, 46-year-old family law attorney Samantha Green discovered a melanoma on the back of her leg, and scheduled surgery at NYU. “They took a piece out and it looked like I had a shark bite,’’ recalled the Tribeca resident. “My surgeon said a few of it will fill in, but I’m extremely lively and I couldn’t even wear shorts. It was unsightly and mentally traumatic.’’
Green visited cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank, who has offices on the Upper East Side and within the West Village. He suggested Renuva, a product approved by the FDA in 2021, that provides a noninvasive alternative to fat injections.
She had two treatments over the winter totaling $7,000, a month apart, and doesn’t consider she needs a 3rd.
“Going into the summer, I’m feeling really good about it,’’ she said. “After I get out of the shower I don’t even see it anymore, and I don’t must take into consideration skin cancer each time I see my leg. It gave me back my confidence.
“The advantage is that Renuva is an off-the-shelf injectable, like several other filler, that doesn’t require surgery.” said Frank. “It has zero downtime and might be built up slowly, over time, to make sure you’re getting the specified result.”
“It’s a game changer,’’ agreed Sobel.
Pamela, a 57-year-old Recent Canaan resident who preferred not to provide her last name, visited dermatologist Dr. Anetta Reszko, who has offices in Park Avenue and in Rye.
She observed the fat that migrated to the injected area actually improved the standard of her skin, in addition to the contours of her face.
“Individuals are all the time commenting on my skin, and saying that my pores look so small, and that got here from this procedure,’’ Pamela said.
Reszko noted that is regarded as as a consequence of stem cell activity, present in each fat and Renuva, but not foreign fillers.
“Clinically, we clearly notice that injection of Renuva and sure stimulation of fat stem cells not only restores the quantity of the face but additionally improves the standard of the overlying skin, making it softer and more dewy,’’ she explained.
Many individuals who rejuvenate their faces neglect their hands, and Noelle, a 55-year-old esthetician who lives in Jersey City and didn’t give her last name, visited Upper East Side dermatologist Jennifer Levine.
Levine who used Renuva to correct that imbalance. “I felt like my hands revealed my age, but after one treatment they definitely look younger and smoother,’’ she reported. “It removed that crepiness.’’
Not everyone seems to be a fan, though.
Dr. Darren Smith, a Midtown board-certified plastic surgeon, said that harvesting a patient’s own fat is less expensive than Renuva and requires only a fast procedure prior to injection.
“Fat grafting is a tremendously powerful technique,” he said.
And, he noted, “The corporate doesn’t exactly advertise the indisputable fact that it’s derived from cadavers.’’
