Restorative Art-Hypodermic Tissue Building

Loss of moisture or adipose tissue, dehydration due to old age or illness

Conditions requiring hypodermic tissue building

temples, supraorbital region, eyes, mouth, cheeks, neck, lips, forehead, hands chin

In what areas can you do hypodermic tissue building?

True

T/F: Do NOT dispose of excess tissue builder down the drain.

False

T/F: When hypodermic tissue building, you should clean the syringe with water NOT solvent.

moisture

Tissue builder liquid solidifies when in contact with ____________________

Hypodermic syringe and needle, tissue builder liquid (formaldehyde, non-formaldehyde), solvent, cotton or cloth

What are the equipment and materials you need when performing hypodermic tissue building?

Select injection site. Insert needle deep or superficial. Insert needle to end of area to be built up. Radiate needle in different directions from same entry point. Slowly inject as you withdraw needle. Raise area slightly higher than surrounding tissue. Manipulate area with thumb or fingers before liquid solidifies to restore natural contour.

What are the general procedures for hypodermic tissue building?

between knuckles, wrists

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the back of hand?

behind the wing of the nose, corners of the mouth, outside the ear behind the lobe, inside the ear behind the tragus, angle of the jaw

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the cheeks?

behind the earlobe, lower center of the chin

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the chin?

lobe, behind top of helix

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the ear.

sides of fingers, between knuckles

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the fingers?

eyebrow, hairline

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the forehead?

lateral corners at the end of the line of closure, behind the medial lobe

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the lips and mouth?

inside of ear, angle of the jaw

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the neck?

bridge of nose, inside of nose

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the nose

between thumb and index finger, baby finger at knuckle

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the sides of the hands?

eyebrow

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the supraorbital area margin?

outer edge of eyebrow, hairline above temple, behind the top of the ear, sideburn when present

What are the point(s) of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the temples?

Between the lids at the inner canthus or medial corner.

What are the points of entry for hypodermic tissue building of the eye?