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Aging is a complex process. Single therapies, for example, botulinum toxin and injectable fillers, might be insufficient in dealing with all the signs that appear with time. Instead of using one method exclusively, the tendency in aesthetic medicine nowadays is toward combined therapies. When analyzing the aging face, it becomes clear that aging signs such as saggy skin, static and dynamic wrinkles, deep folds, and hyperpigmented spots may result from various etiologies. Therefore, it is comprehensible for physicians that multiple therapies should be suggested to the patients, though for patients such an approach might not appear as obvious at the first time. Patients should be educated that the most natural appearance can be attained in using multiple treatments.
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de Maio, M., Rzany, B. (2014). Combination Therapy. In: Injectable Fillers in Aesthetic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45125-6_9
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