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How Fillers Became My Passion (Updated 2024)

January 31, 2024

Whenever the topic of injectables is mentioned, I get enthusiastic. I’m excited to educate and share the possibilities of and with my San Francisco Bay Area patients and colleagues. Every day, I witness the positive impact injectables have on my patients’ lives, and I love spreading the word. Non surgical dermal fillers are some of the most …

Dr. Mabrie performing nonsurgical rhinoplasty procedure on patient

Is Non Surgical Nose Job Better Than Surgery? (Updated 2023)

October 26, 2023

In my professional opinion, yes. I specialize in non surgical rhinoplasty using nose filler in my San Francisco office. As a facial plastic surgeon, I’ve performed hundreds of surgical rhinoplasties, and now, thousands of non surgical rhinoplasties. After 10 years of performing both, I find that patient experience and satisfaction are much higher with non …

Dermal filler results created by Dr. David Mabrie in San Francisco, CA after a series of treatments.

How To Get the Best Filler Results (Updated 2023)

October 25, 2023

For more than a decade, my team and I have helped thousands of patients rejuvenate and contour their appearance using non surgical and neurotoxins like at our San Francisco practice. Experience has taught me that the softest, most natural, and healthiest-looking results require more than one appointment. When it comes to fillers, layering is key. …

Jawline Filler for Definition & Contour (Updated 2023)

July 27, 2023

Contouring and defining the jawline with filler is one of the most popular procedures on social media right now. Just take a look at #jawlinefiller on Instagram—you’ll find more than 661,000 posts! While online exposure is giving jawline contouring new momentum, defining the chin and jawline with dermal fillers such as JUVÉDERM® has actually been …

Nonsurgical rhinoplasty to widen the bridge

Non Surgical Nose Job After Rhinoplasty: Is It Safe? (Updated 2023)

July 27, 2023

A while back, I posted to my Instagram account a patient's non surgical revision nose job before and after photos. The San Francisco patient wasn't happy with her surgical rhinoplasty results from another doctor. She felt that the tip of her nose appeared "pinched" and the angles a bit exaggerated. She visited my office to …

Dermal Fillers for Black Skin: Separating Fact from Myth

March 24, 2023

Mabrie Facial Institute has been helping people look their best with fillers for more than 15 years. Fillers offer a quick, customizable way to make the most of your looks, and more people are taking advantage of this. However, many Black people are still hesitant about getting fillers, which may be due to some common …

"A diagram illustrating how long a specific filler procedure will last on a given treatment area

How Long Do Fillers Last? The Definitive Guide (Updated for 2023)

February 1, 2023

One of the most common questions we hear at Mabrie Facial Institute in San Francisco is "How long do fillers last?" To understand the answer, we have to consider more than just the physical or chemical properties of the products. Filler Longevity vs. Results Longevity What patients really want to know is how long their results will last after getting filler injections. This …

Forget Buccal Fat Removal: Start With BOTOX® for Face Slimming (Updated for 2023)

January 31, 2023

You all know that we’re super passionate about bringing out the ROCK STAR version of you—that inner celebrity who always looks naturally photogenic and selfie-ready—using filler to rejuvenate and enhance your appearance. Well, brace yourself… Today we’re switching things up and letting the neuromodulators (BOTOX® Cosmetic and Dysport®) take center stage. Why? Because we’ve seen …

Dermal Fillers & BOTOX for Every Face Shape

November 19, 2021

Everywhere you turn—YouTube, Instagram, your local makeup counter—it seems you'll find tutorials and products made for contouring. The popularity of contouring makeup and contouring how-to's reflects people's interest in trying to create the illusion of balanced angles, proportions, and features. But what if you could enhance the contours of your face without makeup and without surgery, with …

Answers to your questions about the Moderna Covid vaccine and dermal fillers.

COVID-19 Vaccine & Fillers: What You Should Know

January 21, 2021

You may have seen headlines recently about late-onset swelling in people with fillers who got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. It's understandable that this could raise some concern with anyone who has fillers, and I wanted to get this post out quickly so my San Francisco patients have all the facts. A closer look at the …

Infographic: Great Filler is More Than an Injection

What is the Secret to the Best Dermal Filler & BOTOX® Results?

February 14, 2020

The Secret to the Best Dermal Filler & BOTOX Results IS... ...understanding that "a great filler procedure is more than just an injection". At our practice we use our Illumination 360˚ approach - our surgical approach to dermal fillers. Illumination 360˚ treats every filler treatment with the thoroughness of a surgical procedure which involves meticulous …

Facelift vs. Non Surgical Facelift (Liquid Facelift)

February 8, 2020

Facelift surgery (rhytidectomy) has traditionally been the go-to procedure to address aging in the lower part of the face. But today, alternatives like our (liquid facelift) can rejuvenate areas that traditional facelift surgery cannot, without incisions, general anesthesia, or downtime. At Mabrie Facial Institute, we have embraced injectables as our preferred means of facial rejuvenation …

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