Botox & Fillers in Chicago

Botox, Dysport and Jeuveau are neurotoxins: purified proteins that relax the specific muscles that crease your skin when you frown, squint or raise your brows. Relax the muscle and the line above it softens. Use them early and consistently and they also help prevent deeper lines from settling in.

What we treat

• Crow's feet: the fine lines at the corners of the eyes
• Frown lines: the "11s" between the brows
• Forehead lines: horizontal lines across the forehead
• Bunny lines: the small creases on the sides of the nose when you laugh
• Lip lines and a downturned mouth: for a softer, more lifted look
• Jaw clenching and TMJ: relaxing the masseter can ease tension headaches from teeth grinding and slim the jawline
• Migraines: Botox can help relieve chronic migraines and reduce how often they start

Our approach. We place carefully and conservatively. The goal is a face that still moves and expresses, with the harsh lines taken away. If you have never had injectables before, we will often start lighter and build at your follow-up.

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Hyaluronic acid fillers like Restylane and Juvéderm are smooth gels made from a sugar your skin already produces. They restore lost volume, add definition and smooth deeper folds, and many include lidocaine for comfort.

Where filler works beautifully

• Lips, for shape, hydration and balance rather than size
• Cheeks and midface, to restore lift
• Under eyes, to soften hollows and shadows
• Chin and jawline, for structure and profile balance
• Smile lines and marionette lines

Because hyaluronic acid fillers can be dissolved, they are a reassuring choice if you are new to filler. Sangini is known for her eye for placement: a little product in the right spot does more than a lot in the wrong one.

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Sculptra and Radiesse stand apart from traditional hyaluronic acid fillers because they stimulate your body's own collagen production, providing longer-lasting results of up to 12 to 24 months.

Sculptra is an FDA-approved injectable designed to improve facial volume loss and restore a renewed radiance. It is particularly effective for hollow temples, sunken cheeks and deep nasolabial folds, and it supports the skin's collagen matrix, which makes it an excellent proactive choice for younger patients too. Results appear gradually, so friends notice that you look well, not that you had something done.

Radiesse builds structural contours by stimulating collagen and elastin. Results are immediate, natural and subtle.

Bellafil is a longer-lasting collagen-based filler often chosen for smile lines and certain acne scars. We will talk through whether it suits you at your consultation.

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Regenerative aesthetics is one of Sangini's particular passions. PRF EZ Gel is a 100% natural biostimulating injectable that uses your body's own proteins and growth factors to improve skin tone and texture while treating deep tear troughs, fine lines, wrinkles and volume loss.

We take a small sample of your blood and process it in a centrifuge to separate the platelets and fibrin. The result is a gel rich in growth factors and cytokines, the elements that promote healing and regeneration.

• Collagen production: stimulates your natural collagen to soften signs of aging
• Firmness: improves elasticity so skin looks and feels more youthful
• Tone and texture: brightens and refines overall skin quality

We also offer PRP and PRF injections and Airessence PDGF+, and often pair regenerative treatments with microneedling or lasers for a stronger result. Read more in our guide to PRF EZ Gel for under-eye hollows.

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Kybella is a customized injectable treatment designed to reduce moderate to severe fullness under the chin and refine the appearance of the chin and jawline. It targets the fat cells beneath the chin, and results develop gradually as the treated area heals and contours over time.

Each session includes one Kybella treatment, with the amount of product determined by your plan. Many patients need two or more sessions, and swelling under the chin for several days is expected, so plan treatment away from big events.

Kybella at LIV is performed by Brenda Torres, BSN, RN. It suits fullness caused by fat rather than loose skin, so we check which one you have first.

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Hylenex is a form of hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid filler such as Restylane and Juvéderm. We use it to correct or adjust filler results, including dissolving filler that is unwanted or overcorrected, either fully or just enough to rebalance the area.

• Overfilled lips: soften or reset a look that went too far
• Lumps and unevenness: smooth filler that settled unevenly
• Migration: clear filler that has moved from where it was placed
• Under-eye puffiness: correct filler that looks puffy or bluish

Hylenex does not dissolve biostimulators like Sculptra or Radiesse. Filler done elsewhere? If your original treatment was not performed at LIV, an evaluation is required before treatment.

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PRP and PRF hair restoration is a regenerative treatment that uses your body's own platelet-rich fibrin to support hair growth, improve density and strengthen thinning hair.

We draw a small blood sample, concentrate the platelets and growth factors in a centrifuge, then place them into the thinning areas of the scalp. Treatment is typically a series of monthly sessions followed by maintenance, and results build gradually over months.

Hair loss has many causes, so we start by understanding yours. If you would like a fuller evaluation, Sangini can also assess hair loss in a dermatology medical visit.

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MINT PDO thread lifts are an alternative to a traditional facelift. Fine dissolvable threads are placed under the skin to gently reposition the underlying tissue, restoring a more youthful contour without surgery, incisions or extended downtime.

As the threads are absorbed by the body, they stimulate natural collagen, so the improvement continues after the lift itself. Threads are perfect for patients who want to soften early sagging and wrinkles and are not ready for surgery.

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