A Modern Approach to Natural Volume Restoration

The Renuva Facelift offers an alternative to traditional fat grafting and synthetic fillers by stimulating your body to create its own fat cells. This regenerative approach allows areas of hollowness to gradually refill with soft, natural volume that looks and behaves like your own tissue. It’s an ideal choice for patients seeking subtle lift, long-lasting fullness, and improvements that blend seamlessly with their features. Our injectors customize every treatment plan to match your facial structure, lifestyle, and long-term aesthetic goals, ensuring results that reflect your natural beauty, not an altered appearance.

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  • 1.5cc: $1,240 for members ($1,550 regular)
  • 3cc: $2,400 for members ($3,000 regular)

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What Is a Renuva Facelift?

A Renuva Facelift uses Renuva, an adipose matrix derived from donated human fat tissue, to rebuild lost volume in the face. When injected, Renuva acts as a scaffold that prompts the body to regenerate its own fat. Over time, this converts into living tissue, providing a natural, gradual restoration of fullness. Because the results develop through your body’s own regenerative processes, the outcome is smooth, soft, and extremely natural. Common treatment targets include temples, cheeks, midface volume loss, smile lines, under-eye hollows, and areas with age-related thinning.

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Why Choose StudioMD?

StudioMD is known for its expert approach to regenerative injectables, offering safe, highly customized treatments performed by experienced physicians and aesthetic specialists. With more than 100,000 procedures performed since 2008, our team understands how to combine precision injection techniques with advanced clinical knowledge to produce natural and balanced results.

We pride ourselves on a patient-first philosophy, providing honest guidance, clear expectations, and the kind of individualized treatment plans that ensure subtle, refined outcomes. With 10 convenient locations across NY, NJ, CT, and PA, StudioMD makes advanced facial restoration accessible, safe, and consistently high-quality for every patient.

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How Renuva Works in Facial Rejuvenation

Renuva contains a processed adipose matrix that mirrors the structure of natural fat. Once injected, your body recognizes the matrix as a supportive foundation and gradually replaces it with your own living fat cells. This creates long-lasting restoration that feels completely natural and integrates smoothly with surrounding tissue.

Target Areas for Renuva Volume Restoration

Renuva is especially effective for addressing hollow temples, sunken midface contours, early jowl formation, under-eye hollows, and transitions between facial zones that appear flat or depleted. Because Renuva converts into fat, it is often chosen for areas where patients prefer a softer, more organic look rather than the firmer feel of traditional fillers.

What to Expect During Your Treatment

After reviewing your goals and mapping the areas of volume loss, your injector applies a numbing agent and administers Renuva through fine cannulas or needles for maximum precision. The process typically takes 30–45 minutes. Most patients describe the treatment as comfortable and appreciate the immediate subtle improvement followed by ongoing enhancement over several months.

How Much Renuva Is Needed

Depending on the area treated, many patients receive between 1.5cc and 6cc per session. Larger zones, such as the cheeks or temples, may require more. During consultation, your injector discusses dosing, expected improvements, and whether multiple sessions may benefit your goals.

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Recovering After Your Renuva Facelift

Recovery from a Renuva Facelift is minimal, and most patients return to normal activities the same day. Mild swelling or tenderness may occur after injection, particularly in areas of deeper placement.

These effects typically lessen within several days. Because Renuva stimulates fat regeneration, results begin to shape within a few weeks and continue to improve for several months.


Results to Expect From Your Renuva Facelift

Renuva delivers a soft, natural correction that enhances youthful contours without the look or feel of synthetic filler. Results generally last for years, as the newly formed fat integrates permanently into the surrounding tissue. Many patients find Renuva offers one of the longest-lasting and most natural outcomes available in injectable facial rejuvenation.

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Dr. Ali Khan, MD

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Dr. Ali Khan, with 18+ years in aesthetics, is a Smartlipo pioneer with 5,000+ procedures performed. He specializes in liposuction, injectables, hair restoration, and minor surgical treatments.

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Dr. Sadaf Qazi, DO

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Dr. Sadaf Qazi is a skilled cosmetic surgeon specializing in body contouring, facial procedures, and injectables. Her expertise spans tummy tucks, BBL, liposuction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty, and advanced dermal filler techniques.

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Dr. Amar Singh, MD

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Dr. Sanja Kolarov, MD

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Dr. Kathryn Alcarez, MD

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Dr. Meredith Corson, DO

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Dr. Meredith Corson is a seasoned Primary Care Physician specializing in anti-aging medicine, promoting both internal and external wellness. With over 16 years of experience, she has honed skills in toxins applications, biostimulator fillers, and wellness treatments, earning a solid reputation in facial aesthetics.

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Vanessa Sanchez, NP

Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner

Vanessa Sanchez, a board-certified nurse practitioner with 8+ years of experience, specializes in women’s health, injectables, and advanced anti-aging. She also provides personalized weight loss treatments designed to support long-term aesthetic and wellness goals.

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Dr. Afnan Talat, MD

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Dr. Jeena Zachariah, MD

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Dr. Jeena Zachariah is a board-certified physician with over five years experience in aesthetic medicine. She excels in facial optimization through the use of neuromodulators and dermal fillers, performs radiosurgeries, body contouring injections and hair restoration surgeries, demonstrating a keen eye for detail in every procedure.

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Maria Rivera, RN

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Maria Rivera has over twenty years of experience in the medical field and hair restoration and is a leading expert in FUE, FUT, hair injections and everything else about hair loss treatments and procedures.

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Krystelle Afif, NP

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Niki Ioannou, NP

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Dr. Lena Makartian, MD

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Frequently Asked Questions Renuva Facelift

How long does it take to see results from a Renuva Facelift?

Most patients begin noticing early improvements within three to four weeks. Full results typically develop over three to six months as your body gradually builds new fat cells in the treated areas.

Can Renuva be combined with other treatments?

Yes. Many patients pair Renuva with skin tightening treatments like Morpheus8, laser resurfacing, or neurotoxins such as Botox or Dysport. These complementary procedures address skin laxity and wrinkles while Renuva restores deeper structural volume.

Is Renuva permanent?

Because Renuva becomes your own fat, results can last several years or longer. Natural aging continues, but the restored fat typically remains stable. Some patients choose maintenance treatments to preserve fullness over time.

Does Renuva feel different from natural fat?

No. Once integrated, Renuva behaves exactly like your own fat tissue. It warms with the body, moves normally, and maintains a soft, pliable texture.

Who is an ideal candidate for a Renuva Facelift?

Good candidates include adults experiencing facial hollowing, loss of youthful fullness, or thinning skin who prefer a regenerative, non-surgical approach. It is also ideal for patients who want long-lasting improvement without traditional fat transfer surgery.

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