Mabrie Facial Institute
166 Geary Street
Floor 1300
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (415) 445-9513
Text/SMS: (866) 618-9459
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Look Your Best With Dermal Fillers
Structure, form, and shape are key to achieving your ideal face.
Illumination 360˚ is our exclusive approach to non surgical rejuvenation and enhancement using dermal fillers and BOTOX. At Mabrie Facial Institute in San Francisco, we get the best results from dermal fillers with our unique filler technique. Our approach starts with the concept that makeup artists have known for a long time: highlighting and contouring the face can create your ideal facial shape. When you highlight and contour your face with makeup, you influence the way light reflects on your features. With Illumination 360, you’ll look your best without makeup or other optical illusions. Take a look at the before and after images to see the difference dermal fillers can make.
How Fillers Work
Dermal fillers are gel-like substances injected under the skin to restore lost volume, smooth lines, and enhance facial features like the nose, lips, chin, and jawline.
The Illusion of Shape – Highlighting & Contouring With Makeup
You can use makeup—highlighting and contouring—to create the illusion of improved shape and contours. Non-makeup-wearers may use facial hair, angles and filters in photographs, eyeglass frames, or other tricks. But the big drawback of any of these is that the effect is just a temporary illusion. That means the confidence you feel is also temporary. Dermal fillers can free you from your dependence on these things, and let you look and feel your best with no makeup and no gimmicks.
Dermal Fillers Create Actual Shape – No Makeup Required
Why settle for the illusion of the look you want, when you can have the real thing all day, every day? Imagine the freedom that comes with seeing your best self in the mirror first thing in the morning!
With custom rejuvenation and contouring treatments using dermal filler and BOTOX, we create the real, 3D contours that makeup or other techniques can only imitate. With dermal fillers, you can quit relying on illusions and fall in love with your beautiful, bare face—makeup optional!
Our process—Illumination 360˚—assesses your face from every angle and evaluates how light interacts with your features. Youthful faces reflect light with smooth, even surfaces. In contrast, shadows are created by uneven surfaces (deep folds and creases) that age your appearance. Illumination 360˚ uses BOTOX® and dermal fillers to lift, smooth, and correct those unwanted shadows for a fresher appearance.
“Your appearance has more to do with what’s under your skin than what’s on the surface.”
David C. Mabrie, M.D.
Illumination – Your Face Illuminated With BOTOX & Fillers
The woman in the series of photos below is a classic example of the power of Illumination 360˚. Her natural radiance and beauty were “overshadowed” before, and she looked a little deflated which gave her a tired/sleepy appearance. You can see that she has volume loss under the eye, causing dark circles and under-eye bags. Volume loss in her cheeks creates a sunken appearance and causes nasolabial folds, shadows around the mouth, and jowling. Other areas, like her chin and nose could also be addressed with filler to refresh and enhance her appearance. She was a great candidate for Complete Facial Rejuvenation treatment using our Illumination 360˚ approach.
After her series of treatments, the shadows are replaced with flattering contours—cheekbones, chin, nose—that capture and reflect light, for an overall youthful and luminous look without any makeup.
Non surgical rhinoplasty (liquid nose job) enhances the shape of her nose, and you can see the smooth, bright under-eye area—often created with makeup—that she now enjoys naturally 24/7.
Out of the Shadows
This young woman’s under-eye dark circles and bags (1), along with nasolabial folds (2), were caused by volume loss in the midface (3) that contributed to flattened cheeks and an aged look. Shadowing and dimpling on the chin was caused, in part by an overactive mentalis muscle (4), and in part by volume loss and inadequate chin projection (5). Her nasal bridge lacked definition (6), making her nose look wider.
Into the Light
We started by building up the midface and cheeks (1) with JUVÉDERM VOLUMA® in order to provide support for Restylane® placed in the tear trough (2). This creates a smooth transition between the orbital area and the cheek and gives the cheekbones dimension, allowing them to better capture and reflect light (3). We used BOTOX® to relax her hyperactive mentalis muscle and smooth the dimpled look of her chin (4). We also injected RADIESSE®—a thicker filler—to give it more projection and bring balance to her facial proportions (5).
The careful addition of Restylane to the bridge and tip of her nose (6) improved its shape and definition, and really brings her whole look together.
360° – Contour & Rejuvenation From Every Angle
Your face isn’t flat, it’s multi-dimensional, that’s why we examine, photograph, and treat you from all angles. Every treatment plan is this detailed because we believe your face deserves nothing but the best from your dermal fillers treatment.
Men may not rely on makeup to contour their faces, but they share the same desire to look youthful and attractive. Both women and men love the soft, subtle, natural results they get with Illumination 360˚. After their full face filler and BOTOX treatments, they look refreshed and feel confident, reinvigorated, and empowered.
Our Favorite Complete Facial Rejuvenation or Contouring
Before AND After Photos
Case #519
This Bay Area professional consulted with Dr. Mabrie to revive her appearance. In her 30s, she felt that she projected a tired appearance and was unhappy about her under eye bags. She also wanted to contour and enhance her features without looking overly done.MFI TREATMENT PLAN
We creat... Read More
Case #645
This gentleman came to our office in search of a way to rejuvenate his appearance. As a competitive body builder, he experienced significant fat and tissue loss in his face and decided that this would be the year he would invest in himself. He began his journey first by having an otoplasty procedure done at an outside o... Read More
Case #432
In your mid- to late- 20s, there can be a time where one can feel that their appearance can use just a little refresher and more contour to feel more attractive. Our patient felt this way and came into our office in hopes to feel more confident in her looks. MFI TREATMENT PLAN
We saw that our patient ha... Read More
Case #434
Being one of our nurses at Mabrie Facial Institute, Lindsey was more than happy to share her personal experience with our patients. Living in San Francisco, she is our go to person for all of the trendiest bars and restaurants. She felt like her appearance needed a recharge to match her upbeat personality and how y... Read More
Case #406
This patient first consulted with Dr. Mabrie for help with under eye bag correction. She felt that her under eye bags made her appear tired and aged. While she did have prominent volume loss, Dr. Mabrie felt that she could benefit from a non-surgical approach. There was significant improvement in her appearance at her 2... Read More
Case #397
Case #584
This patient in her mid 20’s has been coming to see us for over 3 years. Her main area of concern was her under eye bags and was hoping to revitalize her appearance. MFI TREATMENT PLAN
We started off addressing her under eyes. To properly treat the under eye area we treat adjacent areas (particula... Read More
Keep in mind that each patient is unique and your results may vary.
The MFI Advantage
MFI focuses exclusively on injectables, and has set the bar in the art and science of fillers for more than 15 years. Dr. Mabrie, trained as a facial plastic surgeon, has dedicated thousands of hours to carefully selecting and training our talented Injectors in the most innovative, effective, and safe techniques for injectables. There is no other practice in the Bay Area with the level of experience, education, and passion for injectables you'll find at MFI.
Schedule MeWe’d Love To See You
If you are interested in learning more about how Illumination 360° can help you look your luminous best, request a consultation online with one of the specialists at Mabrie Facial Institute or call us at (415) 445-9513 to schedule your initial appointment. If you’ll be visiting us from outside the area, our Fly in for Your Procedure page was created just for you to help make planning your trip as smooth as possible.