The invention relates to a method for smoothing out the skin by filling in recessed portions of the skin, said method comprising: i) filling the recessed portions by means of a filling-in product which has, when it is applied in said recessed portions, an elastic modulus of greater than 20 000 Pascals at 25° C. for a stress frequency of 1 Hertz, a flow point of greater than 500 Pascals, and, for applied stresses of less than the yield stress, a viscosity of greater than 100 000 Pa.s, and ii) applying, to the recessed portions thus filled in, a film or a composition capable of forming a film
