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Dermal Fillers - Hyaluronic Acid, Restylane, Perlane treatment etc.
Looking for a solution to loss of facial volume? Are your lips too thin or your face too gaunt? Do your nose to mouth lines make you look old?
Hyaluronic acid is the most popular dermal filler. It is also known as Restylane, Restylane Touch (for very thin superficial lines) Perlane is for deep lines, facial contouring, and lip enhancement, Restylane SubQ is designed to replace fat loss in the face and create or restore a more defined facial contour.
Other names for hylaluronic acid injections include Captique, Hylaform, Hylaform Plus, Hylaform Fine Line, Hylan B, Juvederm, Rofilan Hylan, AcHyal and Esthélis.
What is hyaluronic acid?
Although found in various connective tissues throught your body, in your skin, hyaluronic acid is a clear substance with the texture of jelly in between the space between your collagen and elastin fibres, that it - it is part of your dermal matrix. In your skin it helps nutrient transport, holds many times its weight in water, acts as a cushion and protection against external impact.
How are hyaluronic acid injections used?
It is used to fill in depressed areas such as hollow cheeks, nose to mouth lines (nasolabial folds) and marionette line. It can also be used to plump out lips. The following information was translated by me into Plain English from..
Hyaluronic acid and its use as a "rejuvenation" agent in cosmetic dermatology. by Andre P. Semin Cutan Med Surg.
"Since the mid ninties hyaluronic acid (Perlane, Restylane) has been used on the continent. Different companies make their HA in different ways. Q-Med AB from Uppsala in Sweden and LEA-DERM from Paris use hyaluronic acid made from fermented streptococci bacteria. Hyaluronic acid, as a substance does not differ from species to species so therefore should not cause any allergic reaction.
[Actually there have been occasional reports of allergic reactions to Hyaluronic acid for reasons that remain mysterious. Some dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons now do a patch test a month before treatment - Sasha]
If you want to use it to treat wrinkles, depressed scars or soft tissue loss the hyaluronic acid must be stabilized or it will disappear too quickly. Each maker uses a different process for this and that is why some hyaluronic acid products last longer than others, or are thicker and suchlike. Some hyaluronic acids are more suitable for finer lines - some for deeper wrinkles and folds. Some are used to augment lost soft tissue [plumping out lips and cheeks].
A novel way of using hyaluronic acid is to not use it for filling in lines as such, but to inject it into the superficial surface of the skin to hydrate and renew it. This must be repeated every few weeks or months."
Sasha recommends..
Perlane and Restylane are well tolerated, with even less swelling and redness than collagen, which is great, but but if Aquamid is an option for you I'd suggest using it instead. Incidentally, sometimes Hylauronic Acid can last longer than intended. If you need to remove it a Hyaluronidase injection underneath the treated areas should work.
If you are considering treatment with dermal fillers, prices can vary quite a lot. It is best to look around several cosmetics surgeons and beauticians for the best price.
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