| are sterile gels consisting of hyaluronic acid, which is a natural substance found throughout the body. The role of hyaluronic acid in the skin is to deliver nutrients, hydrate the skin by holding in water, and to act as a cushioning agent.
These products are used to correct wrinkles, scars and fill in defects. There is not a required skin test for Restylane® and Juvéderm™ because
they contain no animal products, thus patients sensitive or allergic to eggs, beef or chicken are not affected, as they might be if collagen were used.
Restylane® and Juvéderm™
are biodegradable, which means that when the injected gel breaks down, it turns into water and carbon dioxide and disappears unnoticed from the body. Best of all, Restylane® and Juvéderm™
last up to one year!
When Restylane® and Juvéderm™
are placed in an area where improvement is sought such as
with filling deep lines, they create or add volume, and work as
a filler lifting up wrinkles while also smoothing them out.
Restylane® and Juvéderm™
are also used for enhancing lips, they add volume and shape to the treated area. In fact lipstick "bleeding" can often be corrected by redefining the lip line with Restylane® and Juvéderm™.
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