Restylene
Restylene is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds.
Restylane has a highly favorable safety profile. It is composed of non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a substance found naturally in the human body. Restylane is fully biocompatible. There is limited risk of animal-based disease transmission or development of allergic reactions to animal proteins. No allergy testing is required before use.
Restylane maintains its shape using the body's own moisture. The hyaluronic acid in Restylane is hydrophilic or "water loving." As hyaluronic acid gradually degrades, each molecule binds to more water and over time, the same volume can be maintained with less hyaluronic acid. This ability of hyaluronic acid to bind to water is what helps provide long-lasting results.
Unlike rooster-derived hyaluronic acids and bovine collagen products, Restylane is free from animal proteins. This limits any risk of animal-based disease transmissions or development of allergic reactions to animal proteins.
Radiesse
A next generation filler for long lasting wrinkle correction. Radiesse not only fills but it volumizes as it works with your body to stimulate new collagen production. Tiny calcium-based microspheres help build a scaffold or lattice to support and stimulate the growth of your own collagen producing a natural, long-lasting youthful appearance. Radiesse can be used in the naso-labial folds around your mouth, in the “11’s” between the eyebrows, in the cheeks and it works especially well in smoothing out the lower face. The results are immediate and it may last a year or more in many patients. It has proven to be very safe after thousands of clinical studies around the world. Radiesse is
FDA approved to safely correct moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles and gives beautiful results with a natural look and feel.
Juvederm
A dermal filler that was approved in 2007 in the United States for filling lines in the face and sometimes hands. An injectable gel that replaces the Hyaluronic Acid that your skin loses as a result of aging. Brings back volume and restores a smooth, firm look similar to that of a youthful face. Touted to be a breakthrough in dermal fillers, its manufacturer claims it will last for up to one year. Reports coming in seem to substantiate this claim. It gives the smooth correction due to it’s innovative manufacturing process that remains a guarded secret which is why it remains so popular and used widely in the aesthetic community. If you are tired of your “parenthesis” around your mouth or “11’s” between your eyebrows giving you that angry or tired look, Juvederm is definitely for you.