What are Dermal fillers?
Dermal fillers are Hyaluronic acid is an injectable gel that should always be administered by a trained, medically qualified practitioner.
Hyaluronic acid enhances your natural looks by restoring your skin’s volume, creating softness and revitalizing your appearance.
Who makes Hyaluronic acid?
Hyaluronic acid is produced by several pharmacological companies such as Q-Med AB, Allergan and Aventis Pharma. After a decade of clinical use, more than 6 million treatments worldwide, continuous research and safety as top priority, Hyaluronic acid has today been proven to be safe, effective and long lasting. The companies continue to invest in research and development in the interests of further improving patient safety.
What are the benefits of Hyaluronic acid?
Hyaluronic acid can instantly soften telltale aging lines or improve your looks by enhancing your natural features, such as your cheeks or lips. Hyaluronic acid restores volume, improves skin elasticity, and smoothes niggling lines and imperfections. Long lasting but not permanent, Hyaluronic acid allows you to stay in control of your looks.
What is the clinical experience behind Hyaluronic acid?
Hyaluronic acid is one of the most tried and tested dermal fillers available today. It is the benchmark for clinical excellence in its field. Its safety and efficacy are clinically proven and supported by robust clinical data, spanning 10 years. Research and development is continuous.
How does Hyaluronic acid work?
Hyaluronic acid is a crystal-clear gel produced biotechnologically using stabilized, non animal hyaluronic acid and water. The hyaluronic acid is a tissue-friendly substance closely resembling the hyaluronic acid that occurs naturally in the body. By replenishing nature’s supply of hyaluronic acid, Hyaluronic acid revitalizes and plumps up the skin, instantly diminishing the appearance of lines and giving a softer look.
What does Hyaluronic acid treatment involve?
Hyaluronic acid is injected into the skin in small amounts using a very fine needle. The gel provides hydration and structure and gives natural volume to smooth away the appearance of lines, enhance facial shape, or create fuller lips.
The treatment is very quick and often takes less than 30 minutes. The treatment benefits can normally be seen instantly and Hyaluronic acid does not affect facial expression. No skin test is required because Hyaluronic acid does not contain any animal-derived ingredients.
What areas can be treated?
Hyaluronic acid treatments can be used to smooth out facial lines, create fuller lips and shape facial contours, such as cheeks and chin. It is a subtle approach to enhancing looks naturally.
The most common areas treated are:
from the nose to the angle of the mouth (the nasolabial folds)
lips (enhancement)
cheeks and chin (shaping)
face (skin rejuvenation)
between the eyebrows (the glabellar lines)
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How much does a Hyaluronic acid treatment cost?
During your pre-treatment consultation, you should discuss the cost of the treatment with your practitioner.
How long does Hyaluronic acid treatment effect last?
One of the great advantages of Hyaluronic acid is that the effects are long lasting but not permanent. You are always in control of your looks.
Facial lines and facial shaping: follow-up treatment is usually needed after 6-12 months
Lip enhancement: follow-up treatment is normally needed in about 6 months
Skin rejuvenation and deep hydration: after the initial intense treatment of 3 treatment sessions every 2-3 weeks, follow-up sessions are normally recommended around every 6 months
Duration depends on many factors, such as skin type, lifestyle, age, the degree of perfection demanded by the patient and the injection technique of the practitioner.
Does Hyaluronic acid treatment hurt?
Some people may experience the treatment as a mild discomfort. A local anaesthetic cream is often used. Another form of anaesthesia, a dental block, is used to numb the area when enhancing lips.
Can Hyaluronic acid be used if I have had laser treatment or a chemical peel?
If you have recently had some kind of cosmetic treatment, it is recommended you wait until the area is totally healed and the skin is back to its normal condition. This usually takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Is there any downtime with Hyaluronic acid?
You can expect slight redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, itching and/or bruising following Hyaluronic acid treatment. This is the same as you might expect with any type of injection. However, the discomfort is temporary and generally disappears after a few days. With lip enhancement, it is wise to choose your treatment time with care since your lips may become swollen and appear slightly uneven for a few days.
Are there any risks with Hyaluronic acid?
More than 6 million treatments have been carried out since the launch of Hyaluronic acid in 1996. Some common injection-related reactions might occur after a Hyaluronic acid injection; they typically resolve spontaneously within one or two days after injection. These reactions include redness, swelling, pain, itching, bruising or tenderness at the injection site. Inflammatory reactions may last for up to two weeks in rare cases. After a lip enhancement, your lips may be swollen for several days.
Are there any side effects with Hyaluronic acid?
Most people can benefit from Hyaluronic acid treatment.
Hyaluronic acid should not be used in or near skin sites where there are or have been active skin disease, inflammation or related conditions. Nor should it be injected into an area where a permanent implant has been placed. Hyaluronic acid has not been tested in pregnant or breast-feeding women.
During your pre-treatment consultation, you should thoroughly discuss your medical history with your practitioner.
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