Many people are looking for that slightly fuller or more sensuous enhancement for their lips. Just a touch of additional volume can make an enormous difference in your appearance. Restylane® offers a viable solution for smoothing out folds and wrinkles, lip enhancement and the shaping of facial contours.
Restylane® improves the resilience and youthful contours of your skin and its ability to counter the effects of gravity, time, sun damage. Restylane® plays an important role giving volume to the skin, shape to the eyes. For smoothing wrinkles, sculpting lips, and improving other facial features, Restylane® injections are a growing favorite. Restylane® is a clear liquid gel, a nonanimal-based hyaluronic acid (a natural sugar compound). Approved by the FDA in December 2003, Restylane® can produce positive results on facial wrinkles, particularly around the mouth and nose. Another benefit is the long-lasting results, as the effects of Restylane® treatments can last six months or more.
Restylane® injections are administered typically for patients aged 35 to 60. It is most often performed with local anesthesia, especially if the lip is being treated. Depending upon the extent of the treatment, the procedure can take from a few minutes up to 30 minutes. Patients return home shortly after the procedure.
Results are fully evident within one week. Restylane® has a success rate for reducing or eliminating deep wrinkles that cannot be accomplished with other procedures such as chemical peels or microdermabrasion.
Restylane® is a safe and natural cosmetic filler placed in the second layer (dermis) of skin that restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate facial wrinkles, folds, scars, or tissue loss.
Restylane® is a cosmetic dermal filler composed of non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid, one of the natural components of the dermis. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance that already exists in the human body and is used to provide volume and fullness to the skin.
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.
Restylane® has been used in more than 3 million treatments in over 70 countries to correct a variety of wrinkles. It is currently indicated in the U.S. for the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds.
Restylane® is proven to deliver long-lasting results. Studies have shown that Restylane® effects generally last for about six months.
Restylane® is a natural, cosmetic filler. In contrast, Botox is a drug that blocks nerve transmission to and relaxes the underlying muscles. Many patients have been very pleased after receiving treatments with both products.
Restylane® is injected directly into the skin in tiny amounts by an ultrafine needle, resulting in minimal discomfort. The procedure is simple and convenient, and results are practically instantaneous. To optimize your comfort during the short procedure, our Registered Nurse may anesthetize the treatment area or apply an ice bag before and/or after the treatment as well.
Some swelling may last for two or three days. Normal activities can be resumed immediately, though patients are advised to stay out of the sun.
Restylane® treatments reduce wrinkles by about 80 percent. Restylane® is a temporary solution and follow-up treatments may be needed.
