Puragen™ - Dermal Fillers

The UK Puragen ™ launch took place in October 2005 after the launch in the larger Europe which was done in May of the same year. This implies that only a few practitioners are using this product in the UK due to the fact that was launched in this market recently but uptake is on the rise with more and more practitioners using this product as they start to discover its availability in the UK industry. Puragen ™ is specifically designed for use in treating banish wrinkles, smooth lines, plump lips, and also in filling depressions and scar. It is a purely non-animal hyaluronic acid gel in composition, meaning that once injected into the skin, it naturally breaks down, gradually leaving no trace of the filler that was originally injected. This implies therefore that the product is temporary, with the resultant effects lasting for a period of six months or even more. It must only be administered by trained members of the medical fraternity with application limited only to people who do not suffer from hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid as well as those who have had laser treatments or chemical peeling conditions; that must stay for some time until complete healing of the treated area, normally taking six to eight weeks.

The side effects that one can expect once the product has been used for treatment include redness, pain, swelling, tenderness in the area around the implanted part, and discolouration. Recovery after treatment can be expected as soon as the treatment is over; taking one to two days in most of the cases after injection is made into the deep areas of the skin. Product range formulations include Puragen™ mainly for treatment of smooth wrinkles, volume addition, nasolabial folds and restoration of fullness, mostly in instances of glabeller lines. It can also be used for shaping of facial contours. Puragen™ Plus formulation has not been released yet and it contains lidocaine-the local anaesthetic. Generally the product has temporary effects hence requires repeat treatments after the filler is fully utilized once the hyaluronic acid breaks down in the body with time. Some dermal fillers are made up of cross-linked molecules so as to make them last longer with the patented DXL™ process double cross-links hyaluronic molecules known to produce the highest resistance against degradation as compared to single cross-linked products, most of which are currently available. Costs will depend on the amount required; practitioner involved and area treated but mostly fall around £300 for every syringe.