Restylane Perlane - Dermal Fillers

Restylane® is a range of products specially designed to reduce wrinkles, folds, lines, enhance appearance and increases skin volume. Once injected into the skin, Restylane Perlane will lift and add volume to the areas undergoing treatment. They are long-lasting gels, essentially similar, only that Perlane is slightly a larger dosage. Both Restylane and Perlane are popular alternatives to collagen replacement therapy, generally not requiring skin tests before the real treatment.

The main conditions where this product can be used include smoothing wrinkles and folds.They are based on hyaluronic acid, which binds water in the skin hence restoring the natural elasticity of the skin and volume as well. The product works together with the body’s hyaluronic acid, combining effort necessary to get rid of conditions like wrinkles. Other conditions that can be treated include wrinkle correction, lip enhancement, deep folds, smile lines and thin superficial lines. They can also be used for shaping facial contours for example on chins and cheeks, and also in lip augmentation.

Treatment is performed through injection on the specific area of treatment with a needle that is fine enough so as not to cause any form of injury whatsoever. Since no pretreatment test is necessary, the whole exercise can take around 30 minutes, giving a natural volume. Anaesthetic creams can be used as well as a measure to reduce pain and have the whole process even more comfortable; especially in the lips.

The effect of Restylane treatment lasts in varying lengths of time from individual to individual though not in very huge proportions. On average, it takes four to six months, the variation in time being determined by important factors like age, type of skin and activities a person engages in. However, there are cases where majority of the patients treated will can have approximately 50-80% of the effects lasting after 6 months. Considering the fact that most of the hyaluronic acid used will dissolve and get exhausted over time through the body’s natural mechanism, many of the patients will prefer having repeat treatments just to maintain the effects of a skin free of unwanted facial conditions like wrinkles and lines.

Expected side effects that treated individuals can expect include mild burning sensation in the area injected and redness, though it gets over in about one to two hours after administration of treatment. The risks of allergic reactions are extremely minimized since ate constituent products are simply not.