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Hyaluronic Acid Facial Fillers (Priced at consultation)
Hyaluronic acid (HA) facial fillers are widely used injectable treatments that restore volume, smooth wrinkles, and enhance facial contours with predictable, natural-looking results. Brands in the Restylane family—Restylane Kysse, Restylane, Restylane Contour, and Restylane Lyft—are FDA-approved HA fillers formulated for specific areas and aesthetic goals.
Overview of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
Mechanism: HA is a naturally occurring sugar molecule that attracts and retains water, providing hydration and volume. When injected, HA fillers create structure beneath the skin to lift, fill, and smooth.
Benefits: Immediate results, minimal downtime, reversible (with hyaluronidase), and adjustable to achieve subtle or more noticeable enhancement.
Duration: Typically 6–18 months depending on product, injection site, metabolic factors, and treatment specifics.
Safety: Generally well tolerated. Common side effects include temporary swelling, bruising, redness, tenderness, and lumps. Rare but serious risks include vascular occlusion and infection; injector expertise and appropriate technique reduce these risks.
Restylane Kysse
Intended use: Lip augmentation and correction of perioral lines.
Characteristics: Formulated with XpresHAn Technology for flexibility and movement, providing natural-looking texture and full expression with smooth feel.
Ideal outcomes: Enhanced lip volume, improved definition of the vermilion border, and softer vertical lip lines while preserving lip mobility.
Typical longevity: Up to 6–12 months; individual results vary.
Restylane (also marketed as Restylane-L in some areas)
Intended use: Versatile filler for moderate facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, and for soft tissue augmentation.
Characteristics: Balanced gel with reliable lifting and smoothing capacity; available in several variations (different cross-linking and particle sizes) tailored to specific depths and indications.
Ideal outcomes: Soft correction of lines and moderate volume loss with natural feel.
Typical longevity: Around 6–12 months depending on location and product variant.
Restylane Contour
Intended use: Midface (cheek) contouring and cheek augmentation to restore youthful volume and shape.
Characteristics: Specifically designed to lift and define the cheeks with a smooth gel that integrates into tissue, enabling natural-looking contour and projection.
Ideal outcomes: Restored cheek fullness, improved midface support, and a subtle lifting effect to reduce the appearance of nasolabial folds and jowling.
Typical longevity: Up to 12–18 months; longevity tends to be longer in deeper, structural placements.
Restylane Lyft
Intended use: Deeper cheek augmentation and correction of facial folds; also used for hand rejuvenation.
Characteristics: A firmer gel with greater lifting capacity suited for restoring structure and volume in the midface and for deeper fold correction.
Ideal outcomes: Noticeable improvement in cheek projection, correction of moderate-to-severe nasolabial folds, and rejuvenated hand volume.
Typical longevity: Up to 12–18 months when placed in deeper tissues.
Choosing the Right Product and Injector
Product selection: Depends on treatment area, desired degree of lift vs. softness, skin quality, and patient goals. For lips and perioral lines, Kysse is commonly preferred; for midface shaping, Contour or Lyft are chosen based on the degree of lift needed; standard Restylane variants address moderate lines and softer volumization.
Injector expertise: Outcomes rely heavily on the injector’s anatomy knowledge, injection technique, sterile practice, and conservative approach with staged treatments. Board-certified dermatologists or plastic surgeons and experienced aesthetic providers are recommended.
Hyaluronic acid (HA) facial fillers are widely used injectable treatments that restore volume, smooth wrinkles, and enhance facial contours with predictable, natural-looking results. Brands in the Restylane family—Restylane Kysse, Restylane, Restylane Contour, and Restylane Lyft—are FDA-approved HA fillers formulated for specific areas and aesthetic goals.
Overview of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
Mechanism: HA is a naturally occurring sugar molecule that attracts and retains water, providing hydration and volume. When injected, HA fillers create structure beneath the skin to lift, fill, and smooth.
Benefits: Immediate results, minimal downtime, reversible (with hyaluronidase), and adjustable to achieve subtle or more noticeable enhancement.
Duration: Typically 6–18 months depending on product, injection site, metabolic factors, and treatment specifics.
Safety: Generally well tolerated. Common side effects include temporary swelling, bruising, redness, tenderness, and lumps. Rare but serious risks include vascular occlusion and infection; injector expertise and appropriate technique reduce these risks.
Restylane Kysse
Intended use: Lip augmentation and correction of perioral lines.
Characteristics: Formulated with XpresHAn Technology for flexibility and movement, providing natural-looking texture and full expression with smooth feel.
Ideal outcomes: Enhanced lip volume, improved definition of the vermilion border, and softer vertical lip lines while preserving lip mobility.
Typical longevity: Up to 6–12 months; individual results vary.
Restylane (also marketed as Restylane-L in some areas)
Intended use: Versatile filler for moderate facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, and for soft tissue augmentation.
Characteristics: Balanced gel with reliable lifting and smoothing capacity; available in several variations (different cross-linking and particle sizes) tailored to specific depths and indications.
Ideal outcomes: Soft correction of lines and moderate volume loss with natural feel.
Typical longevity: Around 6–12 months depending on location and product variant.
Restylane Contour
Intended use: Midface (cheek) contouring and cheek augmentation to restore youthful volume and shape.
Characteristics: Specifically designed to lift and define the cheeks with a smooth gel that integrates into tissue, enabling natural-looking contour and projection.
Ideal outcomes: Restored cheek fullness, improved midface support, and a subtle lifting effect to reduce the appearance of nasolabial folds and jowling.
Typical longevity: Up to 12–18 months; longevity tends to be longer in deeper, structural placements.
Restylane Lyft
Intended use: Deeper cheek augmentation and correction of facial folds; also used for hand rejuvenation.
Characteristics: A firmer gel with greater lifting capacity suited for restoring structure and volume in the midface and for deeper fold correction.
Ideal outcomes: Noticeable improvement in cheek projection, correction of moderate-to-severe nasolabial folds, and rejuvenated hand volume.
Typical longevity: Up to 12–18 months when placed in deeper tissues.
Choosing the Right Product and Injector
Product selection: Depends on treatment area, desired degree of lift vs. softness, skin quality, and patient goals. For lips and perioral lines, Kysse is commonly preferred; for midface shaping, Contour or Lyft are chosen based on the degree of lift needed; standard Restylane variants address moderate lines and softer volumization.
Injector expertise: Outcomes rely heavily on the injector’s anatomy knowledge, injection technique, sterile practice, and conservative approach with staged treatments. Board-certified dermatologists or plastic surgeons and experienced aesthetic providers are recommended.