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Restylane, Perlane
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What is Restylane and Perlane?
Restylane and Perlane is an injectable filler
comprised of hyaluronic acid. It may be used to treat facial
lines and wrinkles, to enhance the lips, and to improve the
appearance of dark circles beneath the eyes. Restylane can
restore a more youthful appearance by creating volume and
fullness in the face.
Both are cosmetic dermal fillers that replace lost volume
and restore youthful contours to the skin to smooth away
moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds. They both
consists of hyaluronic acid, which is a natural substance
already present in your body. Some dermal fillers are
animal-derived, however the hyaluronic acid in Restylane and
Perlane is non-animal and treatment does not require an
allergy test.
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Is Restylane, Perlane approved by the FDA?
Y es. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA
approved Restylane and Perlane as safe and effective for
filling moderate to severe wrinkles around the nose and
mouth).
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Does Restylane or Perlane hurt?
Most people find the injections relatively painless. If you
prefer, a topical anesthetic can be applied to the area
being treated prior to your procedure. When enhancing the
lips, a local anesthetic injection is often given.
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What’s the difference between Restylane and Perlane?
Restylane and Perlane are both composed of hylauronic acid.
Perlane has larger gel particles and is intended to be
injected deeper within the skin.
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What does Restylane and Perlane do?
Restylane and Perlane both use hyaluronic acide to replace
lost volume and restore youthful contours to smooth away
moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the
lines from your nose to the corner of your mouth (nasolabial
folds). But what they don’t do is just as important. You’ll
still look like yourself –just rejuvenated.
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How soon can I drive after Restylane or Perlane?
There's no recovery time needed. You're ready to get on with
your day!
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Do I need a skin test?
No. Restylane or Perlane is non animal based, so the chances
of having an allergic reaction are extremely small. Of
course if you would like a skin test, we are happy to
perform one.
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Can Restylane or Perlane replace surgical procedures?
No. However, Restylane is sometimes used in conjunction with
surgery to fill out wrinkles that cannot be removed by
surgery.
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Will I experience any side effects?
The rate of reactions to Restylane and Perlane is very low.
However, after the treatment some common injection-related
reactions may occur, such as swelling, redness, pain,
itching, discoloration and tenderness at the injection site.
These typically resolve spontaneously within a few days
after injection into the skin and within a week after the
injection into the lips.
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How was Restylane or Perlane develope?
After
many years of research, Dr Bengt Ågerup and the company
Q-Med in Uppsala, Sweden, succeeded in developing a way
of using a Non-Animal, Stabilized, Hyaluronic Acid to
replace the loss of volume in the skin. The first
application, Restylane®, was launched in 1996. Before
this, only collagen made from cowhide and hyaluronic
acid made from rooster combs had been available. .
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