RESTYLANE

RESTYLANE - for treatment of wrinkles and lip enhancement.

RESTYLANE Touch - for correction of thin lines, age lines,  across the forehead and around the eyes and mouth

RESTYLANE Perlane - for correcting deep folds such as wrinkles, creating fuller lips and shaping facial contours, such as cheeks and chin.

The RESTYLANE treatment uses injections. The RESTYLANE gel injected is based on a biotechnologically produced version of hyaluronic acid, a tissue friendly substance that occurs naturally in the body. RESTYLANE instantly fills out the skin to reduce the effects of wrinkles and lines. The injected RESTYLANE gel is not collagen and it is not botulinum toxin, Botox.©

RESTYLANE contains a substance known as Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA). The Hyaluronic acid used in RESTYLANE exists naturally in our bodies and its most important function is to carry and bind water. Q-Med, manufacturer of RESTYLNE,  has developed a way of stabilizing hyaluronic acid to achieve an effect that lasts from six to twelve months in smoothing lines and around six months when used to augment lips. The effects of non-stabilised hyaluronic acid products should last only a few days or weeks at most. The effects of RESTYLANE are able to last much longer.

Nutrients, oxygen and hormones are able to pass freely between the RESTYLANE gel particles and the tissue, leaving the skin natural and healthy looking. As the RESTYLANE gel breaks down, water takes its place and when totally absorbed the gel disappears unnoticed from the body. RESTYLANE biodegrades naturally and safely.

Non-Animal: The hyaluronic acid in NASHA is produced through a biotechnology process under laboratory conditions. The hyaluronic acid in NASHA is not extracted from animals, unlike some other versions of hyaluronic acid.

Safety: More than 1 500 000 treatments have been carried out successfully since the launch of RESTYLANE in 1996. Adverse reactions with RESTYLANE, RESTYLANE Touch and RESTYLANE Perlane are very rare. Temporary local reactions to RESTYLANE, related to hypersensitivity occur in less than 1 in 2000 treatments. Medical use of hyaluronic acid based products is also well documented in areas such as eye surgery and orthopedics.

Effective and long lasting: RESTYLANE offers instantaneous results that are long lasting but not permanent. Generally, after lip treatments with RESTYLANE, follow up is usually required after about six months. Facial contours and wrinkles normally need following up six to twelve months after the initial treatment of RESTYLANE.

Treatment procedure: During treatment, RESTYLANE is injected into the skin in tiny amounts with a very fine needle. When injected into the skin, RESTYLANE produces volume that smoothes the wrinkle or fold, shapes the facial contour or enhances the lips in a natural way. The result is immediate. The method of injecting RESTYLANE is fast and safe and leaves no scars or other traces on the face. For wrinkle treatments, pain relief is not required by all patients; however it can be easily arranged at your request. Prior to your procedure, a topical anesthetic cream can be applied to the area to be treated. You can also choose to have a local anesthetic injection before receiving the RESTYLANE treatment.

For more information visit the RESTYLANE website at http://www.restylane.com

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