I’m considering facial fillers Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra. How do these procedures work?
Restylane is a dermal filling substance made of hyaluronic acid, produced biosynthetically by bacterial fermentation. FDA-approved hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found throughout your body. It gives volume to the skin, lubricates the joints, and gives the eyes their shape. Juvederm is a quick treatment well suited for lips and smile lines. The treatment takes about 10 minutes and no skin testing is needed. Radiesse is an FDA-approved filler material used in the nasolabial grooves (laugh lines), cheeks or any depressed scar. Once injected, it becomes surrounded by the body’s own collagen and maintains its volume for up to one year. Sculptra is a sculpting agent approved by the FDA for restoration and/or correction of the signs of facial fat loss in sunken cheeks, indentations, and hollow eyes. Sculptra is a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material that provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds and sunken areas.
