Restylane San Diego

That’s why the board-certified dermatologists at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology in San Diego are happy to provide the Restylane® line of injectable dermal fillers as a safe, effective way to address your cosmetic issue(s). Although each of the Restylane family addresses specific needs, the entire line was created to help restore more youthful-looking skin and rejuvenate your appearance.

The Restylane Family of Dermal Filler Treatments

Restylane has a more than 20-year track record of safe, effective use delivering beautiful results for tens of millions of people like you. The secret is a specially-formulated version of HA in which:

• Smaller particles of skin-rejuvenating elements help improve fine lines and wrinkles while also offering more detailed shaping of your facial contours,
• Medium-sized particles help minimize moderate wrinkles, lines, and folds
• Larger particles that help volumize depleted skin, restore fullness to sagging skin, and reduce severe wrinkles and lines

In general, the entire line of Restylane also works in synchronicity with your body’s natural HA production to provide a more natural, younger-looking appearance. In fact, the Restylane family is so versatile that it can be combined with other injectables, such as Dysport ® Xeomin ® or Botox®, or Sculptra ®  for a non-surgical, minimally-invasive liquid facelift that eliminates wrinkles and revitalizes your appearance.

Depending on which Restylane injectable you receive, the following issues can be addressed:

• Frown lines between the eyebrows
• Laugh lines, or nasolabial folds
• Marionette lines around the mouth and chin
• Thin or thinning lips
• Lip lines and lost lip border definition
• Sagging cheeks
• Depressed chin
• Under-eye circles
• Hollow temples

Let’s take a closer look at each treatment in the Restylane family.

Both Restylane Refyne and Restylane Defyne are state-of-the-art HA facial fillers that get their effectiveness from XpresHAn, a special formulaic technology that gives the gels in both treatments more softness and flexibility than other HA fillers. The result is a more natural look, particularly when making such expressions as smiling or laughing.

Problem areas treated with Restylane Refyne or Restylane Defyne look normal and feel natural. Yet, Refyne and Defyne have unique differences despite both being FDA-approved specifically to reduce laugh lines.

Restylane® Refyne

The softer, more flexible Restylane Refyne is designed to correct mild to moderate nasolabial folds and marionette lines. It has enhanced pliability to offer you softer, subtler results than other injectable treatment options.

Restylane® Defyne

The firmer Restylane Defyne goes deeper to add extra support and firmness to the underlying structure of your skin to address moderate to severe laugh lines without affecting facial movements.

To produce even better results, a combination Refyne/Defyne treatment can be administered during the same session by the injectable specialists at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology to give your face a total youth infusion.

Restylane® Contour

Restylane Contour is the latest hyaluronic acid (HA) filler in the Restylane family designed specifically to enhance the cheeks and midface. While other injectables can sometimes leave the cheek area looking and feeling stiff and immobile, Restylane Contour uses XpressHAn technology to create a more natural improvement.

Restylane Lyft

Restylane® Lyft was known previously as Perlane and is the first FDA-approved filler for augmenting hollow cheeks and hands that have lost their fullness and shape. FDA.gov explains how it was approved. Lyft has larger particles in its formula to also correct various facial lines and creases, including moderate to severe nasolabial folds.

Restylane® Silk

Fine lines and wrinkles that develop around the mouth and lips cause an overall loss in facial contour and fullness, which makes for a more aged appearance. Restylane Silk is specially formulated for fine lines and produces results that rejuvenate and revitalize your appearance.

Restylane Silk is formulated with smaller particles to deliver natural-looking results like:

• Enhanced mouth uplift and contour
• Precise definition to the center of the upper lip, or cupid’s bow
• Renewed mouth/lip symmetry and detail
• Improved upper/lower lip shapeliness and volume
• Smoother skin around the mouth, eyes, and cheeks

Restylane Kysse

Restylane Kysse can provide volume in the lips and improve the appearance of upper perioral rhytids (lines above the mouth). This new FDA-approved lip filler is designed for those with thin lips that have lost volume due to the aging process, or for those who are simply seeking natural-looking, fuller lips. Restylane Kysse will provide shape and structure to your lips without the need for surgery or a long recovery period.

For more information, please contact our San Diego medical spa.

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A numbing agent is already mixed into Restylane so the procedures are not very painful at all.

Following a Restylane treatment, you can expect smoother skin, fewer facial lines, and added volume for a rejuvenated appearance that looks healthy and more youthful. There is little or no downtime, which means you can return to your normal daily activities immediately.

Results can be noticed immediately, although usually not fully realized for a few weeks as your body assimilates the treatment, and will continue to last up to 18 months. We recommend additional touch-ups from one of our expert injectors about once a year or so.

Potential side effects are typically mild and temporary, subsiding typically within a few days. These can include swelling, itching, redness, tenderness, and bruising (which can be minimized with a complimentary laser treatment). Also, if for any reason your results are not to your liking, Restylane (and other HA-based fillers) can be easily reversed with hyaluronidase.

Finally, rest assured that Restylane contains safe ingredients. It has no animal-based matter, which essentially eliminates the risk of an allergic reaction. Furthermore, its HA formula synthesizes easily with your body and helps replace your body’s natural stores of moisture, leaving your skin supple and glowing once more.

Our skin rejuvenation experts understand the effects of aging and how they can impact your appearance and self-esteem. Our anti-aging experts will work with you to determine your aesthetic goals and customize the ideal treatment plan for you. To learn more, join over 150,000 of your San Diego neighbors and schedule a consultation at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology today.

Treatment Guidelines

During your procedure:

• An assessment will be made by your physician to determine the type of product and
  appropriate amount needed.
• Multiple injections will be administered to treated areas.
• The filler contains lidocaine, however, some physicians may decide to use a topical
  numbing agent or local anesthesia injections prior to filler injections.
• You may have a very small amount of pinpoint bleeding where the needle was
  inserted. This usually subsides in a few minutes.

After your procedure:

• You may use your regular skincare products and make-up.
• You can apply ice packs to ease tenderness and swelling.
• Do NOT manipulate, rub, massage, apply pressure, etc. to treated areas or lay face
  down after treatment.
• Immediately after the treatment you will experience swelling which can last 1 – 3 days. The
  above mentioned fillers are made from hyaluronic acid (which is a substance your body
  normally produces) and it attracts water to it which causes the swelling.
• You may feel lumps where the filler was injected. This is also swelling and they will
  subside in about 3 – 5 days and are usually not visible.
• You may get a bruise from the injections. If so, you are welcome to come into the office
  the following day and have the bruise(s) treated with a laser at no charge.
• You may also take Arnica pills before and/or after the treatment to decrease the risk of
  bruising and to help any bruises you have to subside faster. We have Arnica available
  for purchase.
• Results are immediate but due to the swelling, the expected end result can be seen
  between 7 – 10 days.
• Follow any additional specific post-treatment instructions from your physician.
• It is always a possibility that you may not get the desired result after one treatment.
• Additional treatments may be necessary to achieve optimal desired results.
• Follow up with your San Diego physician in ______ days/weeks, or as needed.

Please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns at (858) 657-1002.