Restylane has been used in Canada and Europe for several years. I am pleased to introduce this treatment to my patients.

Restylane smoothes wrinkles and enhances lips instantly. If you would like to get rid of wrinkles and folds or if you want to improve the image of your lips, there is a new answer to your needs.

Restylane is an innovation based on non-animal hyaluronic acid, manufactured by a unique method in the Q-Med Laboratories in Sweden. The product is naturally integrated into the tissue, thus allowing important nutritive agents to pass freely through the implant and cells to pass between fragments of the gel. Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in the body and therefore dissolves naturally with time.

Treatments are performed in the office. Restylane is injected into the skin or lip, and because no pretest is needed it takes approximately 45 minutes and the result is prompt.

Length: The treatment takes about 45 minutes and the result is prompt.

Anesthesia: When treating wrinkles, pain relief is usually not needed but can be easily achieved with topical anesthetics and injections.

Side-Effects / Risks: Reactions are very uncommon, but about 1 in 2000 persons have experienced transient swelling, redness and tenderness at or near the treatment site(s) up to several weeks after treatment.

Recovery: Immediately after the treatment the treated area can be slightly swollen and red. This is a normal result of the injection, and it generally goes away in a day or two.

Results: How long the effect of Restylane treatment lasts is very individual. It depends on many factors, such as the structure of the skin, lifestyle and age as well as on the degree of perfection demanded by the individual. However, we know that for the majority of the patients treated about 50-80% of the effect remains after 6 months. Most people choose to have a touchup done within a year of the original treatment. Clinical studies show that Restylane can offer a high degree of patient satisfaction up to one year after treatment.

With Restylane you can replenish your natural beauty whenever you feel the need. A touchup can be performed any time you like after the previous treatment.