Restylane - Redefining Beauty

What are Restylane and Perlane?
The Restylane family of products includes Restylane and Perlane. 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, such as the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds).

How do I choose between Retylane and Perlane?
You don't have to. In clinical trials, Restylane and Perlane were used in the same patients. The hyaluronic acid in both products is made by the same biotechnical process. The difference is in the gel particle size. Perlane gel particles are larger and designed for deeper injection than Restylane. The doctor will decide which product is right for you.

How does the doctor know when to use Restylane and Perlane?
The doctor will decide which product is right for you based on an evaluation of facial wrinkles and folds.

How long do Restylane products last?
Restylane products are proven to deliver longlasting results. Restylane lasts about six months. Perlane lasts at least six months, in a majority of patients. The products' patented stabilization technology helps maintain the cosmetic effect for those time periods.

Are Restylane and Perlane FDA approved?
Yes. They are approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, like the ones from your nose to the comers of your mouth. Ask the doctor whether treatment is right for you.

What’s the history of Restylane?
Restylane has been used in over 1.4 million treatments in the U. S. and is available in more than 70 countries. It is the most-studied cosmetic dermal filler in the world with dozens of publications in medical literature. Clinical studies showed no significant differences in the safety of Restylane and Perlane.

What should I, as a patient, do prior to treatment?
Restylane and Perlane require no pretesting, but you should take a few precautions before being treated. Avoid using aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, St. John's Wort, or high doses of Vitamin E supplements prior to treatment, because these may increase bruising or bleeding at the injection site. Also, if you have previously suffered from facial cold sores, discuss this with the doctor, who may prescribe a medication to minimize recurrence.

Do Restylane and Perlane require an allergy test?
Restylane and Perlane do not require an allergy test and can be administered immediately, no waiting is required.

How are Restylane products administered?
Restylane and Perlane are administered by injection to the treatment site. Before treatment talk to the doctor about pain management.

Is any of the material left in the skin after it has dissolved?
No. Over time Restylane and Perlane products are broken down and eliminated by the body, unlike permanent fillers.

Do the injections hurt?
Restylane products are injected directly into the skin in small amounts by an ultra-fine needle. As with all injections, some patients may experience discomfort. To increase your comfort, the doctor will assess your need for pain management and determine what technique is right for you.

How much do treatments cost?
A Restylane or Perlane procedure is customized to your specific needs, so the cost will vary. In general, the cost is comparable to the cost of similar procedures. Ask the doctor to give a cost estimate based on your particular needs.

How often should I schedule an appointment?
How long the aesthetic correction lasts is very individual. Talk to the doctor about the benefits of scheduling a follow-up appointment in about six months.

What are Restylane and Perlane products made of?
Restylane was the first cosmetic dermal filler made from hyaluronic acid that has been modified slightly to last longer than the body's hyaluronic acid. In the human body natural hyaluronic acid provides volume and fullness to the skin.

Are Restylane products different than other hyaluronic acid-based products?
Restylane and Perlane contain no animal proteins. This limits any risk of animal-based disease transmission or allergic reaction. You should not use Restylane or Perlane if you have allergies to microorganisms known as gram-positive bacteria.

Which derma filler is the market leader?
Restylane is the number one selling dermal filler in the U.S. and worldwide.

How do Restylane and Perlane products differ from Botox Cosmetic?
Botox Cosmetic and Restylane are used to correct wrinkles in different ways. Restylane products are natural, cosmetic fillers injected into the skin, adding volume to smooth wrinkles such as the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds). In contrast, Botox relaxes the muscles that cause frown lines between your eye brows.

If you would like to discuss whether either of these products would be beneficial to you, or if you have any questions, call for an appointment. At that time, the doctor will show you the results that other patients have achieved.

Important safety considerations of Restylane Restylane restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the lines from your nose to the comers of your mouth (nasolabial folds). After your treatment, you might have some swelling and redness. This will normally last less than seven days. Although rare, red or swollen small bumps may occur. If you have had herpes before, an injection can cause the herpes to return. In rare circumstances, the doctor may inject into a blood vessel, which can damage the skin. To avoid bruising and bleeding, you should not use Restylane if you have recently used drugs that thin your blood or prevent clotting. If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or under 18, you shouldn't use Restylane.

Restylane should not be used by people with previous bad allergies, particularly to certain microorganisms known as gram positive bacteria, or by people with previous bad allergies to drugs that have required in-hospital treatment. Restylane should not be injected anywhere except the skin or just under the skin.

The use of Restylane at the site of skin sores, pimples, rashes, hives, cysts, or infection should be postponed until healing is complete. Use of Restylane in these instances could delay healing or make your skin problems worse.

Important safety considerations of Perlane PerlanePerlane if you have recently used drugs that thin your blood or to prevent clotting. If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or under 18, you shouldn't use Perlane.

Perlane should not be used by people with previous bad allergies, particularly to certain microorganisms known as gram positive bacteria; by people with previous bad allergies to drugs that have required in-hospital treatment; or by people with bleeding disorders. Perlane should not be injected anywhere except the skin or just under the skin.