Radiesse®
Radiesse® was
originally developed and released in the United States in 2000. Since then it
has been introduced in all areas of the world and today we're pleased to be
able to offer you a Radiesse® treatment at our practice. This particular dermal
filler has a range of uses, from decreasing the appearance of wrinkles, filling
in deep-set lines, volumizing facial hollows and correcting depleted soft
tissue stores perhaps due to acne scarring or trauma to the skin.
Radiesse® is
mainly composed of calcium hydroxylapatite. It's a handful to say, but all you
really need to know is that it is a material present naturally in human bones,
and it has been used in medical science for years in coating tooth and bone
implants. This substance is readily accepted by the body and it binds with the
skin to form a long lasting framework beneath upper epidermis (top layer of
skin). This means that while the great looking volume effect is achieved, the
skin doesn't react badly to the injected substance, but instead accepts it as
safe, and part of its own. Over time, Radiesse® is absorbed into the body
naturally, with no side effects other than the ones that make skin appear
younger, smoother and plumper.
The actual
procedure is straightforward, with a light local anesthetic or antiseptic
applied, followed by the application of the Radiesse® injection to the
sub-cutis and dermis layers of the skin. You can expect to have swelling and
possibly bruising for up to three days, but the best thing about this
particular product is that the effects can last up to two years. Obviously this
is a huge advantage over some other dermal fillers which usually last from six
to nine months.
The benefits
that you can expect from a Radiesse® treatment are:
- biocompatibility (Radiesse® is accepted by your
skin and works with it to produce the results you want)
- 100% non-toxic
- long-lasting results of up to two years
- plumper, younger looking skin
- a natural improvement to your skin, reducing
wrinkles, lines and/or scarring
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