What are Restylane and Juvederm?
Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm Ultra, and Juvederm Ultra Plus come from a family known as hyaluronic acid and are used to fill hollow areas of the face, augment lips, and to correct lines, folds, and scars. Despite its name, hyaluronic acid is not an acid but a neutral salt and the term Hyaluronan is more appropriate but seldom used. Hyaluronic acid is found in your body so that your body will not recognize the product as something foreign. There is still a 0.3% chance of an allergic reaction to the product owing to the manufacturing process. Fortunately, all hyaluronic acid treatments are 100% reversible in a day or so using another injectable known as hyaluronidase and marketed as Vitrase. For this reason, Dr. Lam prefers Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm over other types of injectable products. How does Dr. Lam use Restylane and Juvederm? As Dr. Lam’s practice is dedicated to volume replacement, he has created and developed advanced and unique techniques for facial sculpting using Restylan
