Restylane

Restylane

  • Submitted By: ral2226
  • Date Submitted: 01/25/2009 10:40 AM
  • Category: Science
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Face lifts; botox; collagen. All of these things are society’s attempts at looking younger. Now days, people want fewer wrinkles, full lips, and shape to their facial contours. A new avenue for the public to venture into is the drug Restylane. This drug is considered the next best thing to plastic surgery. Restylane promises to help people realize their goal of a younger and healthier appearance easily, offering only a minimal recovery time and lasting results.
Restylane was first developed in Sweden, and was only recently approved by U.S. authorities in 2003 for use as a wrinkle treatment. It is the first cosmetic dermal filler developed. Although more and more individuals in the U.S. have only now begun to discover this revolutionary new wrinkle treatment, it has been available on the world market since 1996. In total an estimated one million persons in over 60 countries have been treated successfully using Restylane. Undoubtedly, faces transforms with time and with age, and Restylane offers a natural beauty lift that is made from the body’s own material.
Restylane is a clear gel that prides itself on being made from biodegradable non-animal hyaluronic acid (NASHA), a natural moisturizer that gives the skin fullness. The hyaluronic acid is hydrophilic or water loving. As hyaluronic acid gradually degrades, each molecule binds to more water and over time, the same volume can be maintained with less hyaluronic acid. This ability of hyaluronic acid to bind to water is what helps provide long-lasting results. Also, unlike other hyaluronic acid products, NASHA is produced biotechnologically by natural fermentation in a sterile laboratory environment, a process which significantly diminishes the risk of transmitting diseases between species or of eliciting allergic reactions in patients who are sensitive to common foods, such as beef, chicken and eggs. NASHA has been thoroughly researched for over a decade, and proven to be safe and effective....