Injections
The era of lifting appears over. For treating wrinkles, up to surgery without a scalpel. In cosmetic medicine, in the range of anti-wrinkle injections, hyaluronic acid (HA) is the substance spoils practitioners. Renowned without major risks, the HA's helpful to fill the naso-labial folds (around the nostrils) and marionette lines. With hyaluronic acid, it piqued cheered!
With age, skin becomes dehydrated, becomes thinner. It renews itself less and relaxes. So small wrinkles start to appear, followed by the dreaded wrinkles.
For women who want to fight against the effects of aging without pain, hyaluronic acid is your best star. It fills wrinkles with no side effects (or almost) and its consequences are less serious than cosmetic surgery. It is ideal for filling fine lines and deep.
What is hyaluronic acid?
Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in our bodies. It serves to maintain a good level of hydration our skin harvesting water and holding in the deeper layers. The HA is a molecule that acts somewhat like a sponge.
The principle of a hyaluronic acid injection
No need for heavy anesthesia, or incision. Treatment of wrinkles with hyaluronic acid injections through freezing. Once infiltrated into the skin, the gel retains water and is mixed with hyaluronic acid in the dermis. The volume effect gives the skin its original appearance, the ride is absorbed.
It is a biodegradable product that runs out naturally in the body. You will then repeat the operation if you want to look younger on a continual basis. The advantage is the reversible side of these interventions is less stressful than the final appearance of some cosmetic surgery.
What areas are treated?
Hyaluronic acid is mainly used for the lower face with two prime targets: the naso-labial folds (from both sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth) and marionette lines (each side of the mouth to the chin). You can also use the hyaluronic acid for the treatment of the cheeks, cheekbones, forehead or crow's feet. The lips are increasingly redrawn with HA.
The products in syringes are adaptable to each case, one speaks of "personalized injections. So, all skin types are entitled to injections of HA. Even black skins (thicker and more susceptible to scarring than others) can benefit. Above all, only an experienced practitioner will select the right products appropriate to the specifics of your wrinkles.
The session type
The doctor injects acid into the skin a few millimeters deep. Depending on how many wrinkles to be treated, a session lasts between 10 and 30 minutes. Even if these "stings" are bearable, it is not a picnic. So if you're really sensitive you can ask your dentist to perform a local anesthetic. It will apply ointment lidocaine on the area to be treated 45 minutes before surgery.
If the doctor's hand was a little heavy on the syringe it can perform massage the injected area to smooth the surface.
The results of hyaluronic acid
The effect of hyaluronic acid is immediately visible. At the end of the meeting, your wrinkles have disappeared, but the final result is optimal 10 days after surgery. This is the time it takes for the body to completely absorb the acid.
Hyaluronic acid is a molecule absorbable. Its effects are temporary and last on average 6 to 8 months, 12 months in lye best. Then, to keep your eternal youth, you must return to the doctor for further injections.
The results are different from one person to another, by age, the treated area, if you are smoker or not, or according to your level of sun exposure.
The cons-indications to the hyaluronic acid
Although hyaluronic acid is the safest product in the market for injectable wrinkle inflammatory effects may occur. This allergy risk has been reported, but it is extremely low (1 case of hypersensitivity reaction was reported in 2000).
On the other hand, the appearance of absorbable hyaluronic acid appears to be an advantage because the incidents when they occur, are usually transient. However, if reaction persists over a week after injection, tell your doctor.
And of course, during pregnancy and breastfeeding should be avoided all injections of HA. Like if you suffer from allergic diseases evolve.
The test
Even if you do not have any major risks to injections of hyaluronic acid, it is good practice test beforehand. This test involves injecting a drop of HA in the forearm and wait a week.
If it flushed or if it itches, it is better to give in to inject into the facial wrinkles.