What is Restylane® ?

Restylane® is a safe and effective product for wrinkle correction and lip enhancement. Restylane® is administered quickly and easily, requires no downtime for healing, and the result is immediate making this one of the most popular non-surgical procedures. Restylane® looks and feels natural for duration of the product and can last up to a year. There is no skin testing required with this product, so treatment can be done the day of your consultation with Dr. Awada.

Where can Restylane® be used?

Restylane® can be injected safely into numerous areas of the face for any of the following reasons:

• Frown lines between the eyes
• Horizontal forehead wrinkles
• Deep smile creases around the mouth (known as the nasolabial folds)
• Vertical lip lines around the mouth
• Upper and Lower Lip enhancement

What are the side effects of having Restylane® injections?

Although side effects are rare and there are no known long term problems with Restylane® a patient could experience any of the following:

• Mild bruising
• Temporary swelling and/or redness to the injected area

Who should not have Restylane® ?

• Pregnant or breast feeding women
• Patients with known susceptibility to keloid formation or hypertrophic scarring
• Patient with a known allergy to hyaluronic acid