Restylane

Restylane is a product made by the Swedish Company Q-Med Esthetics made of stabilized sterile hyaluronic acid for the treatment of fine lines, wrinkles, for enhancing lips and filling acne scars. It has been used in Europe for years and has been recently approved by the FDA for treatment in the United States. Hyaluronic acid is a material found in the mid portion of the skin in which collagen and elastin sit and which helps to give skin its substance and integrity and which is diminished in the aging process. Restylane is a non-animal derived gel like substance and does not need any allergy tests before treatment, unlike collagen and has been found to last 6-8 months on average.