Common Questions About Perlane®
What is Perlane® ?
Perlane® is a transparent hyaluronic acid
gel that is injected into facial tissue to smooth wrinkles
and folds, especially around the nose and mouth (nasolabial
folds). Perlane® is made of non-animal-based hyaluronic
acid, a natural substance that is produced naturally by
the human body.
What is a Perlane® injection?
Your skin is made of two layers, with supporting
columns holding them apart. The area in-between the two
layers of skin includes the clear-jelly like substance hyaluronic
acid. While young, the hyaluronic acid is in abundance.
As you grow older, the acid between these layers diminishes,
and the skin somewhat caves, causing a wrinkle along the
line. The wrinkle would be gone if you filled that area
back up with the hyaluronic acid, jelly-like substance.
That's where Perlane come in.
Perlane is injected into the skin with a
very thin needle. To restore the natural volumes underneath
the wrinkle. The wrinkle is now lifted up and smoothed out.
All of this takes about 30 minutes, leaves no marks or scars,
and the results can be seen immediately.
Depending on the results you'd like, you
can discuss maintenance with your doctor and the period
between injections. Follow up injections typically need
less Perlane to achieve the results you want. Time between
injections is typically 6 to 12 months.
Perlane® maintains its shape using the body's
own moisture. The hyaluronic acid in Perlane® 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.
Unlike other hyaluronic acid-based products,
such as those made from rooster combs, only Perlane® is
non-animal-based. This quality virtually eliminates any
risk of animal-based disease transmission or allergic reaction
Where can Perlane® be used?
hyaluronic acid implantation can be used
to improve the skin's contour and reduce depressions in
the skin due to scars, injury or lines.
Facial lines and features that can be corrected
using hyaluronic acid implantation:
* Worry lines that run across the forehead
(forehead lines)
* Crow's feet at the corner of the eyes (periorbital lines)
* Frown lines that run between the eyebrows (glabellar lines)
* Smoker's lines which are vertical lines on the mouth (perioral
lines)
* Marionette lines at the corner of the mouth (oral commissures)
* Deep smile lines that run from side of the nose to corners
of the mouth (nasolabial furrows)
* Cheek depressions
* Redefining lip border
* Acne scars
* Some facial scars
How long will my treatment take?
Treatment times typically range from 30
to 45 minutes.
What will it accomplish?
Perlane® will help smooth moderate to severe
facial wrinkles and folds. In a clinical study most patients
needed one injection to achieve optimal wrinkle smoothing;
about one-third of patients needed more than one injection
to get a satisfactory result. The smoothing effect lasted
about six months.
How long will Perlane® last?
Perlane® dissolves and is absorbed by your
body over time. Your results will depend on several factors
including your skin’s structure, your lifestyle, and your
age.
Most people choose to repeat Perlane® treatment
from nine months to a year after wrinkle treatment and within
six to nine months after lip enhancement.
Are there any potential side effects?
After receiving a Perlane® injection some
common side effects may be pain, redness, swelling, itching,
discoloration, and tenderness at the point of injection.
These side effects typically subside within two days of
the Perlane® injection procedure.
While more severe reactions are rare, occuring
in only 1 of 2000 patients on average, some have experienced
localized swelling at the injection point, thought to be
brought on by hypersensitivity.Tenderness, redness, and
very rarely acne-like formations have appeared.
Reactions can typically occur only a few
days after the injection, or as long as four weeks. When
a reaction does occur, its average lifespan is only a few
weeks, and is typically described as moderate and mild.
When should it not be used?
Perlane® should not be used in patients
who have:
* Severe allergies marked by a history
of anaphylaxis (hypersensitivity to the ingestion or injection
of a drug or protein)
* Multiple severe allergies
* Severe allergies to gram-positive bacterial
proteins
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