Restylane is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct facial wrinkles and folds. Restylane has been used in more than 3 million treatments in over 70 countries and is now approved in the US. Areas that can be treated include: nasolabial folds, marionette lines and vertical lip wrinkles. Restylane can also add volume to lips. Restylane has a highly favorable safety profile.  It is composed of non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid. Hylauronic acid is a substance found naturally in the human body. Restylane is fully biocompatible. There is a limited risk of animal-based disease transmission or development of allergic reactions to animal proteins. Unlike rooster-derived hyaluronic acids and bovine collagen products, Restylane is free from animal proteins. No allergy testing is required before use.

Dr. Diana Nguyen has performed many Restylane injections. Furthermore, she has obtained advanced training in injecting Restylane not just to the nasolabial folds, but also to the marionette lines, and vertical lip lines.  Her advanced technique gives her patients’ lips a beautiful natural looking pout, not the “duck lips” that inexperienced clinicians can create.

Restylane maintains its shape using the body’s own moisture. The hyaluronic acid in Restylane 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.