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Restylane Patient information and photographs on Restylane is provided by John "Lucky" Meisenheimer, M.D. a board certified Dermatologist and skin care specialist based in Orlando, Florida. This information is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice or treatment of a dermatologist or other physician. There are many filling agents available for softening wrinkles
and depressions in the There is an art to performing facial cosmetic enhancements. It requires skill and a keen eye for esthetics. I do not delegate this procedure to para-medical personnel. All Restylane procedures are done in my clinic by the physician.
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skin. When I started practicing as a dermatologist two decades ago there was
only one, Collagen. I, like many other dermatologists used Collagen, but there
were drawbacks to this filler. Science has progressed markedly since then and
now there are an almost bewildering number of fillers available. My current
favorite choice for fillers is Restylane (approved for use in the USA in Dec of
2003). Restylane is a hyaluronic acid (a natural sugar) which is one of the
components in the structure of healthy skin. It functions in the skin to give
pliability and volume. Because of its innate ability to bind water up to
hundreds of times its own volume, it allows the skin to hold its shape even as
it is being naturally
degraded. I frequently use Restylane in combination with other non-invasive
procedures such as l