Restylane or Juvederm, which is better? Comparison of two brands of fillers

Juvederm - safe restoration of natural beauty

Time is inexorable, and your skin imperceptibly begins to lose its firmness and elasticity, your lips lose their former volume and hide in a wrinkled network, giving your face a sad, tired look. Cosmetics are not omnipotent... One morning you look at yourself in the mirror and see small wrinkles in the corners of your eyes, ugly deep folds near your nose, and you are ready to do everything to make them disappear.

Just one injection instantly smooths out wrinkles and evens out mild skin imperfections, without requiring prior testing.

Juvederm fills nasolabial folds and eliminates medium and superficial wrinkles. In an absolutely natural way, this product restores the sensuality of the lips and smoothes the lines of the face, perfectly creates volume, perfectly restoring the oval of the face if introduced into the cheekbone area.

Benefits of Juvederm

In recent years, hyaluronic acid has taken a leading place among wrinkle filling drugs. Chaluronic acid is a physiological component of connective tissues that provides a certain level of hydration, which decreases over time. The injection replenishes water deficiency in tissues, which gradually occurs with age. Juvederm is hyaluronic acid in the form of an elastic-viscous gel that is clear and homogeneous and has four main benefits :

Obtained on the basis of biosynthesis and of non-animal origin
Does not require any preliminary testing
The molecules have high biocompatibility with the human body
Currently has the highest concentration compared to other similar products on the market.

Persistence of the effect of enlarged lips

In the absence of side effects, which can be expressed by tissue swelling, the effect of using the drug is noticeable immediately after administration. If side effects do occur, good results can be enjoyed in about a week (maybe even sooner).

The duration of the effect depends on the individual characteristics of the human body and on what type of drug was preferred. If we talk about average terms, we can say the following:

The result for the lips will last for 4 – 6 months - if they are mobile, then the period is reduced to 3 months,
the lip line does not lose its attractiveness for 9 – 12 months,
The result remains on the cheeks for a whole year.

Juvederm-Voluma can store the results of its effects better - two years.

Over time, the drug begins to dissolve and reduce the effect. If the patient is not satisfied with the result obtained and the person wants to get rid of it, the enzyme hyaluronidase is used, which helps to artificially dissolve the injected drug and neutralize the resulting effect.

Duration of Juvederm results

Juvederm can be used immediately without prior preparation . You can improve and prolong the results by having a follow-up treatment a few weeks after your initial treatment.

The effect usually lasts 9 months depending on skin type, injection site, volume injected and injection technique. In some cases, the effect lasts for a whole year.

When used to increase lip volume, it lasts an average of 6 months due to the intensive blood supply to the area.

Types of fillers

All fillers are divided into absorbable and non-absorbable.

Absorbable fillers are also called bioregenerable fillers. They consist of natural components (this can be hyaluronic acid, adipose tissue, collagen). Depending on the material chosen, the resorption period for plump lips varies from 2 to 3 years. The advantage of the technique is its naturalness – there is a very low probability of side effects occurring after the procedure. Disadvantages are the high cost of the session and the fragility of the effect.
Non-absorbable. These are synthetic fillers that are based on silicone or other chemical compounds. The most popular of them is polyacrylamide gel. Its advantage is durability; such sponges will not blur or dissolve even over time. Disadvantages include allergic reactions and uneven distribution under the skin.

Most often, doctors recommend the use of biodegradable drugs. They are safer to use, are rarely rejected by the body and have virtually no contraindications. They, in turn, are divided into collagen and hyaluronic. Collagen includes:

Collost. This is classic type 1 collagen for beauty injections. It is used to straighten the face, reproduce oval shapes, and enlarge cheekbones and lips. Many cosmetologists also recommend this drug as a remedy for stretch marks.
Ellans. Cheaper collagen obtained by extracting fibrillar protein from pork tendons. This filler retains the given lip shape for about 1 year, after which it begins to gradually deteriorate.
Ziderm. This is not a solution, but a suspension of collagen. It contains bovine tissue processing products and an anesthetic solution. In aesthetic cosmetology it is used only to solve “severe” cases. This is due to its high viscosity and difficulty in working.

Hyaluronic acids include:

Juvederm (Yuvederm) is a solution of hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid does an excellent job of filling voids and ensuring normal water balance. In addition, these injections help strengthen the epidermis. Its closest analogue is Surgiderm.
Restylane. Organic filler for the correction of deep wrinkles and lip shape. It does not contain additional components, and the concentration of hyaluronic acid, compared to Juvederm, is very small. This guarantees the safety of using the drug.
Princess Volume is one of the most famous fillers for lip augmentation. Used to add volume, improve shape, and strengthen the upper layer of the epidermis. This is stabilized hyaluronic acid that is embedded in the skin fibers.
Sofiderm is a Japanese filler for adding volume to lips. Known for its "short-termism". On average, its effect lasts for six months. But the lips look as natural and beautiful as possible even without lipstick.

List of insoluble fillers:

Arthrocol. This filler tops the ranking of the most affordable lip enhancement products. Some girls even buy it from pharmacies for sessions at home. The drug contains propylene glycol, sodium beads, saline solution and excipients.
Paraffin. Surprisingly, it was previously used to fill voids. Now doctors are trying to abandon this technique, although there is a “specialist” in every city. The technique is dangerous - there is a high probability of the material being rejected by the body.
This is a 5th generation Korean filler. The filler is a combination filler. It contains active plant components, acids and silicones.

Results and use of Juvederm

A number of drugs have been developed for use in different age groups. Juvederm is an ideal micro-implant to prevent the formation of wrinkles in young people in areas with thin skin. Injections should be considered as a treatment. Therefore, the course of injections suitable for your specific case will be prescribed by your doctor. If you follow all the recommendations, it will improve and prolong the aesthetic results.

As a result of an intradermal injection procedure that lasts a few minutes, your doctor will eliminate wrinkles and skin imperfections. You will not have to change your work schedule, and you will immediately return to social life.

For greater comfort during the procedure, your doctor may suggest local anesthesia, in the form of a numbing cream or local surface anesthesia.

Recommendations after Juvederm injection

For several hours after the injection, we recommend avoiding excessive tension of the facial muscles.

Executing the procedure

Proper preparation for the procedure helps reduce the risk of side effects. A week before the scheduled date, you should stop taking antibiotics and blood thinners. In addition, avoid drinking alcohol and visiting the solarium.

Allergan has a wide range of fillers, but which Juvederm is best for the lips in a particular case must be decided by the doctor. The patient cannot dictate his terms based on the advice of his girlfriends.

Many Juvederm intradermal implants contain lidocaine. Despite this, most specialists use additional anesthesia, since the procedure is quite painful. A special gel is applied to the lips or a specialist makes an injection into the gum.

After the anesthesia begins to take effect, the cosmetologist opens the package with the intradermal implant. This should be done in front of the patient. Then the needle is attached to the syringe, and the doctor begins to inject the filler. He can use the following techniques:

Linear introduction.
Microinjections. Used for minor corrections.
Tracer injection. Alternating microinjections and linear techniques.
Parisian. In this case, the needle is inserted vertically.
French.

After the entire required volume of the drug has been administered, the cosmetologist performs a light lip massage. This is necessary for better distribution of the gel. To increase the volume, in most cases, one syringe with the drug is enough.

Immediately after the procedure, girls ask how long Juvederm lasts on the lips. Cosmetologists say that it depends only on the patient’s body. On average, the effect lasts about six to eight months.

Proper lip care after the procedure helps to maintain the resulting volume for a longer time. Patients should remember the following rules:

Do not touch your lips with your hands after the procedure.
During the first five days, you should control your facial expressions as much as possible.
Avoid hot, cold or spicy foods for a while.
Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking (including hookah) for a week. Do not drink liquids through a straw.
Do not visit the solarium, swimming pool or sauna for 10 days after the procedure.
Avoid aggressive scrubs and peels.
When brushing your teeth, make sure that the bristles do not scratch your lips.
Apply Bepanten to damaged tissues at least twice a day.
Lip tattooing should be done no earlier than 20 days after filler injection.

Side effects of Juvederm

After the injection, inflammatory reactions (redness, swelling, erythema) may occur, which may be accompanied by a burning sensation or pain when pressed. These reactions may continue for a week.

Nodular compactions may occur at the injection site.

Very rarely there are cases of skin discoloration (reversible) at the injection site.

If the inflammatory reactions continue for more than one week, or if other side effects occur, you should inform your doctor as soon as possible.