Galderma, a privately held company that owns brands such as Restylane Wrinkle Filler and Dysport Botulinum Toxin, has discovered that its products are routinely used by new aesthetic injectable customers.
Restylane
Silk, Restylane, and Restylane Lyft use their innovative NASHA technology, which gives each product a unique particle size for personalized treatment. The Restylane family of products is renowned for its safety and efficacy. However, it is important to be aware of the potential risks associated with the use of these products.Do not use if you have severe allergies with a history of severe reactions (anaphylaxis), if you are allergic to lidocaine or gram-positive bacterial proteins used to produce hyaluronic acid, prone to bleeding or have a bleeding disorder. The safety of its use during pregnancy or breastfeeding has not been studied. Tell your doctor if you have a history of scarring or pigmentation disorders, as these side effects can occur with hyaluronic acid fillers. Tell your doctor if you are planning other cosmetic treatments (e.g., tell your doctor if you are taking medications that lower the body's immune response or affect bleeding, such as aspirin or warfarin), as these medications may increase the risk of bruising or bleeding at the site of the gel injection.
Use of these products at gel injection sites with skin sores, pimples, rashes, hives, cysts, or infections should be postponed until healing is complete. The most common side effects are swelling, redness, pain, bruising, headache, tenderness, lumps, itching at the injection site, and impaired hand function. Serious but rare side effects include late-onset infections, recurrence of herpetic eruptions, and superficial necrosis at the injection site. The risk of an involuntary injection into a blood vessel is small but can occur and cause serious complications such as vision abnormalities, blindness, stroke, temporary crusting or permanent scarring of the skin.
As with all skin injection procedures, there is a risk of infection. Galderma is a dermatology-focused pharmaceutical company that was founded more than 25 years ago and is currently owned by L'Oreal and Nestle. The Restylane product line is formulated to act like the body's natural hyaluronic acid, restoring skin volume.
