Juvederm: Q&A
Ask a QuestionIs Juvederm Voluma an Alternative to Radiesse?
How does Juvederm Voluma stack up against Radiesse for larger-area volumizing, such as cheek hollows? Or is it so new that not many physicians have tried it yet?
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Lilacs
in Kansas City, MO, USA
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Juvéderm Voluma® is an excellent alternative to Radiesse®, and can be reversed.
Juvéderm Voluma® is an excellent alternative to Radiesse®, and [unlike Radiesse®] can be easily reversed by injection of hyaluronidase in the rare event of a problem.
Another advantage of Juvéderm Voluma® is that [at least in Canada] it comes with lidocaine anesthetic in it, improving patient comfort. Radiesse®, by contrast, hurts a lot unless the doctor adds lidocaine, and the process of mixing in lidocaine in the office carries the risks of...
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Juvederm can be used instead of Radiesse in certain areas.
Juvederm can be used in place of Radiesse in many areas like the nasolabial folds and marionette lines. Radiesse, in my experience, is better for cheek enhancement and over volume filling.
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Juvederm Voluma vs Radiesse
Juvederm Voluma is not approved in the United States. However it is very similar to Radiesse in where it is used on the face and the duration of improvement. It will cost a lot more by the time you travel to Canada or Europe.
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Is Juvederm Voluma an Alternative to Radiesse?
Voluma is not available here in the US yet but I'd bet it'll be very similar to Perlane which is my preferred filler for facial shaping and contouring. I do use quite a bit orf Radiesse but mostly in shaping the mandible and cheeks in men. Be sure that you find an MD that understands and follows the proper aesthetics of facial beauty for facial shaping and contouring.
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Voluma VS Radiesse
Juvederm Voluma is not available in the US so this discussion would pertain only to countries where it is. In these areas, Voluma is being used for facial sculpting much the same way that Radiesse and other thick fillers are being used. It is likely to be used for injections into the cheeks and jaw to mold and sculpt the face.
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Juvederm Voluma
Juvederm Voluma isn't FDA approved yet, so unless you're in the clinical studies as a physician, many of us haven't tried it hands on yet. It has had numerous articles written about it and many international physicians have been using it for years. It promises to be a great alternative for larger area volumizing, such as in the cheeks, but it doesn't look like it's FDA approval will come through until late 2012 or 2013.
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