Will having Genesis after V2 skin booster treatment melt/degrade the filler?

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I would be having the Genesis laser two weeks after the V2. So essentially doing a course of Genesis and V2 at the same time. Or would it be more ideal to complete the course of lasers before having the V2 skin boosters (or other fillers?) Thanks

Steven F. Weiner, MD · Answer

This is an often asked question and the answer is absolutely no, the heat from the RFM will not affect the filler. The Restylane fillers are placed in an autoclave for 15 minutes at 125C. The RFM gets to 70C and only for microseconds. I assume the other fillers are similar but don't know. Dr. Lim published a study showing that this was true as well by doing biopsies. Dr. Weiss had a recent study that concluded it was "possible" that RFM could affect fillers but didn't show it with biopsies. I routinely inject HA fillers on the same day as RFM and there is no detrimental effects noted.

Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended · Answer

Short answer is NO. Reason is because fillers are sterilised at between 105-115 degrees for 8-15 minutes. The pulse energy of RF is not that high. A paper in the most recent journal confirms this with histological studies. 
Acne scar revision is a sub-specialised field. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type with ideal treatments and not just one device.

For example deep ice pick scars, and narrow box car scars can be treated with TCA CROSS peels, mixed scars, rolling, and atrophic scars treated with fractional devices such as Fraxel, fractional lasers, PRP and INFINI radiofrequency. Atrophic scars (depressions) can be treated with either fat grafts, or dermal fillers. Tethered and anchored scars are best treated with surgical techniques such as subcision. Other surgical techniques that we use include punch elevation, surgical elevation, punch excision and traditional excision of focal scars.

The majority of patients will have a collection of different scar types, and hence a tailored treatment METHOD will be best. Careful examination, especially under angled lighting with scar mapping will give you an understanding of what are the best options for your scars. In the majority of patients its finding the correct combination that give you best results, and everyone is unique! All the best,

Dr Davin Lim. Acne scar dermatologist specialist. Brisbane, Australia.

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