Thanks for your replies. Can you tell me if the syringes containing the Restylane and the Restylane-L are different size syringes (product quantity)? I was wondering about the quantity in each syringe, considering that the Lidocaine added to the Restylane-L would need a bigger syringe, OR do you get less Restylane in the lidocaine syringes? Just wondered because the price is the same for both.
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January 31, 2011
Answer: Actually, the Restylane syringes contain 1.15 cc vs 0.8 cc of Juvederm
Hi London2011,
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