Is There Any Silicone in Restylane?

Dear Youngatheart, My father use to say to me: "You should listen if the butcher tells you the meat is bad". Do not make doctors do what they don't want to do. The dermatologist's opinion should be respected. However, that does not mean that you should not have Botox and Restylane. In...

I don't think we'll know the answer to this question for sure until it is studied and tested.  Our inclination is that over the the time period (approximately 6 months) that Restylane normally takes to degrade, there would not be an appreciable difference between a smoker and non-smoker.

Hi Vetham, Normally, patients that are having Restylane injected for the nasolabial folds will require anywhere from 1-3 (1 cc) syringes of the product. Younger patients with relatively mild folds will require one syringe and middle aged to older patients with more dramatic folds will require 2...

Generally speaking, it's safer not to save your syringe as the risk of contamination significantly increases.

We're not sure if the red spot you are describing is related to your injections or not. Whether or not it is related, a Pulsed dye laser (like the Cynosure V-Star), a KTP laser (like the Laserscope Aura) or a long pulsed Nd:Yg laser (Like the Sciton Profile) should be able to help. The laser of...

It is possible to use Hyaluronidase 4 days after Restylane injections. The only issue you may wish to consider is whether or not the swelling has subsided. You may want to wait up to 2 weeks to see that the swelling has gone down before injecting Hyaluronidase. Call your practitioner to...