Can the Doctor Test Us Beforehand to Make Sure We Are Not Allergic to Restylane?

Restylane is a dermal filler composed of Hyaluronic Acid, a nature substance already found in our body. The function of Hyaluronic Acid in the skin is to bind water, giving the skin its plumpness. Because this is a natural substance that is already part of the skin, it is extremely rare to be "allergic" to it. There is therefore no need to perform an allergy test prior to having Restylane.

Older fillers were derived from other materials, where an allergic reaction was possible. Many of these older fillers are infrequently or no longer used.

Other reactions to Hyaluronic Acid fillers are extremely rare and unpredictable. I published a paper in the October 2009 edition of the journal Dermatologic Surgery describing a patient that had one of these reaction to Restylane. We gave the patient with Restylane again, after they had the reaction, and nothing happened. This proved that there was no "allergy" to Restylane, but something else was responsible for the first reaction.

Allergy testing for restylane and juvederm is extremely rare. Therefore, it is not necessary. The package insert from the FDA does not recommend it.