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Captique is no longer available. Depending on the area that needs enhancement, a variety of excellent filler products are available. These include a variety of Hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane. Other popular filler is Radiesse. Best,
Captique is no longer made. Its replacement is called Prevelle Silk. It is an HA filler, a very soft filler, and is ideal for the first-time filler patient who wants to try out a short-acting filler for their smile lines or lips.
Captique was an early hyaluronic acid filler. Unlike its predecessor, Hylaform, which was derived from the comb of the rooster, captique was derived from bacteria. It essentially was used in the same manner as the other hyalruonic acid fillers, Restylane and Juvederm, ie. to treat naso-labial folds, marionette lines. crow's feet etc. It is felt by many physicians and injectors that it does not last as long as the other fillers and for that reason has fallen out of favor. It actually might not be the stupidiest thing in the world to drop the price, promote it, and revitalize the brand. Presently, its main use as sort of a start up home, an introduction to the world of fillers. If someone does not like the result the have even less of a time period before it is resorbed.
While there are no specific contraindications for the use of facial fillers in diabetics, they should be used with caution. The risk of infection could be higher. Also, if you diabetes is not under control or is very tenuous, any cosmetic procedure should be approached with caution.
A staff member with proper training and physician supervision. It is best done under sterile conditions in a physicians office with written policies and procedures in place.
Upper eyelid hollowness is a dramatically underappreciated, yet incredibly important component of aging in the eyelids. With normal aging, our upper eyelid fat pads tend to retract and expose this upper lid hollowness, those with “deep set eyes“ are especially prone, and unfortunately old...