What is Restylane Vital™?
Restylane Vital is a natural and long-lasting beauty treatment for skin rejuvenation. The treatment restores the skin’s hydrobalance and improves elasticity and smoothness. It rejuvenates your skin from within.
The Restylane Vital product range is available for mature and photodamaged skin, for delicate skin areas, such as the neck, hands and décolletage, as well as for younger skin showing the first signs of ageing.
Restylane Vital is a non-surgical beauty treatment. The product is based on a gel which is injected into the skin by medically qualified health professionals.
Restylane Vital is a beauty treatment with more visible and long-lasting results than creams, but without being as invasive as cosmetic surgery.
What does Restylane Vital™ consist of?
Restylane Vital consists of stabilized hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a substance found naturally in the skin. Using the unique patented NASHA™ technology, the hyaluronic acid is stabilized to make it last longer. At the same time it is similar to the body’s own hyaluronic acid thereby making it safe to use.
What is hyaluronic acid?
Hyaluronic acid is a molecule that exists naturally in all living organisms. Its function is to bind water and to lubricate movable parts of the body such as joints and muscles. As we age the quality of the body’s own hyaluronic acid deteriorates.
What is NASHA™?
NASHA is Q-Med’s patented technology that stabilizes non-animal hyaluronic acid, making it long-lasting, without removing the characteristics that make it highly biocompatible.
Where should I use Restylane Vital™?
The Restylane Vital product range is available for mature and photodamaged skin, for delicate skin areas, such as the neck, hands and décolletage, as well as for younger skin showing the first signs of ageing.
How long does a Restylane Vital treatment last?
One of the great advantages of Restylane Vital is that the effects are long-lasting but not permanent.
Duration depends on many factors, such as skin type, lifestyle and age. A treatment cycle consists of three sessions at 2-4 weeks intervals. Follow-up sessions are normally recommended every six months but individual treatment cycles will be tailored depending on your individual needs.
Who is qualified to give Restylane Vital™ treatments?
Restylane® products should be given by medically qualified health professionals, usually a physician and in some countries nurses.
Does a Restylane Vital™ treatment hurt?
Many people do not find the treatment painful but some may experience a mild discomfort. For those patients a local anesthetic cream or ice is often used.
Is there any downtime after a Restylane Vital™ treatment?
You can expect slight redness and bruising following the treatment. However, the discomfort is temporary and generally disappears after a few days.
How do I find a good Restylane Vital™ physician?
Find a medically qualified health professional trained to work with Restylane®. Restylane has a documented safety record; therefore it is advisable to ask for Restylane by name.
What are the potential side effects of Restylane Vital™?
Side effects are rare and usually of mild and transient character. Some injection related reactions might occur such as bruising or tenderness.
Is there any scientific documentation of the effects of Restylane®?
The Restylane range of products has been investigated in numerous clinical studies and for different indications. Studies focused primarily on skin rejuvenation have demonstrated that Restylane Vital™ smoothes the skin surface texture and improves the skin elasticity.
In an independent study from a leading scientific group at the prestigious University of Michigan Health System found that Restylane treatment promotes the skin’s own production of collagen, the natural substance that makes skin look young.
A study conducted by the leading dermatologist Professor Martina Kerscher at the University of Hamburg demonstrated that Restylane Vital treatments results in significant improved skin elasticity and decrease skin surface roughness.