Radiesse

          Radiesse is a safe, next generation cosmetic filler that sets a new standard for the correction of facial wrinkles, folds, depressions, and facial contouring. Clinical studies show that Radiesse lasts longer than former leading fillers like Restylane. Radiesse can last a year or more, which means less trips to the doctor.

            Radiesse is the first dermal filler with concurrent FDA approvals for both nasolabial folds and fat loss in the face. It can also be used by a trained physician to augment cheeks and chin, fill unwanted facial depressions, correct jowls and jaw lines, perform nasal contouring, rejuvenate hands, and reconstruct nipples.

            Radiesse is composed of calcium hydroxylappetite microspheres in a gel carrier. Calcium hydroxylappetite is natural to the human body, and is present in our bones in more concentrated amounts.  The gel and microspheres provide an immediate result, then stimulate the patient’s tissue to form new collagen in-growth. Radiesse breaks down into calcium and phosphate ions which are resorbed into the body through natural metabolic processes.

            In recent studies, at 9 months 79% of patients with Radiesse still had improvement verses 43% of patients with Restylane. Patients with Radiesse also had greater improvement at every time point.

            Radiesse can be used to volumize the face. As we age, we lose or drop the fat pads in the face causing cheeks to flatten and skin to sag.  Radiesse can fill features to give the face a fuller look and a resultant lifted look to the skin and features.

            A unique use of Radiesse is hand sculpting and rejuvenation. Aging hands may become bony looking with pronounced veins. Radiesse can be injected into the back of the hands to provide a smooth, fleshy look that makes bones and veins less prominent.

            The nose can be re-contoured without surgery. Radiesse can be added to the tip to give the nose a lifted or a turned up look. It can fill irregularities to give the nose a straighter appearance. Radiesse can also augment or lift the chin.

            Injection of Radiesse has minimal discomfort. New techniques using dilution with lidocaine make this injection the most comfortable of the fillers.  

            Radiesse has fewer nodules and zero granulomas compared to other fillers. It is not permanent so you get lasting results without the risk of permanent implants. Radiesse is not currently recommended for use in the lips.