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Restylane and laser for under eye bags

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Many patients ask about what can be done for the bags and wrinkles underneath their eyes. Luckily these days we have procedures which are minimally invasive that can make a significant difference. Last night I had the opportunity to attend a local dermatology meeting where colleagues could discuss their experiences with lasers and fillers for this problem. It is amazing how much we can do without any cutting these days and how little needs to be done.

Tags: laser, Restylane, restylane brentwood, Restylane Juvederm Malibu, restylane los angeles, restylane pasadena, restylane santa monica, restylane sherman oaks, resytlane glendale, tear troughs, under eye bags, under eye wrinkles
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Restylane Discount Offer

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Restylane is offering a rebate of $40 per syringe (minimum 2) next month
Step 1: Receive Treatment February 1–March 31, 2012
Step 2: Postmark Submission by April 30, 2012
Complete the redemption form, include the product box end flap(s) showing the hologram, and mail it to us with your itemized treatment receipt (credit card receipts are not accepted).

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Restylane Holiday Rebate

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

There is a rebate of $50 off per syringe of Restylane given by Medicis, the makers of Restylane, through the end of December. A minimum of 2 syringes must be purchased. In our office, this means $1100-$100=$1000 for 2 syringes.

I attended an advanced filler course at Cedars last Friday and learned some excellent tips for new techniques for natural filling on top of the ones I learned last month. I am especially excited about a new technique with lips that I used today on a patient and we were both really amazed at how natural it looked. It really made her day as she had been feeling down so I feel really good about that!

Tags: juvederm los angeles, juvederm pasadena, juvederm santa monica, restylane los angeles, restylane pasadena, restylane santa monica
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Restylane-L has arrived…

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Restylane-L (Restylane with lidocaine, a numbing agent) is here. So far, so good. Restylane-L’s numbing effects are a bit delayed and I’m not clear still if the lidocaine really makes a significant difference. Most patients tell me they are pretty numb after an 30 min to an hour of topical lidocaine, but still feel some of the injections particularly around the corners of the mouth and near the upper smile lines. I’m not sure if the effects of Restylane-L will last as long (which in my experience is 9 to 12 mos and beyond), but for now we’re going with it. We’ve even seen a case of microscopic retained Restylane 2 years later during Mohs surgery.

Correct placement is much more important than quantity. I once had a patient younger than I am get 3 syringes put in her face at another office. In the end, she ended up spending more money and had a complication requiring laser treatments. Juvederm XC is the equivalent of Restylane-L. In the end, both Juvederm and Restylane are great products with no discernable difference in my opinion. Both look very natural in the end.

A lot of people also ask about Sculptra and fat transfer. I do perform fat transfer, but not Sculptra. I still think hyaluronic acid is the best way to go. I don’t perform Sculptra for several reasons, that being said, it is not because it isn’t a good product. It is much more expensive than hyaluronic acid fillers. With the amount of money it would cost, one could get many syringes of hyaluronic fillers. It also has a higher risk of nodules and is not used in the lips. Fat transfer is more invasive and because a large quantity of fat must be injected in order to get reasonable results, you can look younger but fatter/chipmunky due to unpredictable resorption. It is somewhat unpredictable in its final result in comparison to hyaluronic acid.

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