Restylane is made by a company based in Sweden and the Restylane injections are the first FDA approved injections which have the biodegradable hyaluronic acid. This hyaluronic acid is injected into the affected areas where there are sever wrinkles and then these wrinkles are effectively gone after a week.
Here is what you need to know about the Restylane procedures as well as what happens before and after the procedure
Before the procedure
Make sure that you zero in on an experiences skin care professional. This is very important to make sure that you do not get any adverse treatment because of the inexperience of the doctor.
Next the doctor will give a consultation to you and explain all about the precautions that you need to take before the procedure
The most common thing that you need to do is to make sure that you do not take aspirin or anything similar which will prevent the bleeding from stopping at the injected area.
Procedure
The procedure itself takes about 30 minutes and in these 30 minutes the area where there are wrinkles are marked and the clear gel hyaluronic acid is injected with very fine needles. In some cases the anesthesia which is localized to that area is also given to avoid pain.
Once the procedure is done you may require additional sitting if the wrinkles that you are trying to erase are more and cannot go away after one sitting.
After the procedure
The doctor or the surgeon will consult with you on the after injection care that you need to take.
Make sure that you don not venture out into the sun for the first few days.
Do not go for any tanning or any other activity which may end up causing irritation and redness at the affected area
Do not go for any sauna and spa treatment
In some cases you will see redness or swelling however that will subside gradually generally within the next 48 hours.