Healthy skin contains important components that keep it supple and young looking. One of these is hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a natural sugar found in all living cells that helps maintain skin volume by attracting and binding over 1000 times its weight in water. However, with time, sunlight and other factors, the hyaluronic acid in your skin diminishes, your skin loses volume, and lines and wrinkles appear.

Now you can temporarily replace your skin's lost hyaluronic acid using Hylaform® (hylan B gel). Hylaform is a dermal filler made from a highly purified form of hyaluronic acid that mimics the effects of natural hyaluronic acid. Captique is the same substance but is non-animal. When injected just below the surface of the skin, Hylaform or Captique add volume to the skin, smoothing unwanted lines and wrinkles. See “Restylane” for another longer-lasting hyaluronic acid filler.

Hylaform provides immediate, natural-looking results. Treatment and recovery usually take as little as one hour.

Hylaform can be used to smooth lines and wrinkles such as smile lines, marionette lines, the lines above your lip and frown lines between your eyes.

Over time, Hylaform gradually breaks down and is naturally reabsorbed by your body; therefore, you may need touch-up treatments two or three times a year to maintain optimal correction.

Dr. Narins will work with you to develop a treatment program to meet your individual needs. With Hylaform, you can get started today!