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Hyaluron is also known as hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan and is considered to be one of the most important components of derma fillers. But why is hyaluron so important? This article will tell you more about how it works and its properties.
What is hyaluron?
To help you understand why hyaluronic acid is used as a derma filler, it is helpful to understand exactly what it is. Hyaluronic acid is a disaccharide that has a high water-binding capacity and is also present in your body.
It is found in the skin. Hyaluronic acid has a significant influence on the optimal elasticity of the skin. When you are young, your skin contains a large amount of hyaluronic acid, which ensures firm skin. Due to its ability to bind water, hyaluronic acid also affects the moisture balance of your skin.
With increasing age, your body breaks down more and more hyaluronic acid. The elasticity of your skin diminishes, wrinkles and dry spots form.
Interesting: If the amount of hyaluronic acid decreases, your skin can no longer bind water as well. The result is the formation of wrinkles or the deepening of labiomental and nasolabial folds.
How is hyaluronic acid used in dermal fillers?
Due to its natural properties, hyaluronic acid is a popular ingredient in dermal fillers. These products are often used in the form of gels. The hyaluronic acid content is around 3%. The more of it there is, the faster the effect will be visible.
The important question is in which area the filler should be used. For very fine lines and for use around the lips, viscous liquid gels are used.
If you would like to fill larger areas or even achieve a visual enlargement, for example on the cheeks, then more stable gels with hyaluronic acid are the appropriate choice.
Definition: Derma fillers act as a filler and are usually injected into the skin. They then work from the inside out, rebuild elasticity and visually smooth existing wrinkles.
What are the possible uses of derma fillers with hyaluronic acid?
Another advantage of hyaluronic acid is that it is a universal dermal filler that can be used for comprehensive wrinkle treatment. The following are possible:
- comprehensive facial modeling
- reduction of furrows
- injection of wrinkles
- volume in the cheeks
- volume for the lower eyelids
When used, the skin folds are replenished. This results in a smoothing effect that can be seen relatively quickly.
Note: A distinction is made between static and mimic wrinkles. Mimic wrinkles are intensified by muscle activity. In this case, derma fillers with hyaluronic acid have only a limited effect. In this case, it is better to work with botulinum toxin.
It should be noted that a derma filler with hyaluronic acid is a product that disintegrates in the skin over time and works slowly. This means that success will not be seen immediately after treatment, but in the days that follow.
How long does a derma filler with hyaluronic acid last?
There is an important reason why derma fillers are used with hyaluronic acid as gels. If you only work with a liquid hyaluronic acid, your body breaks it down within 24 hours. The situation is different with a so-called cross-linked hyaluronic acid.
By stabilizing it with other ingredients, the active ingredient is absorbed by the body and slowly broken down. This can take from several weeks to a few months and varies from person to person.
Wrinkle injections with derma fillers that contain hyaluronic acid therefore have a relatively long shelf life. What's more, even after your body has completely broken down the active ingredient, new connective tissue with a high proportion of collagen fibers has built up. This means that the effect continues even after complete breakdown.
In addition, the durability can be influenced by the depth of the injection. If the filler gel is injected just under the skin, the durability is increased.
Important: A sure instinct is required here. Experts have experience with the correct injection depth. If the filler is inserted too superficially, bulges may form. If this occurs, a correction is necessary.
How are derma fillers with hyaluron used?
If you decide to undergo treatment with derma fillers with hyaluron, the advantage of this is that wrinkles can be treated in different ways. A linear injection is possible. This works by means of a mechanical effect.
This means that the injection of hyaluronic acid lifts the wrinkles and smoothes the skin. Precise work is necessary because hyaluronic acid has only a slight flowing effect.
Another option is to use a flat injection of the dermal filler. In this case, the area around the wrinkles is injected. This creates a plumping effect. However, this is referred to as facial modeling, since it is not exclusively about wrinkles.
Conclusion on the role of hyaluronic acid in dermal fillers
The formation of wrinkles with increasing age is based, among other things, on the breakdown of hyaluronic acid in the skin. Hyaluron has a firming and moisture-binding effect. A breakdown of the substance also results in sagging and wrinkled skin.
This effect can be counteracted by using derma fillers with hyaluron. A particularly great advantage is that this is an active ingredient that is generally present in your body. This means that the risk of side effects is low. However, it is important to check how high the hyaluronic acid content is in the gel used and how extensive the experience of the practitioner is in the injection.
FAQ – Hyaluronic acid in dermal fillers
How quickly does hyaluronic acid in dermal fillers work?
The injection immediately lifts the skin, which can be seen immediately. However, the final effect only occurs after about two weeks.
Are there any side effects?
Hyaluronic acid is a substance that is also found in the body and is therefore very well tolerated. Gels with hyaluronic acid, which are used as derma fillers, consist largely of water. Possible side effects therefore mainly result from the injection in the form of swelling and hematomas.
Does hyaluronan degrade evenly?
One of the great advantages of hyaluronan is that it degrades evenly. This makes the risk of asymmetry developing due to the degradation particularly low.
