This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Facial Plastic Surgery  • Biomaterials and Implants  • Cosmetic Surgery/ Procedures  • Alert me on articles by topic

Steven H. Dayan, MD; Elliot Lieberman, BS; Karen Larimer, MSN, APN, NP-C

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(2):145-147.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

Many of today's cosmetic patients desire the maximum aesthetic result with the least amount of downtime and expense. Nonsurgical, minimally invasive cosmetic treatments are increasing at a substantial rate. Calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) was one of the first fillers to be used for "volumizing" the face as an alternative to surgical intervention. Filling the cheeks and prejowl sulcus lifts the cheeks and camouflages dependent jowls, creating a more youthful appearance. Surgical practices have appropriately begun to incorporate more filling and less aggressive pulling during facial procedures.

The CaHA product Radiesse (BioForm Medical Inc, San Mateo, California) is a synthetic material approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating facial lines and wrinkles such as nasolabial folds. Correction and patient satisfaction can be expected for about 1 year following treatment. Some reports are now espousing persistence beyond 1 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Methods


Results

Comment

AUTHOR INFORMATION