Juvederm® – Juvderm® is used to soften deep folds and reduce wrinkles in the face. It is also used as a lip augmentation agent, or to plump lips, and to fill in hollow places and scars on the face.

Juvderm® works well for cosmetic and plastic surgery applications because hyaluronic acid can absorb up to 1000 times its own weight in water, thus adding new volume under the surface of sagging skin.

Juvderm®’s current competitive advantage in cosmetic surgery is possible because, according to producers, Juvderm® is “crosslinked.” In hyaluronic natural form, the substance is a liquid that the body metabolizes in about half a day. Cross linking is a process that chemically binds the individual chains of the acid, so it’s turned into a gel that lasts much longer when injected in the face. Juvederm® typically lasts 6-9 months before requiring a re-injection.

This information on Juvederm® is brought to you by Kay Aesthetics Dermatology from Burbank, California.

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