Plastic Surgery Procedure – Radiesse, Restylane and Botox help with Cosmetic Wrinkle Removal

Cosmetic Wrinkle Removal

March 20th, 2006

Radiesse and Restylane are injected fillers that are used to help remove wrinkles and fill out the face. They are becoming more popular because the injections can last from six months all the way up to two years. Another reason that Radiesse and Restylane might be a better treatment than Botox is that they do not paralyze the muscles to remove wrinkles.

Botox still is extremely popular procedure for wrinkles in the face, as the cost for this procedure is less expensive to go through. Botox treatments can work from four to nine months with an average of six months for touch ups. The average national cost for a Botox treatment is $387 according to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

According to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery there were 11.5 million cosmetic procedures preformed in the United States last year. Botox treatments were one of the top procedures with 3,294,782 people.

The average cost of Restylane is $527 per procedure and lasts anywhere from 4 months to 1 year based on the formulation of the Hyaluronic Acid. Radiesse also known as Radiance costs on average $911 per procedure and can last two years or longer, but each year there may be need for touch ups.

Unlike Botox that paralyzes muscles, Radiesse and Restylane are both fillers that are slowly reabsorbed into the body. Radiesse takes longer for the body to reabsorb the filler compared to Restylane. All of these treatments have relatively few side effects and are easy for a plastic surgeon to treat patients as there is no testing for allergic reactions.

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