Juvederm Voluma®, the hyaluronic acid-based injectable implant

Juvederm Voluma®

Wrinkle fillers and facelifts cannot restore lost volume. Juvederm Voluma, on the other hand, has been designed specifically for that purpose. It is a volumising implant in gel form, based on hyaluronic acid, resorbable and long-lasting. It restores dermal volume to the cheeks, cheekbones and chin, smoothing the skin at the same time.
Once injected, Juvederm Voluma even stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, natural proteins essential to the body and the main supports of tissue structure and elasticity.

Consult your aesthetic physician to find out about the different techniques and possibilities for anti-ageing treatments. Several techniques are often combined to achieve a natural, undetectable overall result, the kind that has people telling you that you look well and in great shape. For restoring volume, different types of cross-linked hyaluronic acid are used, depending on the extent of the fat loss. Juvederm Voluma can be used to treat significant volume loss, and lasts much longer.

Voluma® hyaluronic acid injection

The injections are generally placed deep, on bone contact, using very fine needles to reduce bruising. By depositing the product on bone contact and in areas away from the most active muscles of the face, we increase the lifespan of the hyaluronic acid, even though it is resorbable.

Large volumes lose a great deal, so a larger quantity of moderately to highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid has to be injected, and this is where the practitioner’s expertise comes into its own. Above all, entrust your face to a professional experienced in this particular practice.

No anaesthesia is generally required: a cream applied before the procedure is enough to numb the injection sites. The session lasts about 30 minutes, and two sessions are sometimes necessary. It is indeed better to proceed one step at a time than to inject too much product at once.

Redness, swelling or a haematoma may appear in the injected area. These after-effects do not last long, one week at most, and can easily be camouflaged with make-up. Tell your practitioner if these reactions persist beyond one week, or if any other side effect appears.

Should an injection go wrong, which for a professional is unthinkable, although many patients come to recognised specialists for this very reason, there is an antidote called hyaluronidase, an enzyme that dissolves the injected hyaluronic acid within a few hours.

Renewing the injections judiciously, every year for example, also contributes to the cumulative effect and maintains the volumising effect of Juvederm Voluma over time.