In 1986, I learned about the work of optician Waldemar Kita, who had just set up Cornéal, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of intraocular lenses for this delicate surgery.

In addition to ophthalmology, Cornéal gradually made its mark in aesthetic medicine with the production of high-quality hyaluronic acid: Juverderm® and Surgiderm®.

As my interest in aesthetic medicine and anti-aging treatments grew, so did my interest in using hyaluronic acid-based products to replace collagen. The risk of allergies was significantly reduced, as the product proved to be much better tolerated by the body. Being resorbable and biodegradable, it also had the advantage of preventing any definitive, irremediable accident.

In 2006, Allergan, a pharmaceutical company whose flagship product was botox, acquired the Cornéal laboratory, specializing in injectable products for aesthetic medicine. Product industrialization and marketing took off in the 2000s.

As an Allergan referral physician myself, I was asked to test the product in the first cases of wrinkle treatment.

Our first applications were in the treatment of deep skin breaks such as nasolabial folds. Over time, laboratories developed more polymerized acids – such as Voluma® – to restore facial volumes.

Hyaluronic acid soon emerged as the treatment of choice for its durability. Injected into a particularly muscular, active area such as the nasolabial fold, the product lasts 6 to 8 months. Injected directly in contact with the bone, in the cheekbone or under the eye, for example, which are areas less subject to mimicry, the result lasts 4 to 5 years – and may even be permanent.

On the other hand, with the development of hyaluronidase, which works like an antidote, changing one’s mind or correcting “over-injections” has finally become possible. No more anxieties, regrets or unpleasant surprises! Today, we work with a pencil and correct with an eraser.

Every year, Allergan® continues to provide aesthetic physicians with their latest innovations: volumetric gels are less and less hydrophilic. Acid-induced water retention is greatly reduced, and results last longer. Gone, too, are the risks of the Tyndall effect (bluish discoloration of the injected area due to poor product placement)!

For the past 20 years, I’ve been working exclusively with the following acids: Juvederm® ULTRA 2, ULTRA 3, Voluma® and Volbella® as well as all the products in the Surgiderm® range.

Over the years, I’ve perfected my injection technique, combining dermal filler to restore soft tissue volume with Botox to rest the muscle responsible for wrinkles.

This combination of products provides a tailor-made solution for all my patients who want to rejuvenate in the most natural way possible.