Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid is a substance your body makes naturally. It is found in the skin, the joints and the eyes, where it holds water and gives tissues their bounce. With age, your body produces less and less: the skin thins, volumes hollow out and contours slacken.

For injection, a laboratory-made hyaluronic acid gel is used. Depending on its consistency, it fills a line, restores volume to a cheekbone or gives structure to a jawline. A soft gel is used for lips and under-eye hollows. A firmer gel supports the deeper areas.

Contrary to a widespread idea, the aim is not to fill everywhere. An ageing face mainly loses support at the temples, cheekbones and jaw. By treating these supports, lines in the lower face often improve without being injected directly. This is why our physicians think in terms of balance rather than of one isolated area.

The most frequent requests at the Petit-Lancy clinic: hollows under the eyes, cheekbones, folds between the nose and mouth, downturned mouth corners, lips, chin and jawline.

One reassuring point sets hyaluronic acid apart from other products: it is reversible. If the result does not suit you, or in the event of a complication, a physician can dissolve it with a specific enzyme.

The result is immediate, then refines over two weeks once the swelling has gone. It generally lasts six to eighteen months depending on the area treated, the product used and your metabolism.

Why choose this treatment

• Reversible: a physician can dissolve the product if necessary
• The gel contains an anaesthetic, which makes the session well tolerated
• Lasts six to eighteen months depending on the area and the product
• You resume your activities the same day, with possible swelling for 48 hours