NEW BEAUTY posted “Derms Explain the Differences Between Restylane and Juvéderm” featuring Dr. Purvisha Patel and Visha Skincare .
The article includes Dr. Patel‘s expert commentary on the slight difference between fillers and why it matters who is doing it.
In the great big world of facial fillers , two of the most popular—Restylanë and Juvéderm—often get conflated. Patients often ask, “Is one better than the other? Do they both work in the lips, cheeks? Does one last longer than the other?” We turned to the pros for the breakdown.
The two fillers are created by different companies— Allergan makes Juvéderm , and Galderma produces Restylane —but both are forms of hyaluronic acid (HA) that add volume to depressed areas and help boost collagen over the long-term. “While each filler has its own unique properties—the HAs have a different cross-linking structure—I don’t think one is superior to the other,” says Bannockburn, IL dermatologist Heather Downes, MD.
Germantown, TN dermatologist Purvisha Patel, MD says, “In my experience, I do see more immediate swelling with Restylane, but the end result is the same. I’ve also seen that Restylane can create more of a Tyndall effect [the skin takes on a blueish color] when placed too superficially in the tear troughs, but that is of course due to the person wielding the syringe rather than the filler itself.”