Aquamid

What Is Aquamid and What Can It Do For You?

Few things in nature are as pure as water. Fact is the human body is composed of over 66% water. And now there is a dermal filler that is as pure and healthy as water. Now, there is Aquamid®.

Aquamid® is a soft-volume, dermal filler that will add extra volume where it is needed—in places like your lips, cheeks, wrinkles, aging folds—and also to enhance and build specific areas of the face and body. Best of all, unlike temporary fillers, Aquamid® will not fade over time. It is biocompatible, non-allergenic and its high water content makes the treated area look and feel naturally soft.

As we age, tissue beneath the skin that was once full and vibrant, begins to lose some of its flexibility and volume. The result, inevitably, is visible on the external skin of the face and commonly seen as wrinkles. While there is no natural means of turning back the clock and replenishing the natural volume that has been lost subdermally (under the skin), Aquamid can help. Skillfully applied, it can restore some of the lost volume giving you a more youthful appearance. It can also be used to create the high cheekbones or nose you’ve always dreamed of, or enhance your lips for a more sensual mouth by adding extra volume. The final result is that the areas where it is applied are extremely soft and you won’t even know it’s there.

Aquamid is a hydrogel that feels and behaves like it is a natural part of your own body. It consists of 97.5 % water and 2.5% polyacrylamide and soon after injection it becomes completely integrated with your body’s own tissue. Most importantly, the volume it supplies remains in place beneath the skin in harmony with your body. The hydrogel does not contain any micro-particles, which means that the filling effect comes from the gel itself—not from a foreign body reaction to the micro-particles. Therefore, it does not create tissue hardening or fibrosis.
Aquamid® is a watery gel. Once injected in the tissue it continuously exchanges water between the hydrogel and the surrounding tissue. With time the gel becomes vascularized enabling access from the immune system, so there will be few if any problems with infection or rejection at a later date.
 
Is It Safe?
Aquamid® has a proven track record for safety and lasting satisfaction based on over 10 years of experience and more than 400,000 treatments administered. Now, you can really achieve great results—without surgery—and the effects are long lasting. Aquamid® has a record of clinically proven aesthetic satisfaction extending years from its initial introduction to the treatment site.
Possible complications, as with any dermal filler may include transient pain, edema, redness, minor hematoma. There may be minor swelling and tenderness occurring near the injection site within the first 1-2 days after injection. Usually these will disappear within a couple of days.

Where Is It Used?
Whether you want to enhance your facial contours, or just to target a particular deeper wrinkle or fold, Aquamid® can help you. It can eliminate deeper wrinkles and folds, such as the smile lines (naso-labial folds) or worry lines between the eyebrows (glabella lines). You can also perfect and contour the shape and balance of your face . . . heighten your cheekbones . . . contour your lips . . . or augment your nose bridge or chin. A thicker version called Aquamid® Reconstruction can be used for filling larger areas/volumes on the face or body. You have many choices, so ask your physician for the best option for you.

So, How Can You Begin To Enjoy The Benefits of Aquamid?
The answer is simple. Call your healthcare provider today and ask them to explain the benefits of this extraordinary filler . . . one that can not only enhance the way you look today, but let you enjoy these same benefits years down the road. To begin to enhance the features on your face and body simply Dr. Stanton who is an experienced Aquamid provider, for an initial consultation.