Hyaluronic acid is a substance that exists naturally in our body. It can be found in various tissues, such as skin, cartilage and spinal connective tissue.
Our body produces its own hyaluronic acid, although over the years it loses the ability to do so in such large quantities. This causes the skin and other tissues where it is present to age and deteriorate, since a low level of hyaluronic acid means that the tissues lose their capacity to retain water. In the case of the skin, this produces wrinkles, loss of firmness and flaccidity.
When aesthetic treatments with hyaluronic acid are performed, a filler is obtained that also rehydrates the epidermis of the treated area. The visual effects are the appearance of smoother skin with less furrows, or greater volume and thickness.
What use, then, can hyaluronic acid be put to?
– Facial fillers: It is popularly used to fill an area of the face that has little volume. Among the most commonly treated areas are lips, cheekbones and nose.
– Facial rejuvenation: Similarly, this substance is widely used to perform facial rejuvenation without surgery, as hyaluronic acid is perfect for removing wrinkles and furrows in areas such as the forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks and lips.
– Rejuvenation in other areas of the body: hyaluronic acid is not only used on the face, but can also be used to reverse wrinkles in areas such as the neck, décolleté and hands.
How are these treatments performed?
Hyaluronic acid treatments are very simple. They are performed with the help of microcannulas, very thin needles, which allow the substance to be injected into the desired area. The small size of these injections reduces the time and pain of the treatment, so it is not necessary to use anesthesia. Its application is usually quick and leaves no signs, such as bruising or redness.
But what are the advantages of hyaluronic acid?
The advantages of this substance include the naturalness of the treatment, the elasticity it provides to the skin and the stimulation in the creation of collagen. In addition, this type of filler is always temporary, since hyaluronic acid is reabsorbed naturally over the months.