A treatment with Restylane takes approximately 15-45 minutes, depending on the area that will be treated. Sometimes you might need a touch-up treatment about two weeks after the initial treatment to optimize your results. Most Restylane fillers contain a local anesthetic, lidocaine, that takes away most of the discomfort during treatment. 

Immediately after your dermal filler treatment, you may experience some post-treatment side effects, such as redness, swelling, pain, bruising or tenderness at the treatment site. These side effects usually disappear within one week after injection. Though fillers are minimally invasive, they still carry some risks. Before the treatment, you should discuss all possible risks and benefits with your healthcare practitioner.

Restylane gives you long-lasting but non-permanent results, meaning that you can continuously refine your looks. 

Hyaluronic acid is a substance that has a unique ability to bind water. Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in our bodies and in all layers of our skin. It keeps your body tissues soft, hydrated and flexible. However, as we age, the body’s ability to produce hyaluronic acid lessens, leading to dry and thinner skin.  

Native hyaluronic acid in the body degrades quickly, in one to two days. To make the hyaluronic acid in Restylane and Restylane Refyne last longer—for up to 18 months or more with one retreatment⁶—Galderma has used stabilization technologies that delay degradation. 
Restylane contains a hyaluronic acid gel with a firmer consistency and Restylane Refyne contains a gel with a more flexible consistency to target different kinds of lines and wrinkles. 

Restylane was the first ever non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid filler, when it was launched in 1996. It has become the gold standard of dermal fillers and is the injectable filler that every other filler brand is compared with.