TOPIC: HA longevity

Question for long time HA users. How long have you had it ? How often you do you have to top off ? Any unforeseen problems or benefits ? TIA

jon11 wrote: Question for long time HA users. How long have you had it ? How often you do you have to top off ? Any unforeseen problems or benefits ? TIA

I started in 2021. Very little lost if you do multiple rounds. However it has softened over time. I top it off more for aesthetics than anything probably once a year give or take. Only unforeseen problem is it’s a never ending money pit if you plan to keep it up lol .

Dickwhitman79 wrote:

jon11 wrote: Question for long time HA users. How long have you had it ? How often you do you have to top off ? Any unforeseen problems or benefits ? TIA

I started in 2021. Very little lost if you do multiple rounds. However it has softened over time. I top it off more for aesthetics than anything probably once a year give or take. Only unforeseen problem is it’s a never ending money pit if you plan to keep it up lol .

Is there any hope for the cost dropping to what it is in the UK? As I understand it's so expensive in the US because the product itself is way more expensive here.

Did you notice If it changed your normal size once it dissolved ?

@Dickwhitman79
Although the duration varies from person to person, generally what we see is that the initial treatment does require multiple rounds. After that, patients usually receive a top off (a lesser amount of product that was used on their initial build) either once a year or once every two or three years. I have seen retention as long as five years in duration, but that is probably less than 20% of the cases. Hyaluronic acid fillers, surprisingly have much higher retention for enhancement than when used in the face which is only approximately 1 year.

Dr. TJ Tsay
Ageless MD