Lips
Insert the needle
transcutaneously on the border of the vermilion until
reaching the subcutaneous level where Aquamid®
is to be implanted, without penetrating the muscular
level. Use retrograde injection technique with thin
parallel lines of Aquamid®.
To obtain a rotation of the lip, the hydrogel has to be
injected over the muscle. Injecting under the muscle will
result in a projection of the lip. The transcutaneous
method is recommended to avoid needle penetration of the
mucosa, which normally contains a lot more bacteria.
Naso labial folds
Insert the needle at
about a needle's length from the nose and make and angle
of 45° between the needle and the fold. Deposit fine lines
of Aquamid®,
one above the other, in a fan-shaped way in the
subcutaneous layer. A second point of injection is
determined below the fold. Insert the needle making an
angle of 30° between the needle and the fold. Remember to
stay 1-2 mm below the fold when performing the filling of
the area.
Mento labial folds
The area to fill is an
angle delimited by the inferior edge of the vermilion and
the fold itself. Insert the needle from the side of the
lip into the subcutaneous layer. An adequate number of
lines of Aquamid®
is injected in parallel, using a retrograde technique in a
fan-shaped manner, always at different levels to obtain
the desired augmentation and volume
Glabella
Insert the needle into
the subcutaneous area above the muscular level and
inject fine lines of Aquamid®
one over the other to augment locally the thickness of
the subcutaneous level.
Nose
Insert the needle
through the skin until reaching the subcutaneous level
close to the alar cartilage. Deposit an adequate volume
of Aquamid®
until the depression is corrected and the nose is
symmetrical
Nose reconstruction
Aquamid®
are injected into the subcutaneous layer under the
crus medialis of the alar cartilage and will cause a
gradual increase in the nose's projection and an
increase of the naso-labial angle. The aesthetic
appearance and the naso-breathing function are
improved by modifying the passage of the air flow in
the nose.
Chin augmentation
Insert the needle
in the subcutaneous layer by transcutaneous
injection and deposit adequate volume of Aquamid®
to re-establish the volume and shape by a
progressive expansion of the soft tissue.
Chin cleft
Insert the
needle near the fold. Inject thin lines of Aquamid®
one over the other to reduce its depth and inject
greater volume to a deeper level to increase the
mass and the projection of the chin itself.
Cheekbones
To facilitate
the implantation, you should mark some points of
reference. You should also mark the limit of the
inferior orbital arch, above which any filling
should be avoided. Using the retrograde method
of injection, deposit thin lines of Aquamid®
in a fan-shaped manner in the subcutaneous
layer. The fan-shaped form of thin lines must be
repeated in parallel lines deeper in the tissue
involving the superficial, aponeurotic muscular
layer.
