radiesse hand rejuvenation

Do your hands give away your age?

There is little doubt that no part of the body will tell the story of your age more readily than your hands. The hands suffer more environmental damage, are exposed to harsh chemicals and often have less protection than the rest of your body. Dryness, poor skin texture, age spots, uneven skin tone, visible veins, fine lines and wrinkles can all add to the general age appearance of your hands.

Want to know a person's real age? Just look at their hands.

The natural fat cushion that we're born with under the skin of the hands, begins to lessen in our late twenties and early 30's. By the time most of us hit 50, all the structures in the hand show up - the tendons, bones and the veins.

Help is at Hand

There are numerous hand rejuvenation techniques available at Cheshire Lasers Clinic, including chemical peels and IPL treatments for age spots, Restylane Vital for deep skin hydration and Radiesse for restoration of volume to reduce the appearance of underlying veins and tendons on the back of the hand.

Radiesse can help to improve ageing hands where loss of fat and thin skin has resulted in a bony appearance and unsightly veins.

What is Radiesse® and how does it work?

Radiesse is a dermal filler launched in the UK in 2004, it is made up of tiny beads of calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHa). CaHa has been safely used in the body for many years. Radiesse is not a permanent filler, the average effect lasting around 12 months depending on the client and the area treated. Once injected into your skin, the smooth and spherical CaHA particles form a ‘scaffold’ which stimulates your own cells to produce collagen. The gel carrier dissolves within a few months and are completely metabolised by the body, leaving only the new collagen structure.

What happens during the treatment and how long will it take to recover?

At Cheshire Lasers, you will be given an appointment with Emma our Aesthetic nurse, who will discuss what you hope to achieve from the treatment and tell you whether or not these results are achievable. Your medical history will be taken, to ensure that there are no reasons why you shouldn't have the treatment.

The treatment is straight forward, a very fine needle is used to place small quantities of Radiesse beneath the surface of the skin in your hands. Each treatment takes about ten to twenty minutes and is generally not painful as local anaesthetic is used during treatment. Most people find that they can return to work the following day after this procedure.

How Safe is Radiesse® treatment?

There are few reported side effects from clinical trials and actual usage of this product. Common injection-related reactions may occur, such as swelling, pain, itching, discolouration and tenderness at the injection site. Some lumpiness at the injection site can rarely occur.





Before a Radiesse hand treatment	After a Radiesse treatment.

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