Drug details
Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite gel filler for wrinkle reduction)
type of Aesthetic Surgery Products
Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite particle in an aqueous gel carrier) is a Volumizing Filler for Wrinkle Reduction used to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds and it is also intended for restoration and/or correction of the signs of facial fat loss (lipoatrophy) in people with human immunodeficiency virus.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- itching,
- swelling,
- pain,
- redness,
- bruising,
- inflammation,
- skin discoloration,
- tenderness, or
- scarring,
- small bumps,
- mild bleeding at the injection site
The following drugs are related to Radiesse, either as a replacement or used together:
- Bellafill (polymethylmethacrylate pmma]) microspheres)
- Botox Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxina for injection)
- Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxina-lanm for injection)
- Zyderm (highly purified bovine dermal collagen implant)
- Restylane (hyaluronic acid dermal filler gel)
- Restylane-L (hyaluronic acid dermal filler injectable gel with 0.3% lidocaine)
- Juvéderm Ultra XC (hyaluronic acid injectable gel)
- Juvéderm Voluma XC (hyaluronic acid injectable gel dermal filler)
- Hylaform (hylan b dermal filler gel)
- Perlane (non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (nasha) gel)
- Perlane-L (non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid injectable gel with 0.3% lidocaine)