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Latest Hyaluronic Acid Filler Takes the Sting Out of Beauty

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, July 25th, 2008

In the war of the injectable beauty fillers, the battle will soon become heated with the arrival of the newest hyaluronic acid injectable gel filler in the U.S. aesthetics market. Anika Therapeutics' FDA-approved ELEVESS(TM) enters the arena with a clear combat advantage: incorporation of lidocaine with their hyaluronic acid (H.A.) gel, to improve injection comfort.

Many cosmetic physicians, including Jeffrey Adelglass, MD, FACS of SKINTASTIC(TM) Medical & Surgical Rejuvenation Center of Plano, Texas routinely mix lidocaine with some dermal fillers, or inject lidocaine as a nerve-block prior to filler injection, primarily in sensitive, nerve-rich areas such as the lips...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2008-07-25)

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