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The growing demand for non-invasive therapies is a major trend in aesthetic medicine. Macrolane gel is a Hyaluronic Acid based gel that can give non-invasive body-shaping results.

Hyaluronic acid is present in the skin and many other tissues. It consists of polysaccharide molecules that are naturally present in the body; these molecules attract moisture. Hyaluronic acid is the skin’s sub-structure, organising substances like collagen and elastin to give the skin it’s form. The distribution of hyaluronic acid in the skin changes as time passes. Because hyaluronic acid helps bind with water, the skin’s capacity to retain water declines with age. The result is drier, thinner skin. As the skin loses volume, it also becomes more flaccid and less elastic, which results in the formation of wrinkles and an aged appearance. Macrolane is a treatment that can be used to contour and sculpt the breasts, décolletage, buttocks and calves and also to restore volume and smoothe skin irregularities. The results are completely natural, both visually and to the touch.

The therapy is performed by a Q-Med accredited plastic surgeon, who injects the crystal-clear gel, quickly and simply. The therapy leaves no scarring, there is no need for a general anaesthetic or overnight hospital stay. The body gradually metabolises the hyaluronic acid gel, which eventually, is completely eliminated. Patients, can therefore, receive further treatments to add more volume or continue previous treatments to retain volume, and thus achieve the desired result.