What Are Hyaluronic Acid Fillers?

Common question we get is how often or what time frame do I need to maintain my fillers? The typical fillers we use are called hyaluronic acid or hyalurons. Even though it has the word acid, it's not acidic, it's just a chemical nature of it. And the hyaluronic acid is found in your tissues, in this case the hyaluronic acids, because they turn over your body all the time. These are cross linked, meaning branches of hyaluronid are branched together, cross linked, so they resist breaking down. However, most of the breakdown occurs within 24 hours of when it's first injected. When we look at a syringe of filler, it's about 98% water and 2% hyaluronic acid. The hyaluronic acid is water loving. So most of what you're feeling is the water. It's like your body 70 water. In this case, it's 98 water.