What Makes Fillers Feel Different?

Name: What Makes Fillers Feel Different?
Uploaded: 2025-08-18T12:01:21+00:00
Duration: 28 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Dr. Charles Mok explaining that hyaluronic acid fillers vary mainly by degree of cross-linking and…

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Transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Dr. Charles Mok explaining that hyaluronic acid fillers vary mainly by degree of cross-linking and lubrication, producing different tactile properties; brands are broadly similar, though some (e.g., Restylane) feel stiffer than others (e.g., Juvederm). Providers should understand these differences to choose appropriate placement.

The products come in various amounts of cross linking and lubrications in them to create those properties. I would say that there's not a whole lot of difference between the different brands of hyaluronic acids. The companies might compete against each other, but they're essentially pretty similar. So there's not a big gold rush. The best one, but there is a difference in the characteristics that the provider would understand. For example, Restylane is much stiffer than Juvederm. We want to know that advance, know where we're going to place, place those different products at.