Restylane + Lidocaine and Restylane Lyft for the Treatment of Nasolabial Folds

Restylane + Lidocaine is a HA gel generated by Streptococcus species of bacteria, chemically crosslinked with BDDE, stabilized and suspended in phosphate buffered saline at pH=7 and concentration of 20 mg/mL with 0.3% lidocaine. It is indicated for mid-to-deep dermal implantation for the correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as NLFs.

Restylane® Lyft is a sterile gel of HA with lidocaine generated by Streptococcus species of bacteria, chemically cross-linked with BDDE (the cross linker), stabilized and suspended in phosphate buffered saline at pH=7 and concentration of 20 mg/mL. Lyft is intended to be used for facial tissue augmentation (Galderma Laboratories, 2014).