The Hyaluronic acid (HA) in Captique gel is a natural substance (complex sugar) found in all living organisms.
It hydrates the skin by holding in water, and acts as a cushion and lubricant to reduce damage to the skin.
Hyaluronic acid is an important component of youthful, supple and elastic skin, helping to maintain skin volume.
As we age, our skin loses hyaluronic acid, contributing to the formation of wrinkles.
Captique is a highly versatile product that provides optimal aesthetic results and can be used for maximum correction
in many different areas of the face such as nasolabial folds (smile lines), vertical lip lines, marionette lines
(lip corners) and crow's-feet. The result is reliable, predictable and immediate with minimum downtime.
While Captique has the usual side effects that are associated with dermal fillers, such as redness, bruising and
swelling, pain and itching, it has less adverse events than other hyaluronic acid fillers of the same source on the
market.
Over time, hyaluronic acids are naturally absorbed by the body. Persistence (the duration of effect) is influenced
by the area treated and the amount of material used to achieve the optimal correction. Captique's persistence is
similar to the other hyaluronic acids available in the United States. Touch-up injections two to three times a year
are usually needed to maintain the correction. Many people choose to make Captique a regular part of their beauty
regimen.
While many people use Captique alone to correct their wrinkles, Captique is also an excellent complement to other
wrinkle correctors. However, every patient is different. You should work with your physician to develop a treatment
program that meets your individual needs.
A current trend among physicians is to use more than one injectable for wrinkle correction in combination to replace
multiple elements in the skin lost with aging, customize treatment and create the optimal look for every patient.
A physician may use a hyaluronic acid to provide skin volume and collagen to provide structural support and definition
to the skin. That's because, when used together, they replenish two of the most essential elements of youthful looking
skin.
Captique is a great partner to collagens like CosmoPlast® and CosmoDerm® and other hyaluronic acids like Hylaform®
Plus. And, it also works very well with botulinum toxin type A.
Examples of combination therapy include:
- Captique in the lip and nasolabial folds and CosmoPlast® around the lip border.
- CosmoDerm® in the frownlines to replenish the collagen and botulinum toxin type A to relax the muscles.
