Calcium hydroxypatite: the Radiesse

It is a calcium phosphate, the main form of calcium contained into the bones. The skeleton contains 1100 to 1200g of calcium. It thus provides calcium to the rest of the organism when osteoclasts are activated (cells making the bone tissue) by hormones of the calcium and phosphorus metabolism such as the parathormone.

The mineral phase essentially consists in calcium hydroxyapatite crystals with a general formula defined as Ca10 (PO4) 6 (OH)2 and shaped as 600 Å long needles, giving to the bone its strength.

This biomaterial – CaHa – has been used in orthopaedics, neurosurgery, dental surgery and ophthalmology for more than twenty years. This mineral component of bones and teeth is naturally created by the organism. Radiesse® is a synthetic product compatible with the human body. Wide spread clinical tests have been undergone since 1995 with good safety and efficiency results.

The major advantage of this product is its significant volumizing effect combined with the durability of the implant (approximately a year and a half to two years).

This product is our favourite in the treatment of cases requiring significant remodeling. Age induces cheek sagging, which must be treated using a well-tolerated and long-lasting product.

Patients often ask us to correct a deep nasolabial fold, but we explain in most cases that the volume of the cheeks must be restored first, so as not to treat the nasolabial fold uselessly.

The Radiesse treatment is extremely precise, as the practitioner must inject the exact quantity of product needed at the exact depth, and create support “beams”. Radiesse is the product of choice in the case of patients presenting with sagging cheeks resulting in a very deep nasolabial fold, or if volume loss at the chin level is so important that the face is not oval anymore.

The Radiesse syringe is more expensive than that of hyaluronic acid, but its total cost is lower, as the effects of the Radiesse last 1 year at least, sometimes 2 in most favourable cases (areas where muscles are not used much). Click here to discover our Combined injectable packages.

New: aging hands can now be treated with the Radiesse. Click here to see the video illustrating the treatment.