Emerging permanent filler technologies: focus on Aquamid

Yamauchi, P. S.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2014; 7: 261–266

A plethora of soft tissue fillers have been developed within the past decade to correct the cutaneous changes that occur with photoaging. Such fillers, whether nonpermanent, semipermanent, or permanent, are widely used to fill undesired facial rhytides. In addition, fillers are employed to correct atrophy of the face as well as other parts of the body such as the dorsum of the hands through volumization and contouring.This review article focuses on the permanent filler, Aquamid, which is composed of polyacrylamide hydrogel.