Beautiful, well-groomed hands always attract attention. People often judge others by their hands and how well they take care of their appearance. Many people regularly care for their nails, but few pay proper attention to the skin on their hands. Hands can be a marker of a person’s biological age. Prematurely aged skin on the hands can reveal a woman’s true age, even with flawless makeup and a great figure.

The main issues related to the aging of the hands may include: loss of elasticity, sagging skin on the hands; thickening of the stratum corneum; the appearance of wrinkles, pigmentation; loss of soft tissue volume; contouring of tendons and veins; joint deformation.

Modern cosmetology offers many different ways to combat aesthetic changes in the hands. One of the most effective anti-aging techniques is hand contouring using fillers based on hyaluronic acid.

Hyaluronic acid, a substance used in products for contouring, is a polymer and one of the most important components of connective, epithelial, and nerve tissues, synovial (intra-articular) fluid, and the vitreous body. Hyaluronic acid binds water in the intercellular spaces and transports water to tissues. It is part of the dermis (the middle layer of the skin) and is involved in the regeneration of its tissues.

Fillers based on hyaluronic acid provide delicate tissue volume increase at the injection site, allow for additional skin hydration, and restore firmness and elasticity to the skin of the hands. The procedure is performed using soft, atraumatic needles (cannulas), allowing for painless volumetric modeling without damaging tissues, blood vessels, and nerves.

For hand contouring, we use the following products: Stylage L and ZFill Deep.

The improvement in the appearance of the hands is achieved by creating additional volume between the skin and the layers of soft tissue. The procedure does not require any preparation, and the results are immediate. The effect of contouring lasts on average from 9 to 18 months.

• pregnancy and breastfeeding period;
• hemophilia (blood clotting disorder);
• dermatitis of various etiologies;
• hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid;
• 2 weeks after laser resurfacing, chemical peels, and dermabrasion;
• propensity for scar formation.

There are practically no unwanted side effects after this procedure. Swelling may occur at the injection sites for 1-2 days. Overall, hand contouring is very well tolerated by patients.

Injectable hand contouring has a huge advantage over many rejuvenation methods because there is no recovery period afterward. It is recommended to avoid taking hot baths, going to the bathhouse, sauna, tanning bed, and pool for 6-7 days.