I have been fortunate to be one of the early adopters and have experience injecting Prevelle Silk in several patients.

Prevelle-Silk is the first hyaluronic acid filler with lidocaine. The product name aptly describes the product as the product flows very smoothly. The smooth flow may be due to the lower concentration of hyularonic acid, therefore in my practice; we inject it into the dermal layers for the treatment of fine lines, much like we use cosmaderm, the collagen product.

Prevelle-Silk does not require skin testing, which is an obvious advantage over cosmaderm but its expected duration of 3 to 4 months is the same. In my opinion, currently Prevelle-Silk is the only hyaluronic acid available to adequately treat fine lines and as an added benefit the lidocaine delivers an anesthetic effect, making dental blocks unnecessary for some patients.