Contraindications to the use of hyaluronic acid
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The method of artificial introduction of hyaluronic acid has recently found more adherents. But, having a structure similar to natural, there are still contraindications to the use of hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid (Hyaluronic acid) - an unchanging component of the human body, which is an indispensable participant in almost all physiological processes occurring in the human body. It is constantly synthesized and works in epithelium, cartilaginous and connective tissues, nerve endings. Replenishment of its reserves occurs daily. Even once having received severe sunburn, the process of reproduction of this "hyaluronka" in the epidermis practically ceases. The skin becomes flabby, losing its protective properties.
Contraindications to the injection of hyaluronic acid
Instructions on the use of drugs based on Hyaluronic acid writes about their complete biological compatibility with the morphology and biology of the body. But in some cases, the human body reacts to the effects of "foreign" hyaluronic acid by complications:
- The body can respond to this technique with facial asymmetry.
- Necrotic ulcers may form at the site of the injection.
- Often, and allergic reactions to the administration of the drug (if the patient has an increased sensitivity to the components of the drug).
- The provocation of autoimmune diseases.
- When deviating from the instructions, or in the case of an immune blockade, dense nodes can form under the skin.
Therefore, contra-indications to carrying out pricks of hyaluronic acid nevertheless exist.
- Any diseases of a chronic nature in the stage of exacerbation.
- Oncology of any stage of diagnosis or suspicion of cancer.
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Progressive inflammatory process.
- Problems of hematopoiesis, malfunctions in the process of blood clotting.
- Trauma and hematoma at the site of the alleged injection.
- Neoplasm (nevi, papilloma, etc.) at the injection site.
- Cosmetic techniques made the day before:
- Photorejuvenation.
- Laser polishing of the epithelium.
- Deep skin peeling of any type.
- And others.
- Predisposition to allergies.
Hyaluronic acid injections - one of the simplest methods of skin rejuvenation, it is sufficiently minimally invasive (low probability of infection by parasitic microorganisms). But this does not mean that you can carry out this technique in any beauty salon, trusting your body to a dubious specialist. A specialized clinic should have a license for this kind of activity, and specialists - the appropriate qualification.
Contraindications to injections of hyaluronic acid
Do not forget that the injection of Hyaluronic acid is associated with damage to the skin - this opens the "gate" for the infection to enter the body. After the first injection, you can not talk about the sterility of the procedure, since the needle no longer corresponds to the principle of asepsis. Even with local use, the effect of the drug on other body systems and its response can not be ruled out. Therefore, even such a simple procedure has its contraindications to injections of hyaluronic acid.
It is not necessary to carry out injections if in the anamnesis:
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Dermatological diseases.
- Acute manifestation of chronic diseases.
- Inflammation of the skin at the site of injection or a common inflammatory process in the human body.
- Autoimmune diseases.
- Pathology of connective tissues.
- Infectious tissue damage.
- In case of taking anticoagulants.
- Allergic predisposition.
- Cosmetic procedures (peeling, laser skin resurfacing and so on) were carried out. It is necessary that more than one month pass after these techniques.
- Hypersensitivity of skin.
- Problems with blood coagulability.
Contraindications to hyaluronic acid in tablets
Nobody can beg the value of hyaluronic acid for the normal functioning of the body. The modern pharmaceutical market and the field of cosmetology are ready to offer their customers a huge selection of products based on Hyaluronic acid. Their choice is also wide in the form of tablets. The action of the tablets is based on the same principles as when injecting the preparation with a liquid consistency. The main thing is that the remedy is easily assimilated, and, consequently, low-molecular.
It should only be noted that ingested in the form of tablets, hyaluronic acid can not act purposefully and extends its effect on all systems and organs of man. Hence the less obvious and quick effect of their use. After all, primarily, the acid replenishes its shortage in connective tissues, joints and only after that begins to work on improving the skin. Get the expected effect when taking the pills really after two to three months after the start of their intake.
Proceeding from the principle of action, this technique of taking has its own contraindications to hyaluronic acid in tablets.
- Individual intolerance of the components of the drug.
- Inflammatory process in the body, especially in the gastrointestinal tract.
- Do not take the drug during pregnancy or lactation.
- It is contraindicated in the case of the recent passage of other cosmetic techniques, such as cleaning and polishing the skin and some others.
- In the anamnesis increased blood coagulability.
- Diseases of an autoimmune nature.
- Gastritis and stomach ulcers of the stomach and duodenum.
- Acute forms of inflammatory and infectious diseases.
Therefore, before deciding on a "rejuvenating" procedure using Hyaluronic acid, you need to seek advice from your local doctor. Only he, knowing the health features of his ward, can recommend or not such an effect on the body.
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Contraindications to hyaluronic acid for face
The human dermis consists of 70% water, which corresponds to 15-18% of the water volume of the human body. With time, when you start the aging process, the skin begins to dehydrate: the skin becomes flabby, dry, loses its elasticity and elasticity. The presence in the epidermis of a sufficient amount of hyaluronic acid (its hygroscopic molecules) allows better retention of water in the skin and subcutaneous layers of the body. Especially for a woman, the skin of the face, neck and décolleté region is actual.
But, before deciding on "rejuvenation" is not superfluous will become familiar with the question, what are the contraindications to hyaluronic acid for the face.
- Allergic predisposition.
- Autoimmune diseases, for example, such as:
- Endocrine system:
- Diabetes.
- Graves disease.
- Thyroid cancer.
- Diseases of the blood.
- Diseases of a neuralgic nature - multiple sclerosis, Hyena-Bare syndrome ...
- Gastrointestinal tract, liver:
- Pancreatitis is an autoimmune disorder.
- Biliary cirrhosis of the liver.
- Celiac disease is a failure of the digestive system caused by damage to certain foods of villi in the small intestine.
- Hepatitis is an autoimmune disorder.
- Ulcerative colitis.
- Diseases of the skin:
- Psoriasis.
- Vitiligo.
- Lupus erythematosus.
- Erysipelatous inflammation of the epidermis.
- Chronic urticaria.
- Kidney disease.
- Heart diseases:
- Some types of myocarditis.
- Rheumatoid fever.
- Lung diseases:
- Sarcoma.
- Fibrozing alveolitis.
- And many others.
- Endocrine system:
- Injuries, cuts, bruises in the area that is planned to be subjected to the procedure.
This method of rapid "rejuvenation" is becoming more popular all over the world, but in order not to inflict more harm in your pursuit of beauty, it is better, first of all, to consult with qualified specialists and, if necessary, to undergo examination and treatment.
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Contraindications to biorevitalization with hyaluronic acid
Biorevitalization ("natural revitalization") is an innovative method of preventing aging, removing defects and correcting skin imperfections, by saturating Hyaluronic acid with superficial and deep layers of the epidermis.
The substance under consideration is a hydrocolloid, which is a constituent of the intercellular space. Hyaluronic acid is directly involved in the processes of nutrition and reproduction of cells. Without it, the synthesis of elastin and collagen is impossible, the normal filling of the epidermal layers with water.
Like any cosmetic procedures of medical orientation, this technique has contraindications to biorevitalization with hyaluronic acid.
- Infectious-inflammatory processes affecting the area of the proposed treatment. Injections into such infiltrates can stimulate the spread of infection or bacterial diseases throughout the patient's body. Therefore, primarily, it is necessary to cure the existing pathology, and then transgress to rejuvenation.
- Reception of antibiotics.
- Pregnancy and lactation. Due to the fact that there are no clinical studies of the effects of Hyaluronic acid on pregnant women, and based on the fact that during this period any extraneous interference can adversely affect the baby's health, any techniques should be postponed to a later date.
- Malignant neoplasms. Hyaluronic acid has a stimulating effect on the structure of the body, while not making distinctions on healthy and cancer cells.
- Cutaneous neoplasms (moles, nevi, papillomas). It is permissible to administer the drug with Hyaluronic acid to adjacent areas with neoplasm, but to avoid disruption of its integrity.
- Diseases of skin surfaces.
- Exacerbation of chronic diseases. During this period, any cosmetic procedures are prohibited.
- Individual intolerance of hyaluronic acid. Although it is similar in its structure, biology and morphology to that found in the human body and is not an allergen, yet isolated cases of antagonism are known.
- Autoimmune diseases. Diseases of this nature cause the development of antibodies to their own cells. That is, the immune system recognizes healthy cells of its body as alien and tends to destroy them. By influencing immune cells, Hyaluronic acid can provoke activation of this process.
- Keloid scars. A special type of neoplasms penetrating into neighboring tissues. The growth and penetration of keloid scars, in most cases, begins one year after the wound is healed.
- Hypertension.
- Age is up to 25 years.
The above contraindications to biorevitalization with hyaluronic acid are not absolute. That is, the doctor can recommend or not recommend the technique. Therefore, being at his consultation, it is necessary to sound all about your health in detail. After all, there are rare diseases in which such procedures are not desirable, but they are not included in the prohibitory list. This step will give the opportunity to get the most "rejuvenating" effect, reducing the risk of negative consequences to a minimum.
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Contraindications to laser biorevitalization with hyaluronic acid
Laser biorevitalization is an innovative medical-cosmetology technique, carried out by means of a light laser (which does not cause significant heating of tissues), delivering through microchannels in the epidermis of Hyaluronic acid to the deeper layers of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Contraindications to laser biorevitalization with hyaluronic acid are available, as in any cosmetological "operation" of medical direction.
- Presence of skin diseases of bacterial, fungal or viral genesis in the places of the intended impact.
- Pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding.
- Propensity to epileptic attacks.
- Differentiation of cancerous growths in the body.
- Increased secretion of the thyroid gland.
- Allergic reaction to the "hyaluronic".
- Tuberculous lung disease.
- Systemic diseases of the blood.
- Defects of skin in the form of scratches, wounds, cuts, bruises.
- Launched atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels.
- Rapid depletion of the body due to disease.
- Decompensated diabetes mellitus.
- Hypertension of the third degree.
- Chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system.
- Psychoses that provoke outbreaks of hysteria and psychomotor agitation.
- Hypersensitivity to the rays of laser radiation.
- A significant number of moles and birthmarks in the area of exposure.
- Age is up to 25 years.
- Reception of photosensitizing drugs, stimulating the increased sensitivity of the human epidermis to light.
- Infectious damage to the body, accompanied by fever, chills, high fever.
- Presence in the place of the alleged impact of piercing, tattoos.
Contraindications to lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid
All wishing to get puffy sponges Angelina Jolie do not forget that there are contraindications to lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid.
- It is not necessary to resort to rejuvenating procedures during the period of bearing and feeding of the baby. Since there is no clinical research on the effect of "hyaluronic" on the baby's body and the health of the mother herself.
- Do not take risks in case of blood clotting problems.
- It is better to wait for complete recovery in case of acute phases of chronic diseases or inflammatory processes in the patient's body.
- If there is a woman with an autoimmune disease, the use of Hyaluronic acid is contraindicated.
- Infection of the skin.
- If less than a month after such cosmetic techniques, as a deep face peeling, laser resurfacing.
- Categorically contraindicated use of "gialuronki", if in the patient's history there are diseases of connective tissues.
- Individual intolerance to the drug.
- It is impossible to carry out a "rejuvenating procedure" against the background of taking anticoagulants.
- There is a restriction on age - 18 years.
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Contraindications to facial mesotherapy with hyaluronic acid
In most cases, the fair sex begins to notice the first signs of aging at the age of twenty-five. They try to compensate for the loss with various creams, scrubs, gels, but it is not possible to completely fill the "lost youth". Hyaluronic acid is a miracle cure that can solve this problem.
Mesotherapy - for today it is one of the most effective methods of rejuvenation. But there are also contraindications to facial mesotherapy with hyaluronic acid.
- Violation of blood clotting.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
- Propensity to allergic reactions.
- Lesions of the skin area, the proposed treatment, wounds, bruises, bruises, scratches.
- The presence of neoplasms: nevuses, papillomas, birthmarks.
- Fear of injections (panic fear of injections).
- Oncological diseases.
- Severe form of diabetes mellitus.
Therefore, before deciding on a rejuvenating technique, it is worth consulting a licensed physician who, after examining the patient's history, will give valid recommendations on the procedure for rejuvenation.
For many centuries a woman wants to be young and beautiful. Going to her meeting, medicine and cosmetology progressively introduces new and new methods of "rejuvenation", but until the end this problem has not been solved. Using procedures with Hyaluronic acid is the newest stage in cosmetology, but in the race for beauty, one should not forget about health. Who needs a painful youth. Therefore, in order to minimize the possible occurrence of side effects, it is necessary to know the contraindications to the use of hyaluronic acid and resort to the services of only highly qualified specialists. This is the guarantee of obtaining the desired result. Take care of yourself, listen to the advice of doctors and be healthy, beautiful and young!