Benefits of adding lidocaine to a hyaluronic gel – Stylage® M

Although the benefits of adding lidocaine are recognized in terms of relieving the pain experienced upon injection, it would appear beneficial to establish the impact of lidocaine within the Stylage® range, the only one to incorporate both an anaesthetic (lidocaine) and an antioxidant in the form of mannitol in its crosslinked gel of HA. A clinical follow-up was carried out at 11 centres over a period of 6-8 months, depending on the practitioner, and involved 84 patients. The aim of this study was to determine fact from fiction with regards to the benefits of adding local anaesthetic to a filler : 1.Does this addition offer a real benefit in relation to the basic gel? 2)Could it be the cause of other incidents directly linked to lidocaine? 3. Could it have an impact on the durability of the result?