Keys to achieving results from Marina Landau

To achieve high results, each world-class specialist, having gone his own way of becoming, has developed his own formula for success. But the basis of these formulas in aesthetic medicine is always common – it is the improvement of their professional knowledge and skills, the use of high-quality drugs.

Dermatologist Marina Landau shared her principles of successful work in an exclusive interview for estet-portal.com. Why is it important for every aesthetic medicine specialist to know anatomy, develop an aesthetic vision of the face, and how to protect yourself from routine work and mistakes in aesthetic correction – find out now.

ED. Marina, you are a doctor with vast experience, a professional with a capital letter, and, it's no secret to anyone, you are a guru for aesthetic medicine specialists. Share with us the tools to achieve high results in work

M.L. These tools are very simple.  There is a close relationship between the constant increase in the level of knowledge and their application in practice. I always recommend to all my colleagues to improve their anatomical knowledge, develop a correct aesthetic view, be able to analyze information about existing methods and preparations.

Knowledge of anatomy is of course important. What do you mean when you talk about the development of an aesthetic look

M.L. Today we are surrounded by many beautifully contoured women.  But I always pay attention to those who look as natural as possible, without signs of injection.

A very important point is the assessment of the face during mimic activity. It is when moving that you can often see notes of unnaturalness in the face.

Therefore, the ability to analyze the face, choose the necessary techniques and preparations for each of the – one of the most important skills for a modern injection doctor.

The cosmetology market today is overflowing with both information about methods and preparations, which often makes it difficult to choose. How to navigate this correctly

M.L. It may seem so at first, but I use a universal diagnostic sequence that makes this choice much easier.

Firstly, I analyze the face and conditionally divide it into two parts. First – this central part (with the exception of the nose area). It is very mobile, tissues are displaced during mimic activity, therefore, for these zones it is necessary to use preparations that will adapt to movement, integrate into tissues, and maintain the harmony of correction during movement.  If we talk about brands, for these purposes I choose Restylane fillers produced using OBT technology. These products fully comply with these requirements.

The second part of the face, the principle of correction of which is different, is the lateral parts (temporal, zygomatic, frontal areas) and the nose. The mobility of these areas is limited and this requires the use of preparations with good lifting ability. Restylane has NASHA technology and Restylane Lyft is the ideal product for correcting these areas.

Why do you prefer Restylane today, what is your choice based on?

M.L. I have been working with Restylane for over 18 years. I started using it as soon as it appeared in Israel, because this drug was the first filler based on stabilized hyaluronic acid of non-animal origin. And this event was a landmark for aesthetic medicine, and significantly expanded the possibilities in the field of contouring. To date, 95% of the products for contour plastics in my arsenal are represented by Restylane.  This is due to the fact that the line has expanded, and now this brand is the owner of the widest line of preparations for contour plastics, both in terms of the number of items and the variety of viscoelastic properties of preparations. Now it is possible, within the same ruler, to work with any indications,

Restylane – proven drug not only in my practice, but all over the world.

To date, more than 30 million injections have been performed using it. Restylane is used everywhere, approved by the FDA (USA), used in Canada, Australia, and, of course, in Europe. They are the #1 drugs worldwide and have the largest evidence base supporting their effectiveness and safety.

Which Restylane products do you use more often? Perhaps there are some favorite drugs

M.L. As already mentioned, I use all the drugs from the line. But, in the largest number, the clinic has Restylane Lyft (Perlane), Restylane Kysse, Restylane Volyme and, of course, Restylane Vital and Restylane Vital Light skin boosters, especially Vital.

When do you prefer using skinboosters?

M.L. Restylane Vital and Restylane Vital Light Skin Boosters – these are the only preparations with which I can correct the quality of the skin, increase elasticity, by activating collagen synthesis. Skin boosters are indispensable in cases where you need to achieve a lifting effect without adding volume to the soft tissues of the face. I would also like to note the Smart-click injection system, which is equipped with each skinbooster syringe. This system allows you to accurately dose the drug, to enter the minimum volume of the product with each injection for accurate, safe and effective correction. For example, I often use Restylane Vital to correct wrinkles above the upper lip in cases where volume is not needed. Such a correction requires a fairly accurate injection of the drug, but this is easily done with the Smart-click system. The drug of choice for the skin of the neck is Restylane Vital Light, which improves the quality of the skin and fills in the horizontal wrinkles of the neck.

I will talk about all these intricacies of working with Restylane preparations and not only in Kyiv on September 14 at an event dedicated to the presentation of the new

Restylane line, produced using OBT technology. 

On September 15, at a seminar in a narrow format at the Innovaestetic training center, I will share methods for correcting the oval without a significant increase in volume, the intricacies of working in difficult areas (temporal, chin), and touch on topical issues of injection rhinoplasty.

It is my pleasure to invite you to join!