Most dermal fillers, such as the Juvéderm, RHA,  and Restylane lines, are made basically from hyaluronic acid. When they are injected, the hyaluronic acid binds with nearby water molecules and they provide instant volume.
Radiesse is different in that it is made with calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in an aqueous gel. When injected beneath a crease or area of volume loss, the body begins to absorb the calcium microspheres. When this happens, it triggers new collagen production in the area. We all know collagen is the secret to firm, younger looking skin. The problem is that after our 20th birthday, our bodies produce one additional percentage point less collagen every year. By the time we’re 50, we have 30 percent less collagen. That’s why our skin thins, loses volume, and develops lines and creases.
Whereas other dermal fillers, as their name implies, “fill” in the space under a line or wrinkle pushing the skin back up, Radiesse instead stimulates your own body to create new collagen. This firms the skin, erases lines and wrinkles, and returns volume, but your body is doing the work with the new collagen it is producing. Our patients from all over the Las Vegas area love that aspect of treatments with Radiesse.