What is Radiesse made of?

Before any injectable goes into your face, it is fair to ask what it is made of. If you are weighing Radiesse in Mamaroneck or elsewhere in Westchester, the answer is short.

The direct answer

The medical research archive PubMed Central carries this description of the product, saying it "is composed of calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres suspended in a carboxymethylcellulose gel."

So the working ingredient is calcium hydroxylapatite, carried in a gel. Papers on this ingredient spell it both hydroxylapatite and hydroxyapatite.

Reading about calcium hydroxylapatite

If you want the published research behind that ingredient, a systematic review of calcium hydroxylapatite and aesthetic outcomes gathers controlled clinical trials in one place. Two further papers look at specific uses: hand rejuvenation with calcium hydroxyapatite filler and a global expert consensus on calcium hydroxylapatite for buttock augmentation.

A detail worth knowing after treatment

A study titled Radiographic Manifestation of Cosmetic Hand Rejuvenation With Calcium Hydroxyapatite looks at this ingredient on imaging. If you ever have a scan, tell the person ordering it which product you received and when.

What to do now

Ask your clinician to write down the product name and the date of treatment. Keep that note with your health records.

Do not try to judge a reaction from a product description. If something looks or feels wrong after treatment, call the clinic that treated you.

The follow-up people ask

The next question is usually how Radiesse differs from other fillers. Put that to your clinician at the consultation, with the product names written in front of you.