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Sagging of the face and neck occurs due to a decrease in collagen and elastin, substances that provide the skin with tensile strength, structural support and elasticity. Calcium hydroxyapatite is a biodegradable filler and biostimulator approved to correct moderate and severe furrows. Its use in diluted form has been used to improve skin sagging, without volumizing effects. In this study, 11 women were treated bilaterally with 1 session of calcium hydroxyapatite at a 1:1 dilution following the Inverted L technique and evaluated according to the facial sagging assessment scale. The results showed that 45% of the patients showed a 10% improvement in the score on the flaccidity scale in the midfacial compartment, with 18% changing from moderate to mild, while 27% improved the score, but they remained within the same classification of the degree of sagging. 9% of the patients showed an improvement of 10% in the sagging score in the neck region, remaining in the same classification. The other compartments showed no change in the score or in the degree of sagging. More studies are needed to prove the global improvement of the flaccidity of the face and neck, with Biocrystal, biostimulator of the Biometil laboratory.
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