Intradermal Hyaluronan-Based Microimplants

The development history of the first intra-dermal hyaluronan-based microimplants warrants brief review. Since the early 1980s, HA microimplant injections have been commonly and widely used for correction of depressive cosmetic defects. In 1984-1988, the preparation 

Hyaluronic Acid Preparation, Properties, Application in Biology and Medicine, First Edition. MikhaQ A. Selyanin, PetrYa. Boykov and Vladimir N. Khabarov. 

In the next section, the properties of hyaluronan microimplants are discussed from the contemporary viewpoint of physical chemistry of gel-like polymeric materials. 

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