By the Dr Adams Laboratories Product Team · Updated September 2026
Restylane is one of the longest-established names in injectable aesthetics, and its range has grown wide enough that clinics — and patients researching treatment options — often need a clear map of what’s actually in it before deciding what to stock or request. Here’s how the range breaks down, what the underlying technology does differently across products, and what to check when sourcing.
What is Restylane?
Restylane is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler range manufactured by Galderma, built on NASHA (Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid) and, in newer formulations, XpresHAn technology, which adjusts the gel’s flexibility and cohesivity for different facial areas and movement patterns. The range spans traditional volumising fillers through to dedicated skin boosters, which is why “Restylane” alone isn’t really one product — it’s a family, and matching the right formulation to the right indication matters clinically as much as it does for sourcing.
The range at a glance
Within the range, clinics typically distinguish between volumising and contouring products — such as Restylane Lyft for cheek and midface volume, Defyne and Refyne for nasolabial folds and areas needing natural movement, and Kysse for lips — and the skin booster line, including Restylane Skinboosters Vital and Eyelight for the under-eye area. Each formulation has a different indication, injection depth and technique, so the manufacturer’s IFU for the specific product — not the Restylane name generally — should guide clinical use.
Restylane skin boosters vs the volumising range
It’s worth being explicit with patients that Restylane Skinboosters are a genuinely different product to Restylane’s volumising fillers, despite sharing a brand name — they’re designed to hydrate and improve skin quality rather than add contour or volume, in the same broad category as Profhilo and other skin boosters, though built on a different HA technology. If you’re positioning a skin-quality-focused treatment plan, our guide to choosing the right skin booster covers how Restylane’s skin booster line compares to the alternatives on the market.
Who it’s suitable for
Suitability depends entirely on which product in the range is being considered and the specific concern being treated — from lip enhancement to cheek volume to under-eye hydration. Across the range, standard HA filler contraindications apply: pregnancy and breastfeeding, active infection or inflammation at the injection site, known hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid or lidocaine (in lidocaine-containing formulations), and a history of severe allergies or anaphylaxis — always confirmed against the specific product’s current IFU rather than general category guidance.
Sourcing and safety
Restylane should only be purchased through an authorised, traceable supply chain, with full CE documentation and batch records for the specific product ordered, and administered exclusively by trained, licensed medical aesthetic practitioners. For general information on the manufacturer, see Galderma’s official site. Our own guide to verifying genuine aesthetic injectables covers what documentation to request from any supplier before ordering, and registers such as JCCP and Save Face are useful references for practitioner training standards.
Ordering
You can browse the full current Restylane range — including Lyft, Kysse, Defyne, Refyne, Volyme, Eyelight and the Skinboosters line — with pack sizes and pricing on our Restylane product listing.
FAQs
What’s the difference between Restylane and Restylane Skinboosters?
Standard Restylane products are cross-linked HA fillers designed to add volume and contour; Skinboosters use a different formulation designed to hydrate and improve skin quality rather than add volume.
How long does Restylane last?
Longevity varies by product, injection site and individual patient factors — always refer to the specific product’s clinical data rather than a single figure across the whole range.
Is Restylane the same as Juvederm?
No — they’re competing HA filler brands from different manufacturers (Galderma and AbbVie/Allergan respectively) using different proprietary technologies, though they serve overlapping indications.
Further reading
About Dr Adams Laboratories: Dr Adams Laboratories is a wholesale supplier of CE-marked, professional-use aesthetic injectables to licensed clinics and medical practitioners. Products are supplied for use only by qualified, insured professionals in accordance with their own clinical judgement and current local regulation — nothing in this article constitutes medical or clinical advice, and it does not replace the instructions for use supplied with any product.
