{"id":1814,"date":"2026-05-27T21:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/radiesse-may-be-tackling-a-deeper-layer-of-sun-damage-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:18:29","slug":"radiesse-may-be-tackling-a-deeper-layer-of-sun-damage-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/radiesse-may-be-tackling-a-deeper-layer-of-sun-damage-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiesse May Be Tackling a Deeper Layer of Sun Damage, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">We\u2019ve long known that certain injectable biostimulators do more than plump, but a landmark new study suggests the story is richer and more complex than previously understood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">Published in the <em class=\"italic\">Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology<\/em>, the six-month, placebo-controlled human study found that Radiesse, a calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) dermal filler known for its biostimulatory effects, stimulates not just collagen and elastin, but a whole ecosystem of structural proteins that form the extracellular matrix (ECM)\u2014the hidden scaffolding responsible for skin\u2019s firmness, hydration and resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">\u201cWhile previous research has shown that biostimulation with Radiesse has a positive impact on both collagen and elastin production, the latest evidence demonstrates it also supports a broader remodeling process, including notable improvements to sun-damaged skin,\u201d said Owen Sunga, MD, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Medical Affairs at Merz Aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">Perhaps the most exciting finding involves solar elastosis\u2014a deeper, structural form of sun damage\u2014that dermatologists have long flagged as one of the most stubborn consequences of UV exposure. Unlike surface-level discoloration, solar elastosis happens deep in the dermis, where UV rays gradually break down the elastic fibers responsible for skin\u2019s bounce and resilience, contributing to wrinkles, laxity and crepiness over time and remaining notoriously difficult to address from the inside out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">That\u2019s where the data becomes even more compelling:<strong class=\"font-semibold\"> <\/strong>At sites treated with Radiesse, the study found significant improvements in elastosis at both three and six months, suggesting the treatment works across multiple tissue depths, not just at the surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">\u201cSun damage is one of the most common concerns we see in patients, and the damage itself extends far beyond what\u2019s visible,\u201d said Gabriela Casabona, MD, study author and dermatologist. \u201cFinding that Radiesse plays a role in addressing ultrasonographic features of solar elastosis adds an important dimension to how we think about this treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve long known that certain injectable biostimulators [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}