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What is hyaluronic acid and what is its function?
Hyaluronic acid is a transparent, viscous and colloidal substance, and it is a high molecular polysaccharide. It is a linear high molecular polysaccharide with glucuronic acid -N- glucosamine acetate as disaccharide molecular unit, with an average molecular weight of 6.5438+10,000 ~ 6.5438+100,000 Daltons (mass unit), which is filled in the gap between human cells and collagen fibers.

The role of hyaluronic acid:

1, moisturizing

Hyaluronic acid mainly exists in the dermis of human skin in the form of colloid, which is mainly responsible for storing water, increasing skin volume and making skin look full, rich and elastic, so hyaluronic acid has a good moisturizing effect. However, hyaluronic acid in the human body will gradually disappear with the increase of age, which will make the skin lose its water storage capacity, gradually become dull and aging, and form fine wrinkles.

2. Anti-aging

HA hyaluronic acid is widely distributed in human connective tissue and exists almost in pure state in vitreous body and joint cavity. Hyaluronic acid in skin has a good effect on metabolism. If HA in the skin is destroyed, the skin will lose moisture and elasticity, so HA is a good anti-aging factor.

3. Beauty

Hyaluronic acid has good biological characteristics, so it is also used as a common product in the beauty industry: (1) moisturizing. Hyaluronic acid has a strong moisturizing effect. After washing your face, apply hyaluronic acid stock solution to your face, which can moisturize it well. (2) wrinkle removal. Injecting hyaluronic acid stock solution into the wrinkles and depressions of dermis can achieve the effect of wrinkle removal and appearance modification. (3) Plastic surgery such as rhinoplasty and chin pad. Hyaluronic acid stock solution is also a kind of filler, which can play a role in filling after being injected into the nose or chin. Hyaluronic acid can also be used for rhinoplasty and chin pad.

4, improve the ability of wound healing

Hyaluronic acid HA is one of the main matrix components of human epidermis. Its physiological function is to make water enter the intercellular space, form protein gel with tuberculosis in protein, make cells stick together, protect cells from pathogenic bacteria, accelerate the recovery of skin tissue, improve wound healing ability, reduce scars and enhance immunity.

5. Anti-inflammatory

In medicine, HA hyaluronic acid can be used as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, adjuvant drugs for arthritis treatment, adjuvant drugs for ophthalmology and heart surgery, and has a unique role in treating burns, scalds, frostbite, artificial skin and so on.

6. Improve joint function

Hyaluronic acid is a natural moisturizing lubricant, which can not only prevent arteriosclerosis, pulse disorder and brain atrophy, but also lubricate joints and improve human joint function. ?

Extended data

Hyaluronic acid is suitable for any age group that needs treatment. Injection of hyaluronic acid at any age will have no side effects, mainly depending on the skin condition.

Hyaluronic acid should be used aseptically, limited to 1 time. Do not use hyaluronic acid gel after it is damaged. It is not suitable to inject when the joint inflammation is obvious, and then inject hyaluronic acid gel after the inflammation is eliminated. When joint effusion occurs, hyaluronic acid gel will leak from joint cavity at will, which will cause pain, so it must be injected into joint cavity. Sometimes it causes pain. After injection of hyaluronic acid gel, it will be quietly treated locally.

Hyaluronic acid will precipitate when it meets disinfectants such as benzalkonium chloride and seasonal salt. , so we should pay full attention to it when using it. Pregnant women and lactating women should use it with caution, those with impaired liver function should use it with caution, and those who are allergic to hyaluronic acid gel should use it with caution.

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