from CosmeticSurgery.com

"I filled the hockey player's deep nasal scar with Restylane," says Charles E. Crutchfield III, M.D., a board certified dermatologist and clinical associate professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. "The injury required several vials of Restylane to fill so the patient must return in eight to 12 months because the body absorbs Restylane over time. But, compared to nose surgery, the treatment is affordable.".

Of course, the younger generation's fondness for Restylane and other facial injectables like Botox goes far beyond accident victims.

According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, (ASAPS) 505,000 people aged 19 to 34 accounted for 20 percent of the nonsurgical 11.5 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics have been compiled. The figures show younger patients having 317,000 doses of some injectable facial filler, including fat transfer. 261,000 younger patients alone opted for Restylane.