Out and about: Perfectha factory visit, Lyon, France

A group of 10 leading aesthetic practitioners were invited to visit Sinclair Pharma’s Perfectha production facility, 30 minutes from the centre of Lyon in France. 

During a guided visit, the clinicians were able to observe the Perfectha manufacturing process in detail from start to finish. All of the world’s production of the product is made on site; enough to fill 30,000 syringes per week. 

Currently only the filler itself is made on site. The filling of syringes and sterilisation is carried out at a separate facility. However, plans are in underway to see 100% of the production process in one place within the next five years. 

The practitioners were also given a glimpse into the future at plans for new product developments which will be announced later in 2019 and 2020. 

Sharon Bennett, aesthetic nurse and chair of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses, said, “We have had a fabulous time learning and discovering the complicated process of making hyaluronic acid gels for facial aesthetics. We gained an understanding how fillers are made, what is unique about each one, and what gives them all different capabilities in the skin.”