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Objectives: Validate the efficacy (aesthetic improvement) and reproducibility (injection technique) of a full face treatment with hyaluronic acid. Introduction: Treating the whole face with injectables is still full of risks and poor outcomes. The market is nowadays full of HA fillers with different rheology and indications. The need of a standardized injection technique together with a clear analysis of the patient uniqueness should be the first outcome to achieve. Materials / method: 80 patients were enrolled (72 women and 8 men), age: 23 to 59 years, treated with the same injection technique by 3 doctors in a min. of 3 anatomical areas: zygomatic - malar area, temporal area, chin, mandibular edges, nose. We used high G’ hyaluronic acid fillers, the quantity of product injected was between 4 and 10 ml ( 2 to 6 session in total were performed). We evaluate the patients 30 days after the end of the program with the GAIS scale and a survey made by 3 questions (quality of life; own realization; relationships; natural result) with a score between 0 and 4. Results: We found no difference in terms of complications between the 3 groups (each group was treated by a different doctor with the same injection technique). The mean value of treatment effectiveness was 3.1 in the survey analysis; the score 1 (excellent result) of GAIS scale was obtained in 82% of patients. The most frequent complication was the hematoma (22%). Conclusion: The investigated treatment method is safe, effective and reproducible. Moreover, the improvement of quality of life and “natural” look results gave to the patient uniqueness, maintaining its own characteristics. However, it is mandatory to expand the study sample and include more systems of quality analysis.