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Alloderm is an implant made from donated human tissue. It's most often used in breast reconstruction surgery following breast cancer.

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Average Price: $525

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spent $100 in Toronto, Canada Updated 11 months ago

Did not need expander, constant visits, any skin or tissue taken from any other part of my body after single, simple mastectomy. Alloderm and implant was used on the inside, my own skin on the outside. So happy to have been the right candidate. Canada could not do it right, so I had to... Read more

spent $500 in New York City Created 1 year ago

Had it put in my nose along with cartilage grafts from my ears. Within a few weeks it got infected and a big abscess formed on my nose near my right eye. It was cultured and drained. I was on Bactrim twice, Cipro and now Levaquin. Also using topical Mupirocin. The abscess is still there one... Read more

spent $1,000 in Illinois Created 2 years ago

17 years ago I had Alloderm put into upper and lower lip and nasolabial folds. At 49 I still have no lines in the upper lip, which had at 32 begun. The nasolabial folds were very helpful as well. It didn't make my lips look bigger, but it firmed up the pesky skin that wrinkles around the... Read more

spent $500 in Manhassat, ny Updated 3 years ago

I had a bilateral mastectomy. i had alloderm put in my right breast to smooth out the lumps and dents. I had radiation on this right breast too 4 years ago. i also had alloderm put in my port scar to smooth it out. The first few months after surgery it looked good, now 6 months later... Read more

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