Raleigh-Durham ArteFill doctors

Michael Law, MD Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon
10941 Raven Ridge Rd Suite 103, Raleigh
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Sue Ellen Cox, MD Sue Ellen Cox, MD
Raleigh-Durham Dermatologist
5821 Farrington Rd Suite 101, Chapel Hill
John Soderberg, MD John Soderberg, MD
Raleigh-Durham Dermatologic Surgeon
5821 Farrington Rd Suite 101, Chapel Hill

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What Are Artefill Injection Risks?

I heard a doctor on TV say that Artefill was risky, but my friend had it injected and it looks really good. Is Artefill safe? Does anything last as long, like maybe silicone?
A: Artefill, formerly known as Artecoll

ArteFill is a gel filler consisting of millions of synthetic microspheres (polymethylmethacrylate or PMMA) suspended in purified bovine (cow) collagen. This product sounded like a bad idea to me when it was first introduced. Countless reports of lumps, bumps, and granulomas by patients who have been injected with this product. Over the last few years, this product has become less and less popular and currently, the company is in bankruptcy.

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon
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