Can Bio Alcamid migrate?

Can you tell me if what you have written about Artefill also applies to Bio Alcamid? I was told that this does not migrate as a capsule forms around the implant making it impossible to migrate.

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A: Migration of Bio Alcamid

Brent Moelleken, MD

I would put Bio Alcamid in the same category. It is a synthetic gel polymer. I don't think you can guarantee a capsule will form around anything except a solid object such as a cheek implant. Certainly other injectable plastic/silicone fillers have behaved much differentlyThe bad press for Bio Alcamid has... more

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