Since I have never used Aquamid I am curious who injected this material into your lips? Were you pleased with the outcome. In answer to your question I do believe it is OK to now inject Restylane.
Is the Aquamid and Restylane combination safe?
I have used Aquamid (permanent filler) in my upper lip (7 years ago). Now I want to have Restylane injected because Aquamid is not used anymore in the clinic. Is this combination safe?
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A: Facial injections with fillers, Restylane
Dear Snoopy nl Aquamid is not approved in the US for a reason. They have not submitted any data for the long term results- of a permanent filler. Aquamid is attracted to water and so is Restylane. Combiining the 2 fillers may result in a reaction and if you develop a reaction to Aquamid- there is... more
A: You never know what is going to happen with an unapproved filler, unfortunately
There is no way that you (or the surgeon, for that matter) can know what will happen when you inject Restylane over the Aquamid. It is a product that still isn't available in the US and it appears unlikely it will be. Most of the permanent fillers have been implicated in problems that are either... more
A: Filler combinations and safety
There is a very small chance that you might develop a reaction years from now from the Aquamid. If you get a reaction in the next year, you might think it’s the Restylane when, in fact, it is the Aquamid that became active because of the local interference by the physical injections of the Restylane on... more
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