ArteFill after Radiesse?

I had radiesse injected into my nasolabial folds in December. Is it safe to have ArteFill now, since I do not see the results I wanted from the Radiesse?

2 answers to “ArteFill after Radiesse?”

A: Artefill + Radiesse

Bryan K. Chen, MD

Since you only recently had injections of Radiesse into your nasolabial folds, it is very unlikely that the radiesse that was injected has been resorbed/absorbed so soon.  My suspicion is that the volume loss of your nasolabial folds was under-corrected with an insufficient volume of Radiesse filler... more

A: yes

David E. Berman, MD

I see no reason why you cannot inject artefill after doing Radiesse. the company that make artefill has gone bankrupt. however the product is FDA approved for the nasolabial folds. the company went bankrupt for financial reasons and NOT because the product is not safe or does not work. I have used Artefill... more

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