Long-term effects of Artefill?

I heard this product has been approved in Europe for 10 years. Are there any long-term safety studies? If yes, what are the results?  Does Artefill gradually get absorbed into the body over time?

1 answer to “Long-term effects of Artefill?”

A: ArteFill should be taken seriously.

David C. Pearson, MD

ArteFill is the third-generation, so to speak, of the modern PMMA fillers, and has only been approved in the U.S. since the end of 2006. [Note: it's available once again, now that another company, Suneva Medical, has purchased the rights to it here in the U.S. after Artes Medical filed for bankruptcy last fall... more

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