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Artefill for Nasolabial Folds
asked 3 years ago by marianne
Latest answer by Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
Question viewed 6,478 times
Tags: nasolabial folds
is artefill good for permanent nasolabial line filling or not?
6 answers to Artefill for Nasolabial Folds
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Artefill for Nasolabial Folds
Artefill is a good option for nasolabial folds on the correct patient. Patient selection is key, and the procedure should only be performed by an expert and experienced injector.
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Artefill for nasolabial lines.
Artefill is a great choice for the nasolabial lines. It is long lasting, effective, but is not reversible. Injection technique is very important.
Benjamin Bassichis, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Artefill is one of the BEST treatments for nasolabial folds
If you like the results of fillers in your nasolabial folds then Artefill could be a good choice for you. But make sure you go to an experienced injector with an artistic hand who has a lot of experience with fillers such as Artefill. Try out this injector with a temporary filler first to make sure you like her or his technique. Since Artefill is so long lasting you want to make sure you have both a safe AND artistically placed treatment.
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Artefill is excellent for nasolabial folds.
Artefill is not Bio-alcamid, so I'm not sure what the analogy is in my colleague's comments. Indeed, Artefill and any long-lasting or permanent filler can have problems. The most serious of these problems is that of granuloma formation which can occur in a delayed fashion even years later.
That risk, however, needs to be placed in context: it's about 1 in 800 patients. How many surgical patients experience complications that require additional cutting (i.e., surgery)? For almost every...
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David C. Pearson, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Artefill does great in nasolabial folds
Artefill does a very nice job of filling in the Nasolabial grooves and should last roughly 4-5 yrs before you need to redo it. Artefill is a much better product than it's predecessor Artecoll. You should be skin tested to the product first and then have it injected in 2-3 sessions. Each syringe runs about $1250 and you will need 2-3 syringes for the average good correction. Hope that helps.
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Be wary of "permanent" fillers
"Permanent" is not always better when it comes to having fillers put in your face. Bio-Alcamid”, a permanent" facial filler used outside of the US was reported initially to very safe without any complications. Last week there were reports of late complications. I have practiced for 22 years, and it is an all too common story. Severe granulomas occurred 3-5 years after the previous product, Artecoll, had been injected in many patients. The majority of patients...
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