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Can Caci Face Lift Cause Mercury Leackage from Old Dental Fillings?

asked 9 months ago by tatiana007 in Edinburgh
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
Question viewed 309 times
Tags: filling, mercury, risk

is the metallic taste and feel during a caci treatment dangerous as it may release mercury into the body through old fillings in teeth?

3 answers to Can Caci Face Lift Cause Mercury Leackage from Old Dental Fillings?

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Great question.

Caci treatment appears to be an electrical current device that promoters tout as being an effective facial treatment. Without getting into the efficacy of this type of service, the metallic taste your are describing is likely from the electrical current. WIll this release mercury from your filling? I do not believe that there has been a study on this. Mercury does leach out of the filling. Amalgam can be 50% mercury and body exposure to this mercury does... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Caci treatment

There have been a number of similar low level electrical, LED, RF, and vibration treatments marketed which produce little if any short term-effect and no proven long-term effect. As far as mercury it is not known since none of these devices have to go through any FDA testing. If you are concerned you can have your Hg levels checked
Sam Naficy, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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CACI "facelift" causes mercury leaching from amalgam dental fillings?

Dr. Steinsapir's answer is correct with regards to amalgam, and his advice is sound. He was being "politically correct" in not getting into the efficacy of this treatment. I will attempt to address the "effectiveness" of CACI. CACI treatments are basically electric muscle stimulators applied to various areas of the body (in this case, the face) via moist, cotton-tipped wands, skin patches (like EKG pads), or metallic probes, wheels, or paddles. The idea is... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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