Why No Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Large Volume Use?
asked 2 years ago by sillano1 in los angelos
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: hyaluronic acid, loss, volume
4 answers to Why No Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Large Volume Use?
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Large volume fillers
The problem with large volumes of filler, besides the obvious recurring expense, is that fillers have no blood supply. If an infection sets up shop in the filler, your body has no defense at all.
Large volume permanent or semipermanent fillers are even worse, with risks ranging from infection to permanent lumpiness requiring surgery to fix.
There are many options to fill in lost volume that will give you greater permanence, and in the long run save you a lot of money.
That is my concern...
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Large volume fillers
The hyaluronic acids that are available inthe US are really not promoted for high volume use. I assume you mean for the breasts or buttocks. We will have to wait and see.
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HA's Hyaluronic injectable fillers are expensive because of technology, liability, & FDA.
I assume you prefer to have this for buttock augmentation or breast enlargement.
HA's are expensive. Even when we purchase it for use in compounding cosmetic preparations, it is a costly ingredient. HA's for injectable use requires a complex and highly monitored production facility that uses recombinant DNA technology in a sterile environment. That is why it costs so much. Furthermore, the American tort system and the FDA are additional reasons why medications often cost significantly more...
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Large volume use of HA fillers?
I am not sure where you are wanting more than 5 cc's of HA filler but that would be very unusual for most people to request. That is probably why they stick to the 1 cc form, just that there are very few people who have a demand for 5 or more cc's.
