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Positive Effects of Pharmaceutical Grade Facial Silicone Injections
asked 2 years ago by kathybellotti
Latest answer by Channing R. Barnett, MD
Question viewed 866 times
Tags: face, silicone implant
Many people I know are looking for permanent facial fillers--for obvious reasons. Can a facelift be done with such fillers; and what other fillers, if any, can be used with, for example, silicone, including site of such injection? The procedures are done by qualified practitioners and proper quality filler used. Thank you.
4 answers to Positive Effects of Pharmaceutical Grade Facial Silicone Injections
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Silicone is permanent and an ideal filler
Liquid injectable silicone (Silikon-1000) is a permanent filler, and in the right hands, is an ideal filler. In addition to being permanent, it is very precise and can be used to for volumizing, filling aging grooves, correcting acne scarring, and filling facial scars and contour deformities. It is also the ideal filler for a non-surgical rhinoplasty.
When using liquid injectable silicone, there is no need to harvest tissue from another site on your body or to test for a possible allergy....
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Silikon-1000 can be safely used, only by experienced physicians, as a permanent wrinkle filler
Silikon-1000 is a permanent filler, so your results, good or bad, are permanent. You must find a board-certified dermatologist or facial plastic surgeon experienced with the micro-droplet technique. You should also have a discussion with your doctor about the FDA's position with respect to using Silikon-1000 in an off-label fashion to permanently reduce the appearance of your wrinkles. Lastly, you should see many before and after photos demonstrating beautiful results before you pick your...
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Silcone facial injections for permanent filler results
At the present time, there are no popular permanent or long term fillers approved by the FDA for facial augmentation. This is not to say that there are none whatsoever. For example, Artefill is approved for long term reults but it remains a relatively unpopular option. In fact the company that introduced reportedly filed for bankruptcy.
Silicone injections are performed but not in volumes sufficient to achieve a facelift.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Forget the positive effects of liquid silicone and be afraid of the negative ones
Every experienced plastic surgeon has seen patients with extremely difficult problems from the injection of liquid silicone. Chronic infection, lumps and bumps etc are all very hard, if not impossible, to totally resolve.
You can achieve a "liquid facelift" with the combination of Botox and temporary fillers if your face needs volume enhancement and doesn't have too much lax skin. If this is the case, you need a surgical facelift.
