What is ArteFill?

asked 3 years ago by pegton in knoxville, tennessee
Latest answer by Benjamin Bassichis, MD
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6 answers to What is ArteFill?

ArteFill is a material to be avoided

Please read the multiple other commentaries about AretFill. It is a permanent tissue filler made essentially of microscopic cement beads. The attraction of it is the permanent nature of the treatment - and the problem is exactly the same. Any irregularities or lack of happiness with the result are difficult or impossible to correct. There can be long-term infection problems that don't appear for year after the treatment. Finally, as we age, a permanent filler can rise up like an island... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

What is Arterfill?

Artefill is a tiny microsphere wrapped in bovine (cow) collagen. As the bovine collagen goes away, our body produces collagen to then wrap around the microspheres. Very effective if used in the correct location and injected properly. Not reversible, so injection technique is paramount.

Benjamin Bassichis, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

ArteFill is an FDA approved non-absorbable injectable filler.

ArteFill, manufactured by Suneva Medical, Inc, is an FDA approved non-absorbable injectable filler used to add volume in areas of the face such as nasolabial folds. It is a combination of bovine collagen (from cowhide), and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microspheres. The microspheres are non-absorbable. As the body is metabolizing the bovine collagen, it is making new native collagen around the PMMA microspheres. In this way the new collagen produced in response to the PMMA... more

Aysel Sanderson, MD
Kirkland Plastic Surgeon

Artefill is currently the only FDA appproved non-resorbable filler

Artefill is a filler that has been FDA approved for use in the nasolabial folds and has some components which are permanent. It is a third generation filler, earlier versions were called Artecoll. It consists of collagen and microscopic non-resorbable beads. Artefill is a good option for someone interested in very long term results. Because of it's permanent nature, it should be used by a very experienced practitioner and it is also a good idea to try shorter... more

David Mabrie, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

New Artefill safety study

We recently announced interim results from a long-term safety and patient satisfaction study on Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced dermal filler for the correction of smile lines. Our initial analysis is very encouraging as it further validates Artefill’s strong safety profile and high level of patient satisfaction for long-term wrinkle correction. A granuloma incidence rate of less than 0.1% is also indicative of this and suggests Artefill is as safe as... more

Phil Werschler, MD
Spokane Dermatologist

The company who makes it is bankrupt.

Artefill is a permanent filler made up of collagen and plexi-glass beads. In the right location such as the nasolabial area or in scars, it did very good but is no longer available due to the chapter 7 bankrupcy of the company who made it. Sorry, Dr. David Hansen

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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