Artefill is no longer available, the company went bankrupt. If it looks overfilled, sometimes you might get luck if it is early after treatment. This may be due to swelling. The problem is that if it truly is overfilled, it is a permanent product and difficult to remove.
Will areas over-filled with ArteFill eventually look better?
I recently received ArteFill for a scar on the right side of my mouth. It was big, deep, and looked like a very "wide" wrinkle. Several days later, I am noticing this roundness where i believe it was slightly overfilled. I am aware that ArteFill is permanent. Overall, there is improvement with the scar. Will any of this effect be lessened at all as time goes on and the collagen leaves, or is it a "what you see immediately after treatment is what you get" basis when it comes to ArteFill? I have also heard it looks more natural and better as time goes on.
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A: Artefill swelling
Hopefully there is a component of acute swelling that will go down fairly quickly and you will be OK. In the medium term, judicious injections of kenalog can help (realizing kenalog can cause temporary or permanent tissue atrophy). Those of you who read my posts know my opinions of semipermanent fillers... more
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11 Feb 2009
This stuff is aweful. It has disfigured my face and, leaving swelling, scars, blisters that ooze white stuff and blood, bruses. I have been dealing with the mess for a month and one half without any end in sight. It's absolutely horrible.