“Artefill artecoll lumps”
Artefill: NOT worth it
Pain: Mild
I did this after i noticed my laugh line being more pronounced and i thought it would be great to remove them, the doctor i think injected outside the actual lines so now the lines are more pronounced. I hate my results 'cause not only that but i have lumps where they injected.
I am hoping there is now a way to dissolve or safe surgery to remove . I heard that if i remove some tissue will go with it creating pocket, since then i have read there is procedure for culturing fibroblast from my self then injecting back to fill said pockets and even the wrinkle laugh lines themselves might go away.
Can someone advise some opinions, i realise specifically each case is different , i just want opinions of the ideas involved.
May 1, 2009Comments and replies (5)
205 posts
2 Jun 2009
Are your sure you actually received Artefill? $300 is suspiciously inexpensive since the smallest syringe that Artes Medical sold was a 0.4cc syringe for $300. That's $300 that the *doctor* paid for it. And typically 0.4cc would barely treat part of one side of the nasolabial folds. If you truly paid for Artefill and only paid $300, you didn't get the real thing.
4 posts
3 Jun 2009
it was called artecol
4 posts
3 Jun 2009
i want to get rid of it, I lost weight and now it look worse with than without... is any way other than surgery to get rid of it?? thanks
205 posts
4 Jun 2009
Artecoll is not FDA approved. If you received Artecoll injections by someone in the United States (I see you're in Miami), then you need to report that person to the state medical board and/or the state attorney general's office. It's quite illegal to use Artecoll on U.S. soil and you've been the victim of a crime. Was it even a real doctor who treated you? As for getting rid of it, yes, excision is the only way to remove the product. This isn't always necessary, though, to improve the appearance of it. --DCP
2 posts
19 Sep 2009
I have the same problem. I did it in China 2 years ago. It was at my lower eyelid area. Is there a safe way to resolve it? I dont really need to remove it. Just want to make my lower eyelid looks flat.(It's puffy now). Is it possible to inject artefill to fill the gaps? I can send you pictures if that'll be better. I'm in LA area. Any recommendations on doctors/plastic surgery places? Thanks so much.