ArteFill: Stories
Write a ReviewArtefill Artecoll Lumps
- skincare miami
- posted 4 years ago
- updated 4 years ago
- Not Worth It
- Cost: $300
- Miami, Florida
I did this after i noticed my laugh line being...
- 1 May 2009
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.
I wouldn't expect the product to dissolve but maybe there is still some scar tissue around the Artefill that could be further reduced with Kenalog. Also, any chance of adding filler around the Artefill to better blend the lumpy areas?
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The other lump that I did receive Kenalog for, which helped but also created indents - I filled in with Juvederm while I was waiting for the indents to fill back in. The indents have filled back in but the area is still raised. Looks like it did the first time ArteFill was overfilled. The doctor said that the Juvederm might still be in there and that is why it looks raised. I kept putting a lot of Juverdem in the area - a total of 3 syringes within the six months. I haven't had any Juvederm in over a year. Is it possible that there could still be some Juvederm still in my chin? Can Juvederm last more than a year?
Has anyone had a lump that eventually dissolved over the years? I am hoping one day that my chin area will be flat again. The imperfection is in two separate areas - resulting in a lumpy chin. Can't stand it.
I had several treatments of artefield and i think is a good product, however it comes only .8 cc per syringe and the regular price is atleast $1000 some times specials offers are available, the point is that in my opinion is better to use in areas that are not too deep unless you are aware of the amount you might need and agree with the cost. Deeper areas can be fill with fat injections which work perfect. Try to have at least 3 proffessional opinions of doctors that actually perform both of the procedures.Do not trust one Plastic Offices's "Consultants" who are genarally "Sales People" you safety is not for sale. Read reviews which usually are the best way to have a clue of what can really happen in real life.
Needless to say, I am frustrated and I have obtained a second opinion from a cosmetic surgeon. She injects Artifill, but has never seen this problem. She confirmed that it was injected superficially. She has talked to a colleague who is a reputable cosmetic surgeon in Beverly Hills, and he told her that it needed to be removed. The nurse called me today to say that the surgeon wants to see me on Friday to remove it using a small needle. Afterwards, there will be additional treatment that she is going to talk to me about when I see her. I have no idea what this is. I am so scared and depressed that I can't think or do anything else.
The lump in my tear trough actually feels inflamed and it is slightly painful. I hadn't been massaging the area, but the surgeon advised me to. I massaged it for three days, and now it is very hard. It was softer before. I can feel a hard lump under my skin that I can pop back and forth.
I really need any advice that anyone can give because I need to make a decision this week. I feel like I am on a time line, and I don't know if I should wait it out or do something before the PMMA kicks in (when is that supposed to be?). I have been told this is not PMMA, but that it is the collagen (that was supposed to dissipate within 4-6 weeks). I see no dissipation or improvement. Any insight or advice is great appreciated!
How is your situation? Has it improved?
I have decided to stop massaging and hope that eventually this will flatten out.
I was injected in two different areas -- one area looks like a donut affect (flat in the middle with raised areas) I don't think this will ever go away. You can actually see the product. The other area is just overfilled.
From what I have read, they say it takes five years to maybe go down, so far I am at two.
I think it's really sad that you go to someone and think they have your best interest in mind, when all they really care about is how much money they can make. I curse the day I ever met Carrie Ireland!!!
How long before you have the ArteFill surgically removed? I hope this works for you.
Artefill is much purer but also much more expensive.
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"The steroid must be injected
strictly into the nodule while guiding the needle tip back
and forth. Corticosteroids injected into the surrounding soft
tissue, especially fat, may cause temporary or, rarely,
permanent skin atrophy."
I hope this helps. There are other recent papers if you google lemperle or pmma granuloma, ect..