ArteFill: Stories
Write a ReviewCouldn't Be Happier with Artefill
- ld_pearson
- posted 4 years ago
- updated 4 years ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $3,400
- David C. Pearson, M.D. (Fleming Island/Jacksonville, FL)
Full disclosure: my husband is a facial plastic...
- 21 May 2009
Full disclosure: my husband is a facial plastic surgeon and did my injections. I won't say much to avoid anyone thinking my opinion is biased and I think the results in the photos speak for themselves (they are unedited, the color is slightly different because of an orange shirt I was wearing in the before).
The after photo was taken 23 months after my 2nd injection. At about 9 months, I had Juvederm layered over the Artefill because I still had some fine surface lines that I was self-conscious about. I wish we had taken a photo then! The Juvederm is completely gone in the after photo. It was taken more than a year after the Juvederm injection. The reason I mention this is because I had additional improvement over the 2 years after my injections. Those fine lines that I was self-conscious about at around 12 months post-Artefill are gone at 23 months post-Artefill.
The other differences in the photos are Juvederm in my lips and improvement in my skin from topical and prescription medications.
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This is a biased recommendation because he is my husband.
Yes, I am still thrilled with it. I can't even remember exactly but I think I'm about 5+ years out from my treatment and it still looks great. I haven't needed any additional treatment and am very happy. I'll see if I can post any updated photos to my original post.
For my skin, I use Vivite from Allergan and the prescription medication Spironolactone. This isn't the board for it so I won't elaborate but if you'd like info on my personal experience with either of these, feel free to email me.
I'll be 42 next month. You can see how bad my lines were in my mid-30s so I shutter to think how they'd look now without treatment! Angela, I would highly recommend you find a board certified facial plastic surgeon who has experience with Artefill (or Artecoll....you must be in Canada). I suspect that people that haven't had a good result haven't gone to an experienced surgeons for treatment. This expertise is important not only for how to use the product but also for the judgement to know when and where to use the product (which may be even more important!). It's a permanent product so getting it done right the first is critical.
Hi, I am considering having artecoll but since I heard some many comments about the lumps and sometimes that didn`t work in some people, no results, I am thinking twice. I think that the age has to do too, how old are you, sorry to ask you this question but I am earlies 50`s and want to know if it will be worth it for me too, I have the same problem as you have but my case the wrinkles in that part of my face are deeper
thanks,