If PMMA injections are not safe to be injected into the buttocks area, why do foreign countries have such operations?

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PMMA not allowed in the US, but is ok'd in other countries.

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS · Answer

The short answer is that PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) beads are tiny spheres of plastic, and injecting large volumes of plastic beads in volumes sufficient to enlarge the buttocks would have serious risk of infection, hardness, and scar formation. Once infected, curing the infection is not possible with antibiotics--the foreign bodies need to be removed. Now the patient is faced with either chronic draining infection, abscess formation, scar tissue, and irregular hardness, or having big chunks of her buttocks surgically removed.This is one of several reasons the FDA has not approved PMMA buttock injections. Other countries do not have an FDA, which can be good for medical and drug innovation, but also bad for safety--anything goes. I'm not a big fan of the politically-charged, media-responsive, sometimes ignorant of science culture of the FDA, but this is one area where supervision and approval is actually working as it should.Remember, in foreign countries eating dogs and monkey brains is "allowed." Perhaps that is not something to aspire to, just as PMMA injections are not necessarily something you should desire. Consider implants or BBL (fat grafts). Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

Carlos Alberto Ríos García, MD · Answer

Hello rlogo,
thank you for your question.

As for your
question, I can answer that is not safe you have this kind of substance
injected into your buttocks.

Biopolymers
ALWAYS should be removed, because you present at any time iatrogenic
allogenosis and probably A.S.I.A. syndrome.

Our plastic surgery center
specializes in the treatment of Biopolymers injections (permanent fillers:
liquid silione, Polyacrylamide Gel, PMMA, Biogel, Macrolane, Metacryletc.) to
the face, buttocks and other soft tissue and its complications. We see patients
that came worldwide who have complications arising from Biopolymers injections
to soft tissues. The Biopolymers cause a severe inflammatory reaction that can
cause permanent damage to the tissues known as Iatrogenic Allogenosis and an
autoimmune syndrome (A.S.I.A. Syndrome). In our plastic surgery center, I
developed the technique of resection of biopolymersin face, buttocks and lower back
through video – endoscopy, a surgery made with minnimal incissions to treat
patients with permanent deformities secundary to Biopolymers injections. Other
techniques such as liposuction, VASER or LASER are absolutely ineffective in
treating this type of situation. I hope it has been helpful.

Spanish translation provided by doctor:

Hola rlogo,
gracias por su pregunta.

En cuanto a tu pregunta
, puedo responderte que no es seguro hacerse inyectar
esta sustancia en tus glúteos.

Los biopolimeros
SIEMPRE deben ser retirados pues presentarás en algún momento alogenosis
iatrogénica y probablemente Sindrome de A.S.I.A.

Nuestro Centro de Cirugía Plástica se
especializa en el tratamiento de biopolimeros (rellenos permanentes: silicona
liquida, poli acrilamida gel, PMMA, Biogel, Macrolane, Metacryl, etc.),
inyectados en el rostro, glúteos y otros tejidos blandos y sus complicaciones.
Recibimos pacientes de todo el mundo que presentan complicaciones originadas
por la inyeccion de biopolímeros. Los biopolímeros causan una reaccion inflamatoria
severa que puede causar daño permanente a los tejidos conocida como Alogenosis
Iatrogénica y un síndrome de auto inmunidad (Síndrome de A.S.I.A.). En nuestro
Centro de Cirugía Plástica, desarrollé una técnica de retirada de biopolímeros
en el rostro, los glúteos y la esplada baja a través de video-endoscopia, una
cirugía realizada a través de incisiones mínimas para tratar pacientes con
deformidades permanentes secundarias a inyecciones de Biopolímeros. Otras
técnicas como liposucción, LASER o VASER son absolutamente ineficientes en el
tratamiento de esta situación.

Espero le haya sido
útil.

Luis E. Redondo, MD · Answer

This is not one of the exaggerated FDA prohibition. PMMA is really dangerous and the complications of it use are really horrible. Even if you visit a country where is not prohibited you should never accept it. I had to make gigantic reconstructions do to the use of PMMA, and trust me, none of them end beautiful.

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