Are butt fillers safe for CKD patients?

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I’m booked in to have 200ml (in total) of dene b classic h (cross linked HA filler) but I do have stage 2 CKD. My kidneys have been stable for around 10 years and I’m not on any medication for this- just eat healthy. I’m wondering whether this is actually safe for me as it’s a much larger amount of filler than what I usually get injected in to my face.

Jonghyun Hong, MD · Answer

Hello Dear Kind11232, It is Dr. Hong from Fresh Plastic Surgery Clinic South Korea, Seoul. About CKD and your condition you have better to consult with your Doctor. However, there is another issue : too much filler in general, has high risk of inflammation. So, if it is possible reduce filler injection! Fat transfer might be alternative. 
Best Regards,

Ryan A. Stanton, MD · Answer

I have unfortunately had many patients come to me after having their high hopes for buttock/hip augmentation crushed by measly Sculptra results or other "fillers" such as Radiesse, Renuva and Juvederm, etc. Other than the fact that these are not FDA approved for buttock/hip injections, here are some critical points of awareness: 1) they all are temporary, lasting 1.5 - 2 years at very most, 2) if done correctly dermal fillers like Sculptra or Renuva are cost prohibitive for 99% of potential buttock/hip augmentation patients. In order to create a significant/noticeable result with a dermal filler, at least 200 mls of active product (not just “total ccs of fluid injected” of which contains mostly saline not Sculptra) must be injected into each buttock cheek for a total of 400 mls. At $1000 per ml, this equates to a minimum price of $400,000.00. Thus if your doctor is recommending to put in ONLY 20 or 40 mls of these fillers you will pay $20,000-$40,000 and get an insignificant miniscule result! (eg. like a “drop in the ocean” effect), 3) Do not let anybody tell you that the product is so special that it's going to magically grow over the following months or years...this just does not happen to any noticeable degree!, 4) dermal fillers, when injected in large quantities, have a relatively high infection rate, guaranteed tendency to migrate away from the original area they were injected into, and almost always stimulate a lot of inflammation with a subsequent and disastrous amount of scar tissue/hardening, and 5) the one very serious complication that can rarely ( less than 1%) happen is "embolism" in which some of the filler gets into the blood stream and travels up into the lungs, heart, and/or brain causing serious problems, including death.

As well, fat transfer to the outer butt and hip dips, especially on lean patients, has a poor survival rate and thus often slighted results.

The only relatively safe, reliable, and permanent option for buttock and hip dip augmentation is with implants.

Hope this all helps you make a better informed decision and saves you a lot of your otherwise hard earned money.

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