Is Biofiller safe for me if I can't have Restylane?

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I feel so sad because I want to look nice but my doc has forbidden me to do Restylane filler. They have no evidence but blame fillers for me being sick. I have Stills onset adult. I've done Restylane for many years before Stills and after. But then I had, a really big flare and they blame Restylane! It's 4 years since I last had fillers :(. Now there is Bio filler. It's your own plasma going thru a procedure, then It's injected as a filler. Is it safe for me? Is Stills autoimmun, I dont think so? A.

Anthony Farole, DMD · Answer

Your question is a good one. Firstly, yes Stills disease is believed to be an autoimmune disease. Restylane like the other cross linked hyaluronic acid derivatives we would empirically think is safe because hyaluronic acid is a natural substance ALL humans contain naturally as the ground substance between cells. My gut tells me your flair up of Stills was not related to Restylane but I cannot be sure. AND there is no guarantee that a bio filler like your own PRP would not cause a flair up. No one knows. So finally it becomes YOUR decision and a doctor who may or may not be willing to use a filler on you, biofiller or not. You need to select your priorities of risk versus reward. If you want to feel COMPLETELY safe do not get any filler of ANY kind. Then if you do get another Stills flair up with no filler you can guess if your previous flair up was just by chance or related to the Restylane.

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

If your illness is attributed to the use of hyaluronic acid fillers, then I would recommend that you simply find a plastic surgeon who specialises in fat grafting techniques. Fat grafting should provide you with natural and permanent results with no chance of having ill effects whatsoever. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City plastic surgery

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