Hello, I had artefill injected into my cheeks (fat pad area) 3 years ago and I feel it is overeilled and ages me. Could anyone recommend a surgeon who specializes in removing permanent filler from the face? PS Please do not reply with warnings against permanent fillers unless there is also a recommendation to go with it, there is a lot of that on the site. I am looking for a solution for something that is already in my face. Thank you!
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If the procedure was performed by an experienced surgeon using the right filler, with the right instruments and the right tissue planes complications should not occur. Do not base your decision on what you read on the Internet, anything and everything can have complications if performed...
I would try 5-fluorouracil injections. Unfortunately this product can not be dissolved like hyaluronic acid type fillers. The good news is that only 20% of the Artefill (now called Bellafill) is PMMA (the microspheres which are "permanent"). Hopefully as the collagen fades you will see some...
The question that should precede how much a permanent filler costs should be whether one should in fact have a permanent, foreign-to-the-body filler injected anywhere in the face in the first place.Unquestionably and admittedly, the idea of having a treatment with a permanent filler that does...
