5 months ago Dr Castellano injected the Bellafill permanent filler. I now have hard lumps. The Dr did not do a test beforehand as many on this site said is critical. I have been injected with a solution that was 'suppose' to dissolve the lumps. The Dr wants to cut me and pull out the lumps! I do not know where to get a 2nd opinion because surgeons in the Villages/Orlando have said that they have never heard of the filler and would never touch a 'permanent' filker. Where can I get a 2nd opinion?
Answer: Bellafill problems Bellafill is roughly 80% collagen which disappears quickly and 20% PMMA. The PMMA cannot be dissolved and if a problem has only two options. One is to surgically remove it. the other is to camouflage by injecting a hyaluroric acid based filler (Resylane or Juvederm brand) or fat grafting over it.. See a doctor who does a lot of filler injections.
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Answer: Bellafill problems Bellafill is roughly 80% collagen which disappears quickly and 20% PMMA. The PMMA cannot be dissolved and if a problem has only two options. One is to surgically remove it. the other is to camouflage by injecting a hyaluroric acid based filler (Resylane or Juvederm brand) or fat grafting over it.. See a doctor who does a lot of filler injections.
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May 7, 2018
Answer: Lumps after Bellafill Bellafill is a remarkable, long-lasting filler with an extremely low complication rate. In the rare event of a complication, it is best to follow the advice of your injecting physician. Dr Castellano is one of the most, if not the most, experienced Bellfill injectors in the United States. Also, the skin test is simply the bovine collagen part of Bellafill and it is meant to test the patient for allergy to the bovine collagen. That part of the product is eliminated in 6-12 weeks. Therefore, the bovine collagen part is completely gone by 5 months. The test would not have predicted or prevented your complication/"lumps".
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May 7, 2018
Answer: Lumps after Bellafill Bellafill is a remarkable, long-lasting filler with an extremely low complication rate. In the rare event of a complication, it is best to follow the advice of your injecting physician. Dr Castellano is one of the most, if not the most, experienced Bellfill injectors in the United States. Also, the skin test is simply the bovine collagen part of Bellafill and it is meant to test the patient for allergy to the bovine collagen. That part of the product is eliminated in 6-12 weeks. Therefore, the bovine collagen part is completely gone by 5 months. The test would not have predicted or prevented your complication/"lumps".
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