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AQUAMID DISASTER...
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I had injected aquamid in my cheeks 3 years ago...
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I had injected aquamid in my cheeks 3 years ago and on january 08/2009 i had to run to the ER because my right side face was extremelly swelled ,as soon as got in the hospital i did a catscan that show an huge abscess after couple hours i see myself in the surgery room to have the abscess opened(i had general anesthesia).
I stayed 4 days in the hospital taking very strong antibiotics,after that i went home with a drain in my face that i had to change the packing every single day(it is very painful).After 4 weeks my right face swelled again and i had to go to the ER for the second time and they had to reopen the abscess.The pus never stop,it is almost 7 weeks and the pus still coming out.My doctor told me the only option i have is trying to remove the aquamid but in order to do so he has to perform a surgery and take off,soft tissues,muscle and aquamid resulting in a very bad scar right on my right cheek and a deformed face(dent).Now im taking clarithromycin 500mg 2x day and avelox 400mg.Im really scared to have my face deformed its not gonna be easy but im constantly pain.
I hope FDA never ever aprove the aquamid in the US.Never trust a doctor that use aquamid or any permanent filler, just google and you will se several cases like mine.
UPDATED FROM joanna13
I live in New York and i was treated in the Mount...
I live in New York and i was treated in the Mount Sinai Hospital here in NY.
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April 1, 2009
Hello everyone, now my face look almost normal but the area with aquamid is very very firm and some pus keep coming out.I didnt stop antibiotics and now im taking intravenous Vitamin C ,Glutathione,Zinc,B complex and Bromelain(pineapple extract)...I pray god this can help to heal it without need for surgery because my doctor wont do a lifting cut but he will open me right on the cheek :((...I will keep it posted and i hope it can help other people as well.
February 6, 2010
Could you let me know what is your situation now?
Does cortisone injections work? I have done one surgery already to remove it from my lips My doctor will remove more but he can not reach the area above the upper lip and refuses to use cortisone Please tell your opinion It is very hard to find information about this Also besides Dr Lin do you have the name and number or a doctir in IDI hospital? Please let me know?
February 6, 2010
Well darling now im ok, i had surgery too with the result of a scar and a dentation on my cheek :(
The material will never be 100% removed but if they remove at least some it helps a lot already...The cortisone can be used only when there is no more inflamation or swollen then you can use a tiny bit to help calm down... I do not know a name of a doctor at IDI but they all know how to do it!!!!
There is also a very good doctor in Brazil sao Paulo, Dr Luiz Paulo de Azevedo Barbosa, he makes miracles in people with liquid silicone in their bodies...
By May i will start my surgery to reconstruct my cheek, I hope it will become normal again :))
March 16, 2010
Sorry you had a bad experience, but overall Aquamid is , if not the, safest facial filler ever developed. You may have an immune difficiency which created your situation. Did you fully disclose all med history to physicican administering your Aquamid? Doctors only know what they're potential patients reveal to them. You are historically a minority, as for years this product has been tested and used throughout
Europe,and soon to be United States FDA approved by end of 2010.
March 19, 2010
Who cares if that's true? Who would want to be in the "minority" if you get results like Joanna's YEARS LATER? Too big a risk for me even if that risk has a less than 1% chance of ever happening. And read this website for five minutes - FDA approval is no guarantee that a product or procedure is safe. I'm happy you're happy and maybe aquamid has worked for you but clearly it doesn't work for everyone and, when it doesn't work, the consequences are diabolical.
July 18, 2010
Hello,
I'm so sorry for what happened to you, I am a victim of aquamid too,
I had injected aquamid in my cheeks about 3 years ago and I have been having the same problem, inflammation, pain and big lumps.
I really want to remove this disaster from my cheeks, could you please give me some information and I'm wondering if after removing it you got scars on your face or it looks like before now?
Kind Regards
July 21, 2010
Darling i got some ofm it removed but it is imposible to remove the whole thing but noow im so happy even if i have it a small scar in my cheek but at least i can have a normal life again or almost normal because a scar is always a scar...I spent lots of money because you have to have the best doctor...There is a famous dermatologist in NYC using a new technique to remove permanent fillers with a help of a laser...
his nickname is Dr:Looking good
I wish yoyu the best :))
August 19, 2011
who is this dermatologist in NYC? i live in the uk but will go anywhere reqired for help. 5 yrs after injection with aquamid by a fancy NY surgeon( who came to london with all the newest techniques) i developed an unsightly granuloma, then in may of this year (9 yrs later) the whole thing ran riot on my face sometimes lumps coming and going by the day but always getting worse. i have had two surgeries to no avail and am on industrial quantities of antibiotics which if i stop, the position becomes rapidly worse. i understand the filler formas tiny particles covered with a bacterial biofilm which accounts for the repeated infection. i would be so grate full if you would emailme ..ambrocklebank@gmail.com..many thanks and good luck to all.
September 28, 2011
hi joanna13, im glad you found some relive, i searched for dr. looking good no luck. do you have any more info on this doctor you could forward please!!!
March 13, 2012
Hello!
I'm transexual and i do a surgery with Dr. Luiz paulo de Azevedo Barbosa em Sao Paulo Vila Olimpia and my experience with was...
I don't know about miracles i do a surgeries with him, and i can tell you i don't see any miracle, and per sonly i say this doctor is very stranger don't listening what you mean etc... I think you can find better doctors in Brazil and just to be sure nobody can do miracles because liquid silicone is not removable ...
I'm transexual and i do a surgery with Dr. Luiz paulo de Azevedo Barbosa em Sao Paulo Vila Olimpia and my experience with was...
I don't know about miracles i do a surgeries with him, and i can tell you i don't see any miracle, and per sonly i say this doctor is very stranger don't listening what you mean etc... I think you can find better doctors in Brazil and just to be sure nobody can do miracles because liquid silicone is not removable ...
July 28, 2012
could you please give me more details on dr looking good , i douldnt find him
thanks
thanks
September 3, 2012
please if you know a doctor in los angeles and or if you could give me the name of dr looking good or his number or address, i couldnt find him. thank you
September 9, 2012
hi joanna, may i know who this dermatologist is? I would love it if you would tell me. I have been looking for options in removing aquamid without scars or surgery
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April 14, 2009
Thank you so much for sharing this. I was just doing some research on aquamid and had decided to go forward, then I came across your post. I've had some cosmetic procedures in the past that did not turn out well and I know how upsetting it can be. I really appreciate you putting this up so others can see it. Thank you!
May 18, 2009
Hi!
I`m so sorry to hear your story. How are you doing now?
I had aquamid injected in my lip 1 year ago, have yet no problems other than being quite unhappy with the result.. (nothing to do about that now). BUT, after doing a lot of research about this stuff, i find that i will most likely develope problems with the aquamid at a later state, its just a matter of time. Like doctors i have talked to says: it`s not a question of IF it will be problems, but WHEN. I hope more people will tell their stories, i now there are many out there! This stuff have to be banned!!
May 25, 2009
Hi its me again,I am on antibiotics now for a long time and im thinking travelling to Italy to have surgery in a special hospital for damage of permanent fillers(specially AQUAMID).
PLEASE DONT LET THIS AQUAMID BE FDA APROVED
May 26, 2009
I really hope they can help you! Can i ask you wich hospital this is, that have spesialiced in this kind of problems?
Best Marie
May 27, 2009
Hi mari82
The hospital is IDI and it is located in Rome,they are very famous around the world for fixing damage of permanent fillers...
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June 18, 2009
I had Aquamid injected into my lips and I love it. It has been about 8 months and I have had no problems.
June 18, 2009
Well good for you...i loved my cheeks with AQUAMID for almost 4 years and here I am!!!!!!!! I really hope nothing bad happen to your lovely lips :)) but lets wait for at least other 3 years if you will say the samething...Good luck
UPDATED FROM joanna13
Stem Cell Facelift
I'm doing Stem Cell Facelift with Dr: Vincent Giampapa in New Jersey to fix the damaged Aquamid left in my face, I'm very scared but it's the only way to try to fix it as it is my own fat and he says stem cells help to heal as well. I'm extremely nervous but I'm praying to have my face as it use to be!!! I don't want to photoshop my pictures no more, I'm tired to cover with makeup or have to answer people what happened to my face! I just want to forget it all !!! My surgery will be next week on May 07 , he will perform also a chemical peel TCA. I will let everyone knows about the results. God be with us!!!
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May 2, 2014
Thankyou so much for telling us of your progress..it is so helpful to her how others are doing...from this clinic in india i will be praying for you and a success with the stem cells ...sounds sensible..please say how it went for you, what the doctor was like etc...all the very best, anna brocklebank.
May 2, 2014
Sorry to hear of your issues with Aquamid, it sounds awful,. Be careful with the fat grafting and only have a small amount injected per time, if possible - putting a lot of fat in at one time can cause other problems.
May 5, 2014
Hi everyone, I'm one more victime of Aquamid. In my case, the initial result (nasolabial folds and cheeks) was funtastic, but 3 years after the product start to migrate throught the face , appearing that I had cysts. The physician that injected aquamid in my face died. I went to several surgical procedures, like neadle aspiration, that I did twice, with no success because the pruduct was not completely removed. One year ago, I found a dermatologist that did two incisions in two cysts of my face, that apparently removed the bigger ones. I continue with others, smallers, but I notest it in my face. I'm afraid of the ones that I have near my eyes. This last procedures left two small scars in my face. I tryed to make a complaint near portuguese authorities, but they say that this is not consider a drug, so it has no regulation from them. In europe is considered a dispositive. This is crasy, how can a product that is to be injected in your face and body, come to the market with no proper clinical trials.
I read that Contura, that put this product in the market and give no support to the people with problems is trying to get FDA aproval
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