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Artecoll/Artefill/Bellafill - Ticking Timebomb! - United Kingdom
UPDATED FROM jp1666
2 months post
Doctor -5 stars
Just to clarify...the same doc put the Artecoll in that took it out. He's a very good surgeon and when he used the product it was certified and safe to the best of his knowledge although he has chosen not to use it any more. My issue is with the manufacturer andthe insufficient testing carried out prior to EU certification. Im at the 4 week stage now and at this point Id have to say that the surgeon, Jan Stanek, appears to have done an exceptional job at removing the artecoll while causing the minimum of disfigurement. I am confident to continue treatment with him for reconstruction.
Replies (5)
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C
February 7, 2016
Nice clarification about your doc and your lips look pretty good. Hopefully your healthy and no further complications arise.
U
March 19, 2016
I saw your write up in the DM. You have to laugh at all the "vanity kills" comments from the Middle England philistines!Don't take them seriously and don't stop leaving the house; I'd get some temporary filler for those small dents. Your overall lip shape is still nice, which is the main thing. You need to find someone skilled and sympathetic once you've healed. Fat grafting isn't predictable and can make the lips look shapeless. Take heart in the fact that I've seen very bad, obvious lip area scarring made to look virtually invisible with filler - it's just about finding the right injector. Good luck!
D
April 26, 2016
I also am considering Bellafil. Got tested yesterday. Going to rethink it! So glad I found this site! Don't even know how I started getting it! Good luck!
UPDATED FROM jp1666
1 month post
19 days post surgery
Oh god, I hate this tiny, wrinkly mouth. I know its better than those silly, swollen, oversized lips but I feel like ive got a prune on my face. Its very pulled down and the gap between my nose and top lip looks huge. Im talking and eating better but still not back to normal. Getting mire feeling back in my lips each day which is good but the downside is that I can now feel the pain from the wounds which are very sensitive and sore - bit like Ive geen chewing razor blades! I cant wait to get some kind of reconstruction and feel normal again but I am very grateful. I know I am very lucky with the results and it could have geen a lot worse.
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I
January 27, 2016
Hi, is your 1 start rating for the Dr. who put the Artecoll in or for the one who took it out?
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J
UPDATED FROM jp1666
25 days post
13 days post surgery
Most of the swelling gone. Eating and talking better. I know i should be grateful as I could have been left very disfigured but I cant bear to look at my lips, they are so ugly. Cant imagine I wont eventually want some level of reconstruction further down the line.
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S
January 20, 2016
Don't despair. It's positive that you've had this removed! Your lips are starting to settle now, they look much more natural. Don't forget also, that if you've been restricted with what you can eat, ontop of coming down from the pain meds you have been given, you're bound to feel on a downer (it happens to lots of people, and they usually don't understand why). Thanks for posting your story, and updating x
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I
January 23, 2016
It's looking much better! Down the road a little fat will fix it right up.
L
I am concerned that doctors are using body fat to "reconstruct" areas of perm filler damage when body fat is known to cause inflammatory nodules (lipogranulomas) in the face and body. The "fat business" is definitely replacing permanent fillers but unbenownst to consumers, the stuff is even more of a nightmare to get out. I was left with divots and discolouration in my lips after fat grafting went rock hard in the area and had to be dissolved. Eventually, I plan on using Co2 laser and dermal fillers to build the area back up.