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what a disaster! - Westchester, NY
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I got Artefill done as my doctor said it was very...
CityGrlOctober 16, 2013
$1,200
I got Artefill done as my doctor said it was very long lasting....in fact, semi-permanent.
Well, as soon as I got it done I noticed a difference and was very pleased. The are was indeed more plump.
Well....fast forward to 1 1/2 month later...the substance begins to break apart and travel to all areas of my face and create lumps....lumps on my temple, lumps on my cheeks, lumps on my nose, lumps on my chin---I even got one right under my eye!! These lumps range anywhere in size from a big pimple, to a tiny lump. They are like pimples, except there is no head. The only way to get rid of these lumps is to prick them with a lancet and push out the substance. It has created a COMPLETE DISASTER of my previously nice complexion. This may or may not happen to YOU---but please keep in mind it IS A POSSIBILITY. It is now months later and I am still trying to extract these horrid things from my face. A complete disaster
Well, as soon as I got it done I noticed a difference and was very pleased. The are was indeed more plump.
Well....fast forward to 1 1/2 month later...the substance begins to break apart and travel to all areas of my face and create lumps....lumps on my temple, lumps on my cheeks, lumps on my nose, lumps on my chin---I even got one right under my eye!! These lumps range anywhere in size from a big pimple, to a tiny lump. They are like pimples, except there is no head. The only way to get rid of these lumps is to prick them with a lancet and push out the substance. It has created a COMPLETE DISASTER of my previously nice complexion. This may or may not happen to YOU---but please keep in mind it IS A POSSIBILITY. It is now months later and I am still trying to extract these horrid things from my face. A complete disaster
UPDATED FROM CityGrl
2 months post
Artefill Lumps--Photos added
CityGrlOctober 16, 2013
I have added photos.
This has been just an awful experience!
This has been just an awful experience!
Replies (9)
October 18, 2013
WOW- thanks for sharing. I'm sorry you are having to deal with all of this. Where did you originally have the ArteFill injected?
November 10, 2013
I rather not post the name of the dr in Westchester who did it. He is very nice and did everything right-----what I want to make people aware of is this substance CAN TRAVEL over your face and to other parts and cause bad problems for you.
November 19, 2013
Sorry what I meant was where in your face, not what Doctor (totally fine not to post that info!). :)
November 19, 2013
I wish there was something I can say to console you. I have had nothing but bad experiences with the product. To be honest I think the potential for immune system reactions is being overlooked. In theory. PMMA, the primary ingredient does not travel. However years later I cannot look at myself in the mirror without being reminded of this huge mistake. Sometimes I do not need to look in the mirror because to regret it because the skin irritation brings my attention to it.
November 19, 2013
Oh--it travels! I had one bump right by my tear duct, painful to remove! Who knows where else it can travel to!? Heart? Lungs? I have no idea. My adverse effects (as far as I can tell) are cosmetic.I am sorry that you are having irritation all this time later.
June 17, 2014
What happened to you with the artefill? It sounds like you are saying that you have had some long term reaction but not with migration but affecting your immune system? I am going to be very cautious before I make a decision as to whether to have this done as appears that only 62% of the people are happy so seems pretty darn risky....With fat transfer, seems like the risk is that it will just all dissolve but I'd die if I got all these bumps on my face and I'm really curious if the doctor is going to warn me about this today.
UPDATED FROM CityGrl
4 months post
Still Battling Artefill Migration Lumps and Bumps
CityGrlDecember 11, 2013
Now 4 months after having Artefill injections, I am still battling the lumps and bumps that have migrated to all different areas of my face. I even got one right under my tear duct. The doctor had to use a lancet and remove the substance. That was very painful. The fact that so many dermatologists say "I never heard of fillers migrating" and stating that fillers "do not migrate" I think is ludicrous. All you have to do is a little digging to find out that I and many like me have had this adverse reaction. Do your homework!!!
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December 26, 2013
artefill does not migrate. it must be something else, like silicone, or some other condition.
December 27, 2013
Artefill as well as other fillers can migrate for some people. I have not had silicone injections---just because it has not migrated for you or cases you know of, please don't make that invalid statement. People considering this should know of all the reactions possible.
June 17, 2014
I had a tiny bit of silicon 1000 in my lips in 2009 (when I didn't know one thing about it) ...I barely noticed any change and was very upset at the time. Over the years, I think my lips may look a tiny bit fuller and thankfully nothing has migrated. I'm going to see a doc today about the artefil and ask him what he thinks about it. I think I might have shared the pictures somewhere but I don't have time to check at the moment...
July 4, 2014
I just wanted to let you know that I had Juvederm Ultra, under my eyes, without my permission. I had only wanted it is my nasolabial folds, and the doctor injecting the leftovers under my eyes. It migrated into my lower eyelids, and slid down my cheek. It moved everywhere, so fillers do move all over if not injected properly, and sometimes it is the filler itself. I found out the Juvederm was well expired that my doctor used as well. I really hope you are almost if not completely better now. I was considering Artefill, but too many have claimed about the same type of complications that you have.
July 18, 2014
Nothing is worst, then to be harmed by someone who is supposed to heal and help you. What place did this to you?
December 26, 2013
here's a paper that looks at treating bumps from pmma fillers with the drug allopurinol:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544257/
allopurinol is a (now generic) drug used to treat, i think, kidney stones. there's a lot of medical experience with these issues in south america and brazil, where the pmma products that came before artefill were used years ago, and people are now experiencing problems.
January 8, 2014
Thank you-yes that makes sense because it would break down substances (like stones) but I rather not take drugs.
January 8, 2014
i am so sorry to hear such an awful thing happened to you. I would be horrified. I was wondering if the doctor conducted an allergy test prior to administering the artefill?
January 8, 2014
Yes he did, on my arm. I am not allergic to it--it's just that for me--it broke apart and went to other areas. I only have bumps now on my temple/cheek area and slowly been having them removed. I am hoping the worst is over.
January 9, 2014
thanks for sharing your experience. I hope things work out for you and you "see" your old self in the near future. I was considering Artifill, but after seeing what you went through I think I'll stick with the Radiesse. There aren't too many doctors in my area who offer Artifill (and I live on Long Island in New York), Perhaps the side effects and complications associated with this particular filler are why...
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