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Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:54 pm  |
| I think artecol is the kind used in Europe, in the us its called artefill I think.It just is now being offered although used in Europe for over 10 yrs.You need to go to a very experienced injector or you could suffer permanent damage. Some people go to TJ where there are very experienced injectors down there,or you may contact a dr. here who was invloved in clinical trials who has the esperience.Its expensive 1500 pr vial,but hopefully permanent. |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:00 pm |
I've had many conversations with my derm about Artecoll. (It is called Artefill in the US as it was approved for use in the US recently) I live in Canada and it's been used here (and Europe) for years and years.
Everything you've read about Artecoll applies to Artefill. The ingredients are the same; collagen, PMMA and lidocaine.
It is considered permanent. It typically lasts 5/10 years but the filler material (polymethylmethacrylate) is there forever. What happens when it is injected is: Collagen immediately plumps the area, and as the collagen is metabolized, your body is forming a pseudo-scar tissue around this material (PMMA), thus raising/filling whatever you need raised/filled. They say this in a different way on their website:
http://www.artefill.com/consumer/id=4/faq_category.html
There is a gap where it looks like there is some loss of correction while this process is happening. It takes about 3 or 4 months to finally settle in.
As gung-ho as I usually am about fillers (I had acne scarring) I chose not to go ahead and get this one. It just makes me nervous. My derm said that out of the over 3000 people he's injected 4 people had problems with it because YEARS after injection they suddenly had a reaction to it and it needed to be surgically exised.
I told the derm; "Out of such a huge number of people treated and only a few having a reaction is definitely a good thing. But, if you told me that if I were to go to the mall tomorrow and out of the 3000 that went there 4 would be killed, would I still go? No, I wouldn't. I know it's not the same thing, but you get my point.
Don't get me wrong, I practically jumped on the chair and strapped myself in when I had laser resurfacing. (Something which obviously can have some permanent side effects.)
I just think the idea of injecting this material into my face...I would be using it for acne scarring. If a problem came up, I'd be trading one scar for another and I don't want to.
Hope this helps. I've had almost every filler and some other minor procedures. (mostly lasers/acids)If you have any other questions just ask.  I'm sure I'm forgetting some info but it will come to me later. |
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