Re: lets talk about scupltra

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I had it done and got good results. However, keep in mind that there

is a very small possibility of some complications several months

afterwards. It is very infrequent, from what I was told, but it is a

known fact that in some individuals there is an immune reaction. It

happened to me 18 months after my last treatment, and it scared the

wits out of me, since it tool a while -and five doctors- to find out

what was happening. I started with a grossly swollen face; my eyes

looked as if had been badly beaten up. At one point I even had to go

to the emergency room because I was scared, and nobody knew what was

going on. To make a long story short, in some infrequent cases, and

if the immune system for whatever reason becomes more active, there is

an immune reaction, and the tissues swell up. In fact, my T-cells had

gone up significantly in the months previous to when this happened to

me (that was the positive part of this experience).

I had to take cortisone for like two months (plus one antibiotic

because cortisone suppresses your immune system), and it did go away

after about 10 days of starting this treatment. But had to continue

for the two months. Not to scare anybody, because this complication

is reported to be infrequent. But if it happens to any of you, at

least keep my experience in the back of your mind, so you can help the

doctors that see you, since it is not something that they see often,

and they can be quite lost when they see this, since the cause is not

obvious. This potential complication does not appear on any of the

written background information on Scuptra that I have seen, but my

doctor tells me that has it has been reported, and it is known. I did

find another report of another instance similar to mine in this

Group form a few years ago, doing a search.

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> any one interested in sharing their experience with this product

> please e-mail me. .

> i just started (going into my third session)and could use some

> help. . also my med include Trizivir/norvir/reyataz/ not sure what

> caused the fat loss. .but if you have any input. .

> please

> im open.

> thanks

> lenny. .

> peace

>

[Guest guest]

A few questions.. Is artecoll the same pmma formula that is being used by Dr. Serra in brazil and Dr. Cassaveantes in Tijuana?? If yes, why won;t insurance companies that pay for sculptra for facial wasting for ex,, pay for this product??AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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Artecoll is not the same formulation of PMMA used by Dr. Serra, Dr Casavantes, or Clinicestetica. Artecoll uses bovine collagen to suspend the PMMA particles in, which requires an allergy test. Precise, used by Clinicestetica uses a saline gel solution to suspend the PMMA particles, which requires no allergy test. Im not too familiar with the carrier solution that Dr. Serras formula uses, but he also requires no allergy test. Im not sure what formulation Dr. Casavantes uses. My personal opinion is that Precise gives a much smoother result and is also easier to administer than Artecoll due to their formulation. Artecoll is also outrageously expensive in the US, and the amount needed to plump up a face from facial wasting would wind up costing many thousands of dollars. I have heard of doctors charging anywhere from $7OO- $15OO per cc. for this product. When you consider it may take anywhere from 1O to 3O ccs to fill a face, depending on the severity of the wasting, the cost of Artecoll is financially out of reach. Im not sure why insurance companies wont yet pay for Artecoll, other than the fact that they will use any excuse they can to call facial wasting a cosmetic issue rather than a reconstructive one.AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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Unfortunately, American Insurance plans will for the most part not pay

for procedured performed outside of the US, except in a few cases of

emmergency room care in a few European countries and with special

premiums paid in advance through travel insurance.

Free universal high quality health care as a basic human right is a

communitz plot to weaken our moral fiber, so lets have no more talk of

it, otherwise Homeland Security must be notified.

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"A few questions.. Is artecoll the same pmma formula that is being used by Dr. Serra in brazil and Dr. Cassaveantes in Tijuana?? If yes, why won;t insurance companies that pay for sculptra for facial wasting for ex,, pay for this product??"The PMMA used by Dr Serra has identical PMMA particles in it.  The carrier is not the same used in Artecoll.  I am guessing that "Precise" is sourced from the same supplier, but this is intuition, not any facts.If the particles are the same, I'm not sure why one product would produce better results than the other.  Having both generous quantities of brand name Artecoll and Dr Serra's home brew in my body, don't have an axe to grind, either way, although in my case, I definitely had better results in Rio than Toronto.The lower price outside of the US and Europe certainly makes PMMA from Tijuana or Rio attractive.Insurance companies may or may not pay for fillers.  (With the premiums I'm now paying, they might as well do face lifts and ab sculpting)Sculptra has a patient assistance program that helps many, though I'm sure there are problems with that. Barrowpozbod@...

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Is PMMA the product that is essentially water based? I heard from a doctor that someone will soon be releasing a medical paper stating in effect that water based material in the face is very prone to infection.

[Guest guest]

Is PMMA the product that is essentially water based? I heard from a doctor that someone will soon be releasing a medical paper stating in effect that water based material in the face is very prone to infection.

[Guest guest]

The water based product is BioAlcamid not PMMA

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> Is PMMA the product that is essentially water based? I heard from a

doctor that someone will soon be releasing a medical paper stating in

effect that water based material in the face is very prone to infection.

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[Guest guest]

The water based product is BioAlcamid not PMMA

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> Is PMMA the product that is essentially water based? I heard from a

doctor that someone will soon be releasing a medical paper stating in

effect that water based material in the face is very prone to infection.

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